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OLYMPIA, Wash. — October 19, 2026 — The Evergreen State College is celebrating its fifth consecutive year of enrollment growth, welcoming 2,725 students for fall 2026 and its largest incoming first-year class since 2017.
Evergreen welcomed 813 new undergraduate students this fall, including 384 first-year students. The incoming first-year class is the college’s largest in nine years, marking another significant milestone in Evergreen’s sustained enrollment growth.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — October 15, 2026 — Nationally acclaimed historian, bestselling author and longtime Evergreen faculty member Stephanie Coontz will return to The Evergreen State College on Tuesday, October 20, for a special event celebrating her newest book, For Better and Worse: The Complicated Past and Challenging Future of Marriage.
The Evergreen State College has welcomed fourth-year student Nathan Tippmann as the newest student member of the college’s Board of Trustees.
Originally from Rapid City, South Dakota, Tippmann is studying political science at Evergreen and brings extensive experience in student advocacy, journalism and community education to the board.
Twelve graduates walked across the stage at Stafford Creek Corrections Center this summer, with another two graduates receiving their degrees in absentia, marking a milestone years in the making for the Evergreen’s Prison Education Program (EPEP).
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Evergreen State College honored Loni Grinnell-Greninger, MPA ’16, vice chairwoman of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, with the 2026 Joseph Albert Dear Distinguished Alumni Award during Return to Evergreen on Aug. 29.
The annual award recognizes Evergreen alumni whose leadership and commitment to public service reflect the legacy of Joseph Albert Dear ’77, an accomplished public servant and lifelong advocate for Evergreen.
Before Sleater-Kinney took the stage at the South Sound Block Party, Evergreen had a chance to reconnect with two alumni whose music is deeply intertwined with the college and Olympia.
Following the band’s sound check, Carrie Brownstein ’98 and Corin Tucker ’94 met with Evergreen representatives and posed with an evergreen tie dye shirt, which felt like a fitting reunion in the city where the two musicians first began creating music together more than three decades ago.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Evergreen State College Foundation is welcoming four new members – three of which are Evergreen alumni – to its Board of Governors, bringing new perspectives in education, public service, philanthropy and community leadership to the Foundation.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Evergreen alum Megan Cotton has been named Director of Tribal Relations for the Washington State Attorney General’s Office, bringing more than two decades of experience in tribal relations, transportation and state government to the role.
