Editing Cheney, Washington (section)

===Eastern Washington University===
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[[File:EWU-Roos-Field.jpg|thumb|Roos Field]]
Founded in 1882, as the Benjamin P. Cheney Academy, it opened its doors to more than 200 enrolling students.

The academy became the [[Eastern Washington University|Washington State Normal School at Cheney]] in 1889, the same year in which Washington was given its statehood. By the time it became Eastern Washington College of Education in 1937, Eastern was already a fully accredited four-year, degree-granting institution, offering majors in numerous subjects. The campus grew rapidly in size and program offerings in the decades following World War II. In 1961, the name was again changed, this time to Eastern Washington State College. It was increasingly evident that the region needed professionals in many fields; in response, Eastern added a wide range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Finally, in 1977, the state legislature changed the school's name to Eastern Washington University.

Eastern Washington University is now a regional, comprehensive public university, with programs also offered in [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]], [[Everett, Washington|Everett]], [[Kent, Washington|Kent]], [[Seattle]], [[Shoreline, Washington|Shoreline]], [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]], [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]], [[Vancouver, Washington|Vancouver]], and [[Yakima, Washington|Yakima]].