AFW Graduate Student Awards

The Association for Faculty Women’s Outstanding Graduate Student Awards (nomination deadline February 27) recognize the academic achievements and professional potential of WSU’s graduate students. Nominees need no affiliation with the AFW to be nominated, and women or men may be nominated.

The AFW Founders Award is presented to an outstanding Masters student. The Harriett B. Rigas Award is presented to an outstanding PhD student. The Karen P. DePauw Leadership Award is awarded in conjunction with the Graduate School, and is open to all doctoral candidates. See ‘Awards for Graduate Students’ at https://afw.wsu.edu/ for more information, nomination instructions, and the nomination form.

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Mellon Foundation awards $1.5 million grant to WSU’s Mukurtu platform

April 19, 2024

The grant will help sustain the digital platform that helps Indigenous communities manage and protect their cultural and linguistic heritage, intellectual property, and traditional knowledge.

By Nella Letizia, WSU Libraries