Home for the holidays: a flash interview with Don Thomson, associate dean for health and well-being
12.06.2023 | Madeline Moore BA'26Associate Dean for Health and Well-being Don Thomson gives guidance for students heading home for winter break.
New Chicanx, Latinx scholar invigorates English classes
10.10.2022 | Jennifer JohnsonTeresa Hernández, an assistant professor at Willamette University, enriches English classes with expertise in Chicanx and Latinx culture. Learn more about her.
Academic Honors and Awards announced
06.07.2022 | Office of the Dean, College of Arts and SciencesMore than 200 undergraduates are recipients of 2022 Academic Honors and Awards. Congratulations, Bearcats!
Student Scholarship Recognition Day(s) highlights student research and presentations in live virtual format
05.27.2021 | Peter Li '20, MBA'21The annual event was hosted virtually for the second consecutive year and expanded to a two-day format for the first time.
Only six matching gifts for student scholarships left
05.27.2021 | Office of AdvancementAn anonymous donor has given Willamette $1 million in matching funds to inspire the creation of new endowed scholarships and a limited number of matching funds remain.
Academic Honors and Awards announced
05.06.2021 | Office of the Dean, College of Arts and SciencesMore than 200 undergraduates are recipients of 2021 Academic Honors and Awards. Congratulations, Bearcats!
Faculty tenure and promotions
03.04.2021Board of Trustees promotes 10 professors from across the university to professor and associate professor with tenure.
An interview with Lisa Landreman
11.18.2020 | Emmy Obenauf '23Willamette's new vice president for student affairs discusses beginning her tenure in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A flash interview with Director Susan Coromel
11.12.2020 | Andrew Keswick '22Theatre major Andrew Keswick '22 and Professor Coromel discuss the intricacies of safely producing a live theatre production during the global pandemic.
Willamette awarded NEH CARES grant
06.24.2020$299,766 grant will support humanities programming in the CAS, museum and library.
More than 130 undergraduates honored
05.13.2020 | Office of the Dean, College of Liberal ArtsThe Willamette University College of Liberal Arts honored students’ academic achievements this week.
Associate Professor Mike Chasar publishes new book
04.29.2020 | Jennifer JohnsonCommunication by new media consumes much of our lives these days, yet one of the world’s oldest art forms continues to prove its relevance.
More than 130 undergraduates recognized at Academic Honors and Awards
04.30.2019Willamette University College of Liberal Arts honored students’ academic achievements at a ceremony April 29 in Cat Cavern.
Faculty receive promotions or tenure
02.26.2019 | University CommunicationsFaculty from all three colleges recognized for teaching excellence, scholarly accomplishment.
Playwright champions common ground in controversial topics
01.03.2019 | Jennifer JohnsonE.M. (Ellen) Lewis ’94 sparks conversation surrounding topics such as climate change and the divide on American gun ownership through theatre.
A first-time novelist earns critical acclaim
05.15.2018 | Joe DonovanGabriel Tallent ’10 takes literary world by storm with debut novel “My Absolute Darling.”
Carson and Colloquium grants, Presidential Scholars announced
04.30.2018The grants fund students’ research across a spectrum of disciplines.
More than 140 undergraduates honored
04.30.2018The Willamette University College of Liberal Arts honored students’ academic achievements April 23 in Cat Cavern.
Nine faculty receive tenure, promotion
03.02.2018President Steve Thorsett and the Board of Trustees recognize faculty members’ teaching excellence, scholarly or creative accomplishment, and university and community service.
2017 Faculty Awards announced
08.24.2017Seven outstanding faculty members honored at Opening Convocation.
More than 100 undergraduate students honored
04.17.2017College of Liberal Arts students received more than 100 academic honors and awards.
Six faculty granted tenure for 2017–18 academic year
03.17.2017The university recognized Anna Cox, Brandi Row Lazzarini, Roy Pérez, Abigail Susik, Karen Sandrik and Kawika Pierson for their teaching, scholarship and service.
Three English professors named finalists for Oregon Book Awards
01.13.2017 | Adam TorgersonDeulen, Nadelson and Stolowitz are in the running for 2017 honors.
Willamette Hosts award-winning performance poetry duo Sister Outsider, April 19
04.02.2016 | Scott NadelsonThe performance introduces students to the wider form of language and art as activism.
Chasar earns National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship
12.14.2015 | University CommunicationsChasar will work on a new book about poetry and new media.
Learn more about Willamette's new tenure-track faculty members
08.31.2015 | Erin DahlEight new faculty members share insights on their lives.
Pérez teaches his students never to settle for the world in which they live
06.26.2015Roy Pérez, who teaches English and American Ethnic Studies, helps his students challenge concepts of culture and power.
Professor Andrea Stolowitz earns second Oregon Book Award
04.15.2015Visiting English professor Andrea Stolowitz earns recognition for her play, "Ithaka."
Alumnus, visiting English professor nominated for Oregon Book Awards
01.16.2015An alumnus and visiting English professor were both nominated for their plays.
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