Established
Apr 3, 1882
Eastern Washington University
About
Public institution academically divided into the four colleges of Arts, Letters & Education; Business & Public Administration; Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics; and Social Science & Behavioral Sciences and Social Work. A fifth college, Health Science & Public Health, opened in 2014.
Trivia
The school was originally called Benjamin P. Cheney Academy to honor founder Benjamin Pierce Cheney. Names to follow included State Normal School at Cheney, Eastern Washington College of Education and Eastern Washington State College.
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