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Nine Washington State University faculty have received 2026 awards from the WSU Teaching Academy for their noteworthy accomplishments in teaching scholarship and practice. “The WSU Teaching Academy is honored to recognize the excellence of these educators with our awards. Their achievements truly elevate teaching and learning at the university and help advance an institutional culture where instructors are driven to lead students into deep and lasting understanding,” said Kate Watts, academy chair.

Thanks to generous support from the WSU Teaching Academy, WSU faculty and instructors can apply for funding to support teaching conference expenses over the upcoming year. These awards cover the cost of registration fees to attend a conference, meeting, or workshop that will directly enhance the applicant’s classroom teaching and/or scholarship of teaching. All applications will be reviewed by a committee and competitively rated based on how attendance enhances the teaching of the applicant.

Three Washington State University faculty have received 2025 awards from the WSU Teaching Academy for their noteworthy accomplishments: Ananth Jillepalli, Molly Schotzko, and Brenna Miller. “The efforts of these educators is truly noteworthy, and the organization is honored to recognize their excellence with our awards,” said Kate Watts, academy chair. She also complimented Nicholas Cerruti, grants and awards chair, and his team for evaluating nominations.

The Washington State University Teaching Academy welcomed 21 faculty from four campuses to its membership roster at an April 15 induction ceremony. “We are pleased with the exceptional teaching accomplishments of our newest members, and the breadth of their disciplines will add greatly to the scope of our organization,” said Kate Watts, academy chair.

The Washington State University Teaching Academy seeks nominations from Feb. 10 through March 21 for faculty from every college and campus to become members of the university’s premier organization dedicated to teaching excellence. This is the organization’s first drive since 2023 for new members, said Ashley Boyd, academy chair. “We invite tenure/tenure-track and career-track faculty with at least three years of teaching service at WSU and/or another institution to consider this opportunity to self-nominate and apply,” said Kate Watts, vice chair.

The Washington State University Teaching Academy has presented two Teaching Conference Registration Awards to faculty to attend a conference, meeting, or workshop that directly enhances classroom teaching and/or the scholarship of teaching. The 2024-25 recipients are June T. Sanders, assistant professor of digital technology and culture at WSU Pullman; and Raven Weaver, associate professor of human development at WSU Pullman.

Free copies of the book, Grading for Equity: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Can Transform Schools and Classrooms by Joe Feldman, will be available to registrants for the next WSU Teaching Academy One-Read Book Club set to launch Feb. 17. Faculty, staff, and graduate students from every campus are invited to sign up. In addition to the asynchronous, online offering, academy members Blythe Duell and Philip Morgan will also offer two synchronous discussion meetings.

The Washington State University Teaching Academy has opened online applications systemwide for three 2025 awards in support of great teaching and learning, said Nicholas Cerruti, member and grants and awards committee chair. “The March 21 deadline gives teachers at every campus time to evaluate the requirements and submit materials to be considered,” he said. The […]

The Washington State University Teaching Academy offers to all faculty and staff systemwide an online mindfulness workshop from noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, the first day of finals week. To attend, guests must register to receive the Zoom link to join the workshop. Leading the discussion are two members of the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Dawn DeWitt and Skye McKennon.

The Washington State University Teaching Academy announces that applications are open through Nov. 15, 2025 for awards to cover faculty registration for a conference to develop and enhance teaching practices and/or the scholarship of teaching knowledge and skills. Recipients of the award must agree to present a “takeaway” from their conference attendance to the WSU teaching community, said Nicholas Cerruti, academy committee chair for grants and awards.