Category: Research

Entrepreneurially Teaching

Piano keyboard with a computer and headphones

An Eastern arts expert masters the business case study. By Eastern Magazine Jonathan Middleton, a professor of music at EWU, is a champion of the fine arts. He is not, strictly speaking, a business person. But after a recent conference he may need to update his CV. In September, Middleton and Jeff Culver, an information

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Pianist, Teacher, Hall of Famer

January 17, 2020

Jody Graves plays the piano

Jody Graves, a music professor and director of piano studies at EWU, in October was inducted into the Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame. By Eastern Magazine Applauding her “passionate commitment to teaching and inspiring young people,” Steinway CEO Ron Losby said that Graves’ dedication to her students was both “commendable and rare.” Eastern

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A Next-Generation Science Star Steps Up

Marcos Monteiro in the lab

Earlier this year Marcos Monteiro, a molecular biology student at EWU, earned the university’s first-ever Goldwater Scholarship. Think of it as the start of something big. By Leilah Langley When he arrived in the United States from Brazil six years ago, Marcos Monteiro started down a winding path in search of his future. That road

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