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EWU McNair Alumni Dr. Martín Meráz García and Dr. Bruno M. Baltodano in collaboration with Dr. Martha L. Cottam published The Role of Female Combatants in the Nicaraguan Revolution and Counter Revolutionary War

01/17/202311/22/2019 by Jaeger, Corinne

We congratulate two of our EWU McNair Alum for their academic success. This book is a qualitative study based on 85 interviews with female ex-combatants in the revolution and counter-revolution from the 1960s to the end of the 1980s, as well as field observations in Nicaragua and the autonomous regions of the Atlantic Coast. It … Read more

EWU McNair Scholars Program Recruits Over 40 Potential Scholars

06/01/202211/22/2019 by Jaeger, Corinne

EWU McNair Scholar Marixza Torres Tells Students at EWU McNair Fall Orientation what the program does for students.

EWU McNair Scholar Marixza Torres tells students at McNair orientation how the program helps students in getting to grad school. Each fall the EWU McNair Scholars Program recruits talented and determined students in fields across the university who want to pursue their PhD. This year, in partnership with faculty and staff across the university as … Read more

Catching up with EWU McNair Scholar (2018-19) and Gilman Scholarship recipient, Malachi Chukwu in Thailand

01/13/202011/19/2019 by Patolo, Najeda

Chiang Mai University (CMU) Welcome Hike from the CMU campus to the summit of Doi Suthep. Malachi Chukwu pictured first row, first from left. Photo credit: Malachi Chukwu (2019) Currently studying abroad in Thailand at Chiang Mai University in the Political and International Affairs Department, EWU McNair Scholar, Malachi Chukwu took some time out of … Read more

EWU Alum and McNair Scholar, Dr. Alvina Cawston Marris, awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant to support improving health equity in rural areas

01/17/202311/14/2019 by Patolo, Najeda

Dr. Alvina Cawston Marris (EWU McNair Scholar 2003) was awarded a grant in 2018 and named an Interdisciplinary Research Leader dedicated to improving health equity in rural areas. As a practicing psychologist, Dr. Marris works to improve health equity in rural areas. She works with the Colville Tribes and is currently conducting research to develop … Read more

Darlene Gilroy, EWU McNair Scholar and Environmental Geology major, attends prestigious Murdock College Science Research Conference in Vancouver, WA

01/13/202011/14/2019 by Patolo, Najeda

The EWU McNair Scholars’ Program would like to recognize McNair Scholar Darlene Gilroy (2018-19 cohort) for presenting her original research at the 2019 Murdock College Science Research Conference held November 8th-9th in Vancouver, Washington. Darlene’s research project, Chemical Weathering of Mt. St. Helens Volcanic Sediments, was completed in the summer of 2019 as part of … Read more

EWU and McNair Scholars’ Program alum, Dr. Araceli Frias, featured in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

01/17/202311/12/2019 by Patolo, Najeda

Dr. Frias – Photo courtesy of gradschool.utah.edu (2019) Dr. Araceli Frias (EWU McNair Scholars’ Program 2006) has been featured in the publication, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. Named a “rising star in academia” in the article by Jamal Watson, Dr. Frias has been the assistant dean for diversity in the Graduate School at the University … Read more