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Climate change, snowmelt, and salmon

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Our Difference

Since 1969, WWU’s Huxley College of the Environment has enjoyed a reputation as a premier institution for the education of future environmental experts and leaders. Our distinctive, interdisciplinary curriculum grants degrees from the Department of Environmental Studies (B.A., B.A.E., M.A., M.Ed.) and the Department of Environmental Sciences (B.S., M.S.). Each department offers multiple majors, from urban planning and environmental policy to estuarine science and terrestrial ecology.

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Current Students
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Huxley in the News

Brian Bingham Named WWU Director of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Brian Bingham has been named as director of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Western Washington University.
Seven WWU Graduates Receive Presidential Scholar Honors
Western Washington University President Sabah Randhawa will honor seven graduates as Presidential Scholars during Commencement on Saturday, June 15.
WWU Student Risa Askerooth is Western’s First Udall Scholarship Winner in 10 Years
Western junior Risa Askerooth’s commitment to environmental justice on and off campus has led to Western’s first Udall Undergraduate Scholarship winner in more than a decade.

Huxley Today

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I chose Western because Bellingham is a beautiful place and I heard amazing things about the school.
Hirnyck 2014

The Planet Magazine

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The Planet is a publication class offered through the Environmental Studies department. It combines the environmental focus of Huxley College with the writing and reporting skills taught in the journalism department to produce a quarterly environmental magazine, which is published in print version as well as online. The Planet class is advised by Warren Cornwall.

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Up Next

2019-2020 Huxley College Graduation Celebration
June 13, 2020
Performing Arts Center, Western Washington University
Event
2:00 - 2:00pm

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Huxley Today

Huxley College acknowledges with respect...

We acknowledge with respect to the Coast Salish peoples on whose traditional territory Huxley College stands, and to the Lummi and Nooksack peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.