Higher education

The University of Washington and Washington State University are among 45 colleges under investigation by the Trump administration for their ties to a diversity-promoting nonprofit.

Mar. 12—For the second year in a row — and the fourth time in five years — a Western Washington University student is being lauded for an invention that contributes to modern home life. David Griffin, a junior who is studying industrial design at the WWU College of Engineering and Design, won the International Housewares Association's Global Innovation Awards 32nd Student Design Competition. ...

Washington State University officials say the school is being squeezed by financial obstacles coming from the state and federal governments.

A battle is brewing in the Washington Legislature over a Democratic bill that would hike a tax on large technology companies to raise more money for higher education, including student financial aid.