Eastern Washington welcomes largest first-time freshman class

Eastern Washington University has enrolled a record number of first-time freshman for the fall 2018 quarter, and the overall student body headcount and diversity remain strong. The freshman class this year totals 1,758 new students. This not only surpasses last year’s total by 123 students, or 7.5 percent, but also breaks the previous first-time freshman record of 1,711 set in 2015. “I’m delighted to welcome the largest-ever freshman class to Eastern this fall,” EWU President Mary Cullinan said in an Oct. 8 news release. “They come to us from all over the state and all over the world, and they...