Changes

On June 2, 2017, 15 members of the Washington State House introduced a bill to convert Evergreen State into a private college.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2221&Year=2017|title= HB 2221 - 2017-18: Transitioning The Evergreen State College to a private four-year institution of higher education.|accessdate=June 18, 2017}}</ref>  On June 6, the school announced the relocation of its graduation out of concern for possible demonstrations or disruptions.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://komonews.com/news/local/classes-resume-at-evergreen-state-as-graduation-is-moved|title=Classes resume at Evergreen State as graduation is moved|work=KOMO News|date=June 6, 2017|accessdate=June 17, 2017}}</ref>  On June 15, an off-campus group called "Patriot Prayer" together with conservative Evergreen students marched on campus and got into a violent confrontation with a group of counter-demonstrators that was broken up by State Police.<ref name=times>{{cite news|url=https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/us/evergreen-state-protests.html|title=A Campus Argument Goes Viral. Now the College Is Under Siege.|date=June 16, 2017|accessdate=June 18, 2017|work=New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/06/16/protest-and-counterprotest-evergreen-state|title=Protest and Counterprotest at Evergreen State|date=June 16, 2017|accessdate=June 18, 2017|work=Inside Higher Ed}}</ref> The June 16, 2017 graduation ceremony was moved to a minor league baseball stadium in Tacoma Washington, where all participants passed through metal detectors.  The rental of the stadium together with security and bus transportation cost the school $100,000.<ref name=times/>  The ceremony proceeded without disruption. The theme was “In a time of destruction, create something.” a quote by Maxine Hong Kingston, and the graduating class charity was Stand with Standing Rock, a grassroots movement that began in early 2016 in reaction to the approved Dakota Access Pipeline.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.evergreen.edu/graduation/theme-speaker|title=Graduation Commencement Ceremony|accessdate=June 18, 2017}}</ref>

On June 2, 2017, 15 members of the Washington State House introduced a bill to convert Evergreen State into a private college.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2221&Year=2017|title= HB 2221 - 2017-18: Transitioning The Evergreen State College to a private four-year institution of higher education.|accessdate=June 18, 2017}}</ref>  On June 6, the school announced the relocation of its graduation out of concern for possible demonstrations or disruptions.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://komonews.com/news/local/classes-resume-at-evergreen-state-as-graduation-is-moved|title=Classes resume at Evergreen State as graduation is moved|work=KOMO News|date=June 6, 2017|accessdate=June 17, 2017}}</ref>  On June 15, an off-campus group called "Patriot Prayer" together with conservative Evergreen students marched on campus and got into a violent confrontation with a group of counter-demonstrators that was broken up by State Police.<ref name=times>{{cite news|url=https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/us/evergreen-state-protests.html|title=A Campus Argument Goes Viral. Now the College Is Under Siege.|date=June 16, 2017|accessdate=June 18, 2017|work=New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/06/16/protest-and-counterprotest-evergreen-state|title=Protest and Counterprotest at Evergreen State|date=June 16, 2017|accessdate=June 18, 2017|work=Inside Higher Ed}}</ref> The June 16, 2017 graduation ceremony was moved to a minor league baseball stadium in Tacoma Washington, where all participants passed through metal detectors.  The rental of the stadium together with security and bus transportation cost the school $100,000.<ref name=times/>  The ceremony proceeded without disruption. The theme was “In a time of destruction, create something.” a quote by Maxine Hong Kingston, and the graduating class charity was Stand with Standing Rock, a grassroots movement that began in early 2016 in reaction to the approved Dakota Access Pipeline.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.evergreen.edu/graduation/theme-speaker|title=Graduation Commencement Ceremony|accessdate=June 18, 2017}}</ref>

==Student body==

==Student body==