In response to rising demand for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists and a national shortage of anesthesia providers, Gonzaga University and Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center are embarking on a major expansion of the jointly owned and operated Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice program.

As the American political climate becomes increasingly polarized and a decline in civil dialogue sows greater division across the country, Gonzaga University has been quietly working on the creation of an on-campus institution intended to serve as a regional hub for practicing civil discourse, engaged discernment, and the pursuit of the common good.

The Journal recently sat down with Gonzaga University's new president, Katia Passerini, for its latest episode of Elevating The Conversation to discuss women in leadership.

A recent push in Spokane to grow more business leaders is taking shape at both ends of the career spectrum, from a Catholic Charities program aimed at helping residents who face steep barriers start a business, to a peer advisory group helping CEOs scale their companies to the next level.

Led by Whitworth University’s engineering and physics professor Phillip Measor, a team of faculty members and undergraduate students have launched the universities first corporate spinoff, Pacific Microdevices Corp. 

Northwest Christian Schools, Inc., plans to break ground on a $3.25 million expansion of its Colbert-based secondary school this summer

Spokane Colleges has announced Kimberlee Messina will resign from her role as president of Spokane Falls Community College to serve as chancellor of City College of San Francisco.