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On behalf of the Faculty Senate, welcome to the 2025-26 academic year at WSU! If you are a new faculty member, welcome to WSU!  We are so glad you have […]

As the academic year is winding down, the Faculty Senate will continue to be available for consultation and decision-making during the summer through our Faculty Executive team and our Steering […]

Forum Post I am writing to voice faculty concerns about the stability of graduate education in light of ongoing university budget constraints. As we approach the typical April timeline for […]

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE The Faculty Senate will meet on Thursday March 12, 2026 via Zoom at 3:30 p.m. Please note: Senators are the only members eligible to vote […]

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE The Faculty Senate will meet on Thursday February 26, 2026 via Zoom at 3:30 p.m. Please note: Senators are the only members eligible to vote […]

Forum Post Within the faculty manual, Section III.D.5. Criteria for Review of Faculty, under the section “Operational Principles,” Subsection “Other”, The following text appears: Other Section I.B.3 defines the career-track […]

Forum Post I am writing to voice concerns and questions related to the cancellation of the Turnitin AI Detection software and the memo circulated on Wednesday. Faculty have shared a […]

Forum Post Our faculty recently reviewed the proposed changes to academic regulation 114 regarding the 90-credit bachelor’s degree, and several concerns were raised. While some of these points were discussed […]

This academic year has brought changes to fiscal management across colleges, departments, and other units.  One of these changes is a recently implemented tax on carry forward accounts.  A carry […]

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE The Faculty Senate will meet on Thursday February 12, 2026 via Zoom at 3:30 p.m. Please note: Senators are the only members eligible to vote […]

Forum Post Many of us (I think) have just learned of the proposed change in bachelor’s degree credit number at WSU from 120 to 90. This is a shocking development […]

The second semester of the academic year is off and running.  I hope everyone was able to get some well-deserved down time over the break.  There is a lot happening […]

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE The Faculty Senate will meet on Thursday January 29, 2026 via Zoom at 3:30 p.m. Please note: Senators are the only members eligible to vote […]

Forum Post I noticed that the most recent Provost’s memo on Annual Reviews (https://provost.wsu.edu/documents/2017/08/instructions-faculty-and-administrative-professional-annual-reviews.pdf/) contained the following language: “If the reviewed faculty member teaches at least one Global Campus course, […]

Forum Post It was recently relayed that WSU will start taxing F&A accounts in 2026. It is our opinion that this policy will have a strong negative impact on the […]

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE The Faculty Senate will meet on Thursday January 15, 2026 via Zoom at 3:30 p.m. Please note: Senators are the only members eligible to vote […]

This past month has brought several important issues to the Faculty Forum including concern regarding constraints on faculty spending their carry forward funds, notice on contract end dates for career-track […]

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE The Faculty Senate will meet on Thursday December 4, 2025 via Zoom at 3:30 p.m. Please note: Senators are the only members eligible to vote […]

Faculty Senate Meeting – January 29, 2026 The Faculty Senate met on Thursday January 29, 2026, in Faculty Senate Conference Room French Admin 344B and via Zoom. Sixty-one (61) senators […]

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE The Faculty Senate met on Thursday October 30, 2025, in Faculty Senate Conference Room French Admin 344B and via Zoom. Sixty-four (64) senators were present, […]

Meeting Minutes: April 17, 2025 MINUTES The Faculty Senate met on Thursday April 17, 2025, in French Admin Faculty Senate Conference room 344B and via Zoom. Fifty-one (51) senators were […]

Guest Presentation: End of Year Address with President Kirk Schulz and Provost Elizabeth Chilton, Executive Vice President & Chancellor, WSU Pullman. Faculty Senate Tenure & Promotion Recognition.
Review of the Ad Hoc Salary Step Committee Report.
Remarks by Faculty Senate Secretary, Matthew Hudelson – 2nd round ballots for the Faculty Senate Chair-Elect Executive Election were released by email to faculty senators By Monday, March 25th, and 2nd round ballot counts […]