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91̽��recognized across all campuses with Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement reclassification

Jackson Holtz — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:00:17 +0000

The 91̽��has again earned a prestigious recognition for the impact and importance of the connections faculty, students and staff have with local, regional and global communities. All three 91̽��campuses were recognized with the Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement reclassification. Photo: 91̽��

The 91̽�� has again earned a prestigious recognition for the impact and importance of the connections faculty, students and staff have with local, regional and global communities.

All three 91̽��campuses were recognized with the Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement reclassification, placing the university among nationwide. Officials with the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, who award the designation, noted that these universities are deepening partnerships, centering community assets and addressing urgent societal challenges with clarity and distinction.

“This Carnegie reclassification affirms what I’ve long believed about the role of public universities: our work has to be rooted in partnership and focused on impact for all people,” said 91̽��President Robert J. Jones. “Community engagement isn’t peripheral to our mission — it’s central to how we move the 91̽��forward in service of the greater good. Being recognized again across all three campuses is a real point of pride and speaks to the shared commitment across the 91̽��to working alongside our communities to drive meaningful change.”

The UW’s three campuses were first recognized in 2020 by the Carnegie Foundation as community-engaged campuses. This reclassification is an external acknowledgement of the growing scale and quality of community-engaged work, built on a decades-long foundation. In recent years, the 91̽��has strengthened relationships, expanded partnerships, and launched a tri-campus effort — funded in 2022 by a $3.8 million donation — to strengthen community engagement practices across campuses, develop shared definitions of community engagement, and build a digital clearinghouse to track and facilitate community work. Much of that work is documented on the Community Engagement Knowledge Hub, a website with resources for the 91̽��and community partners.

Learn more about UW’s community-engaged portfolio and resources at the Community Engagement Knowledge Hub

The 91̽��works with more than 700 different community organizations, including nonprofit providers of health care and other services, local and regional governments, school districts, tribal nations, and small businesses as well as large multinational companies.

The Carnegie Classification for the 91̽��in Seattle recognizes the meaningful and sustained work of faculty, staff and students to engage with the community in genuine partnership, said Ed Taylor, vice provost and dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs.

“These relationships enable students to take up community-informed, academically rigorous work in our civic spaces, leading to a more sophisticated understanding of the complex problems facing society,” Taylor said. “We are honored and humbled by this recognition of our work so far and inspired to continue to deepen our focus on addressing the most pressing needs of our campus and broader community. Sustaining these outcomes at scale requires dedicated infrastructure, student support, and long-term investment from partners.”

For example, via , the 91̽��works with rural and tribal schools statewide. These programs are designed to enrich existing K-12 education, enhance STEM learning and provide opportunities for children in those schools to learn about higher education. 91̽��undergraduates support curriculums, connect with students in communities, all while being guided by 91̽��faculty and staff.

“Our programs work with all different grade levels at various tribal nations here in Washington state, which I think is cool and unique,” said Richard Alejandro Parra, who runs the program and is assistant director of Rural and Tribal Partnerships in the UW.

The Center is a leading coordinator at the 91̽��for community-engaged learning, partnership development and student civic leadership. Each year, it supports thousands of students and hundreds of collaborations with community-based organizations and faculty to strengthen community-driven solutions to complex societal challenges.

“We have students that we’ve worked with since they were fifth graders, and we engage with them throughout their entire K-12 journey,” Parra said. “After graduating, some of those students have come to UW, and they return to their communities to mentor younger students through our programs.”

When the in Snohomish County was looking to expand its capacity to serve recent immigrants, leaders of the small nonprofit reached out to 91̽��Bothell. During more than a decade of collaboration, a symbiotic relationship between LETI and the 91̽��has blossomed, providing critical resources to support LETI’s growth and giving 91̽��students from Bothell and Seattle real-world experience.

This year, more than 40 91̽��students are engaged in work-study and research at LETI, providing services in education, health and more.

“The community engagement effort that they have is one of the best that I have seen,” said Rosario Reyes, LETI’s founder and president. “I wish other schools would emulate it.”

Read more about how all three 91̽��campuses are supporting community-engaged programs:

In Seattle, the 91̽��engages thousands of students from all majors to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to contribute to a thriving civic society.
At 91̽��Bothell, is embedded in student engagement, curriculum, faculty research and scholarship, supporting reciprocal partnerships that contribute to the just and equitable development of the North Puget Sound region and Washington state.
At 91̽��Tacoma, the is dedicated to fostering transformative relationships between the university and the broader community.

Employers, like LETI, view 91̽��Bothell as a strong partner in regional workforce development, said 91̽��Bothell Chancellor Kristin G. Esterberg.

91̽��Bothell faculty and students collaborate with hundreds of community organizations locally and globally. Since first gaining the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, 91̽��Bothell’s commitment to collaboration has deepened. It is underpinned by new policies such as the addition of an undergraduate learning goal focused on community engagement and faculty legislation supporting community-engaged scholarship.

“We also engage with hundreds of nonprofit agencies, local governments and grassroots organizations year-round,” Esterberg said. “This reclassification by the Carnegie Foundation recognizes our community engagement and reinforces the value of this work.”

91̽��Tacoma is a vital part of building the future for the city of Tacoma, said Jacques Colon, the director of the city’s Equity, Strategy, and Human Rights office. In addition to bolstering the redevelopment of the city’s downtown by expanding and modernizing the university’s campus, 91̽��Tacoma also contributes to economic development by training a desirable and highly skilled workforce. That, in turn, attracts more business to the area.

“If we can make that kind of synergy work, that’s exactly the kind of relationship that has the ability to set a trajectory for a city long term, over a decade,” Colon said. “To me, that’s incredibly exciting,”

That kind of community engagement is at the heart of 91̽��Tacoma’s mission and the key to a more prosperous future for the region, said 91̽��Tacoma Chancellor Sheila Edwards Lange.

91̽��Tacoma has established itself as one of the region’s most community-engaged universities.

Over the past year, 91̽��Tacoma faculty and students partnered with community organizations on a wide range of initiatives addressing pressing social, environmental and health challenges. These collaborations included restoring riparian forests to support salmon habitat, co-creating alternative and low-barrier pathways for youth to access evidence-based behavioral healthcare, co-designing food justice programming that connects labor, culture, and care, and developing mental health workshops for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) youth.

“Through our community-driven initiatives, our students give back while engaging in career-connected learning, and our faculty and staff work alongside our partners to solve some of society’s toughest challenges,” Lange said. “Together, with our hundreds of community partners, we’re making a lasting impact in the South Sound and beyond.”

Washington residents make up nearly three-fourths of incoming class as enrollment increases across all three 91̽��campuses

Dana Robinson Slote — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 21:35:59 +0000

Total enrollment is up across all three 91̽�� campuses for the 2025-26 academic year, according to the annual census count released this month.

Each year, the 91̽��conducts an official enrollment count after the start of the fall quarter. The total number of students across all three campuses is 63,727.

Enrollment increased 1.1% to 52,316 at the UW’s Seattle campus, up from 51,719 in 2024. Total enrollment at 91̽��Bothell jumped to 6,361 students, up 4.7% from 2024. 91̽��Tacoma’s enrollment climbed to 5,059, a 1.6% increase over last year.

This year’s incoming class had a total of 12,126 first-year and transfer students enrolled across all three campuses, with 7,129 first-year students at the 91̽��in Seattle, 1,157 at 91̽��Bothell and 737 enrolled at 91̽��Tacoma.

There are 1,685 new transfer students at the 91̽��in Seattle, 649 at 91̽��Bothell and 769 at 91̽��Tacoma. Transfer students include those from community colleges in Washington and other states as well as other four-year institutions.

Washington residents make up 74.1% of the incoming class across all three campuses, which is similar to recent years. Of these students, 5,875 of the incoming first-year and transfer students at the 91̽��in Seattle are Washington residents. At 91̽��Bothell, 1,709 incoming first-year and transfer students are Washington residents. There are 1,403 Washington residents among the incoming first-year and transfer students at 91̽��Tacoma.

The number of Washington community college transfer students entering the 91̽��across all three campuses this fall was 2,517, an increase on all three campuses: 1,399 in Seattle, 505 in Bothell and 613 in Tacoma.

There are 7,893 international students enrolled across the three campuses, an approximate 7% drop from last year. Of those, 7,439 are in Seattle, 258�� are at 91̽��Bothell and 197 are at 91̽��Tacoma. The decline is similar to the trend seen across the country this year.

Of the 63,727 enrolled students across all three campuses, 46,079 are undergraduates and 17,648 are pursuing graduate or professional degrees.

The enrollment count — a snapshot in time — will later be presented to the 91̽��Board of Regents.

Seven 91̽��students receive Fulbright exchange awards for study, research and teaching positions around the world

91̽��News staff — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 23:34:53 +0000

Seven 91̽��students and recent alumni were selected for Fulbright exchange awards. Top row: Emily Bassett, Thomas Key, Vincent Da, Elana Skeers. Bottom row: Sabrina Prestes Oliveira, Jack Regala and Annabella Li. Photo: 91̽��

Seven 91̽��students and recent alumni were awarded��scholarships for the 2025–2026 academic year, joining about 2,000 students and recent graduates from around the country to pursue graduate study, conduct research and teach English abroad.

The Fulbright scholarship program is the largest U.S. international exchange opportunity for students to pursue graduate study, advanced research and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide.

“These Fulbright awards reflect the exceptional caliber of our students and underscore the University’s commitment to fostering global citizens and scholars,” said 91̽��Vice Provost for Global Affairs Ahmad Ezzeddine. ”As the nation’s flagship international exchange program, Fulbright offers transformative opportunities for the next generation of leaders to engage meaningfully with the world.

“We are deeply grateful for the State Department’s continued investment in this vital initiative — one of our nation’s most effective tools of citizen diplomacy,” Ezzeddine continued. “Through these prestigious fellowships, our students will pursue meaningful research, service and study abroad. They’ll also represent the best of American higher education while building lasting connections that will benefit both our University and our country for years to come.”

Among this year’s recipients are four 91̽��undergraduate students or recent alumni. They plan travel to Europe, Central Asia and Mexico to take part in graduate study, research and teaching assistantships. Three graduate-level students plan to travel to Scandinavia, Southeast Asia and South America. This year’s finalists attended all three 91̽��campuses.

The 91̽��also had two students — one undergraduate and one graduate level — selected as alternates.

This year’s��awardees are:

Annabella Li: Study and research, Germany
Sabrina Prestes Oliveira: English teaching award, Mexico
Jack Regala: English teaching award, Tajikistan
Elana Skeers: Trinity Laban Award in Music & Dance, United Kingdom

This year’s awardees are:

Emily Bassett: English teaching award, Norway
Vincent Flores Da: Study and research, Philippines
Thomas Key: Study and research, Brazil

Oliveira completed her undergraduate studies at 91̽��Bothell and Da completed his undergraduate degree at 91̽��Tacoma. The rest of the cohort received degrees for work on UW’s Seattle campus.

For the past several years, The Chronicle of Higher Education has ranked the 91̽��a “Top Producer” of student awardees. The Fulbright program, funded by the U.S. Department of State, provides round-trip travel, health insurance, a housing stipend and visa assistance to awardees.

Read more about this year’s 91̽��Fulbright Student Program Finalists and the projects they will pursue abroad at the Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards and the Graduate School’s .

91̽��celebrates Class of 2025 with 150th Commencement in Husky Stadium and ceremonies in the Tacoma Dome and Hec Ed

Jackson Holtz — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 23:33:15 +0000

91̽�� President Ana Mari Cauce inspired graduates at the UW’s 150th Commencement ceremony on Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium on Saturday.

Cauce delivered her final address before ending her 10-year run as president and returning to the faculty.

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“Graduates — right here, right now you stand on the edge of possibility, and you will be confronted with choices, challenges and opportunities that none of us can begin to imagine,” Cauce said. “That’s why all of us on this stage and in the audience are not only proud of your achievements, we are grateful — because the world urgently needs your voices and efforts.”

More than 7,400 91̽��graduates of the Class of 2025 — the most ever to pre-register — participated. About 50,000 family members and friends cheered the graduates from the Husky Stadium grandstands.

91̽��Tacoma held its commencement June 13 at the Tacoma Dome. 91̽��Bothell’s graduation ceremonies are scheduled for June 15 at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion.

See highlights from Husky Stadium, Hec Edmundson Pavilion and the Tacoma Dome in the photo gallery below.

President Cauce presented nearly 18,833 degrees to the Class of 2025 across all three 91̽��campuses’ ceremonies. Members of the 91̽��Board of Regents, deans and other representatives of the University’s 24 colleges and schools across all three campuses also will participate in the ceremonies.

The following data, drawn from preliminary information broken down by campus and prepared by the Office of the University Registrar, was presented at the Board of Regents’ June 12 meeting:��

For work completed at the��Seattle��campus, about 15,412 degrees will be conferred, specifically: 8,712 bachelor’s degrees, 5,161 master’s degrees, 589 professional degrees, 17 Educational Specialist degrees, and 933 doctoral degrees.��
�� 91̽��Bothell, about 1,663 degrees will be conferred, including 1,425 bachelor’s degrees and 238 master’s degrees.��
And at�� 91̽��Tacoma,��students will receive about 1,758 degrees, including 1,393 bachelor’s degrees, 350 master’s degrees, 12 Educational Specialist degrees and three doctoral degrees.��

Degrees are awarded to those who have completed academic requirements during the 2024-2025 academic year. Many colleges and schools also hold separate graduation programs and investiture ceremonies.��

91̽��graduate and professional disciplines have strong showing on US News’ Best Graduate Schools rankings

Jackson Holtz — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 04:03:21 +0000

The UW’s graduate and professional degree programs were widely recognized as among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Graduate Schools rankings. Photo: 91̽��

UPDATE:

On June 18, U.S. News & Report updated the rankings to include a number of engineering disciplines.��The College of Engineering was ranked No. 21 overall and nine subdisciplines ranked in the top 35. They include:

Engineering: Aerospace, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering, 17th

Engineering: Chemical Engineering, 25th

Engineering: Civil Engineering,12th

Engineering: Computer Engineering, 12th

Engineering: Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering, 15th

Engineering: Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering, 18th

Engineering: Industrial Manufacturing & Systems Engineering, 29th

Engineering: Materials Engineering, 29th

Engineering: Mechanical Engineering, 33rd

Original story:

The 91̽��’s graduate and professional degree programs were widely recognized as among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Graduate Schools released late Monday.

While the 91̽��celebrates the success and impact of the programs recognized by U.S. News — and many applicants use these rankings to help them select schools and discover potential areas of study — the University also recognizes shortcomings inherent in the ranking systems.

The 91̽��School of Law and the 91̽��School of Medicine withdrew from the U.S. News rankings in 2022 and 2023, respectively, citing concerns that some of the methodology in the rankings for those specific disciplines incentivize actions and policies that run counter to the schools’ public service missions.

91̽��leaders continue to work with U.S. News and other ranking organizations — to the extent they are open to it — to improve their methodologies. And schools, colleges and departments continually reevaluate the benefits and potential shortfalls of participating in specific rankings.

“Across the UW, our world-class graduate and professional degree programs are not only expanding and creating knowledge and discovery, they are training the next generation of highly skilled professionals and Ph.D.s who are needed in our labs, classrooms and hospitals; in government and industry and everywhere that we face serious and urgent challenges,” said 91̽��President Ana Mari Cauce. “We’re happy to see the success of these programs be recognized.”

Dozens of 91̽��schools and departments placed prominently in the 2025 rankings — excluding the School of Law and the School of Medicine, more than 30 placed in the top 10, and more than 60 in the top 35.

In new rankings released this year, the 91̽��placed in the top 10 nationwide in public affairs, nursing, speech and language pathology, computer science, education, public health, social work and business, according to U.S. News.

The UW’s Evans School of Public Policy & Governance has maintained its top-10 ranking for more than a decade and placed eighth in the nation. The Evans School’s environmental policy program was ranked second, nonprofit management and social policy each ranking at No. 8, public finance and budgeting came in at No. 10.

This year’s rankings solidified 91̽��leadership in the health sciences: The 91̽��School of Nursing tied for third place for the doctor of nursing practice program, and nursing schools at 91̽��Bothell and 91̽��Tacoma are among the top 10 public institutions that offer a master’s degree. The School of Public Health tied for No. 7, and had three programs — biostatistics, environmental health sciences and epidemiology — in the top 10. The School of Social Work was ranked No. 7 this year and the School of Pharmacy placed third among public institutions on the West Coast. Dentistry programs are not ranked by U.S. News

The UW’s programs in speech and language pathology ranked No. 5, topping schools on the West Coast.�� Three programs from the College of Education placed in the top 10, and the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering this year tied for seventh place overall, and three programs ranked in the top 10, including artificial intelligence at No. 6, programming language at No. 8, and systems at No. 9.

U.S. News said it would release 2025 rankings for clinical psychology and other engineering programs at a later date.

In some cases, such as the College of Arts & Science and the Foster School of Business, U.S. News ranks several professional disciplines housed within academic units. The rankings below are based on preliminary data and may be updated. Information about U.S. News & World Report’s methodology can be found .

TOP 10:

Public Affairs (environmental policy): 2nd

Library and Information Studies (overall): Tie for 2nd (ranked in 2022)

Library and Information studies (digital librarianship): Tie for 2nd (ranked in 2022)

Library and Information Studies (information systems): 2nd (ranked in 2022)

Nurse practitioner (doctor of nursing practice): Two-way tie for 3rd

Physics (nuclear): Tied for 3rd (ranked in 2024)

Library and Information Studies (library services for children and youth): Tie for 5th (ranked in 2022)

Speech-language pathology: Four-way tie for 5th

Nurse practitioner (pediatric acute care): Tie for 5th (ranked in 2022)

Computer science (artificial intelligence): 6th

Nurse midwifery: Tie for 6th

Computer science (overall): Three-way tie for 7th

Education (secondary education): 7th

Education (elementary education): 7th

School of Public Health (overall): Tie for 7th

Public Health (biostatistics): 7^th

Public Health (environmental health sciences): 7th

School of Social Work (overall): 7th

Statistics: Tie for 7th (ranked in 2022)

Computer science (programming language): 8th

Education (curriculum/instruction): Three-way tie for 8th

Evans School of Public Policy & Governance (overall): 8th

Public Affairs (nonprofit management): 8th

Public Affairs (social policy): 8th

Computer science (systems): 9th

Earth sciences: Five-way tie for 9th (ranked in 2024)

Geophysics: Three-way tie for 9th (ranked in 2024)

Public Health (epidemiology): 9th

Public Affairs (public finance and budgeting): 10th

Business (part-time MBA): Three-way tie for 10th

Business (information systems): Two-way tie for 10th

TOP 25:

Biological sciences: Three-way tie for 23rd (ranked in 2022)

Business (marketing): Six-way tie for 23rd (ranked in 2024)

Business (analytics): Four-way tie for 19th

Business (entrepreneurship): Four-way tie for 21st

Chemistry (analytical): Four-way tie for 16th (ranked in 2024)

Chemistry: Three-way tie for 24th (ranked in 2024)

Chemistry (inorganic): Three-way tie for 22nd (ranked in 2024)

Computer science (theory): 11th

College of Education (overall): Two-way tie for 23rd

Education (administration/supervision): Two-way tie for 11th

Education (policy): Two-way tie for 19th

Education (special education): 11th

Mathematics (applied math): 21st (ranked in 2024)

Nursing master’s (overall): Two-way tie for 12th

Nurse practitioner (family): Three-way tie for 11th

College of Pharmacy (overall): Three-way tie for 12th

Physics (overall): 20th (ranked in 2024)

Public Health (health policy and management): Tie for 14th

Public Health (social behavior): 14th

Public Affairs (global policy): 14th

Public Affairs (leadership): Three-way tie for 11th

Public Affairs (public policy analysis): 13th

Psychology: Seven-way way tie for 23rd (ranked in 2022)

Library and Information Studies (school library media): Tie for 11th (ranked in 2022)

Sociology (overall): Three-way tie for 20th (ranked in 2022)

Sociology (population): Tie for 15th (ranked in 2022)

TOP 35:

Business (accounting): Four-way tie for 29th

Business (full-time MBA): Two-way tie for 27th

Business (supply chain management): Three-way tie for 21st

English: Seven-way tie for 32nd (ranked in 2022)

History: Four-way tie for 34th (ranked in 2022)

Mathematics: Three-way tie for 27th (ranked in 2024)

Political science: Three-way tie for 34th (ranked in 2022)

ArtSci Roundup: Katz Distinguished Lecture, Book Talks, Michelle Cann Piano Performance, and more

ArtsUW — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 21:08:36 +0000

This week, listen to the Katz Distinguished Lecture series led by Sasha Su-Ling Welland, join a book talk event with Dr. Alexander Bubb, be awed by Michelle Cann’s piano performance, and more.

January 26, 10:00 – 11:00 am | Zoom

91̽��Textual Studies will host a virtual book talk event with Dr. Alexander Bubb on his latest book, Asian Classics on the Victorian Bookshelf. There will be a featured presentation and Q&A session that follows.

Free |

January 26, 12:30 – 1:30 pm | ��Denny Hall

The Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures invites Semih Tareen, the Seattle Turkish Film Festival Director, to give a talk on viruses, biotechnology, and horror movies.��

Free |

January 29, 6:30 pm | ��Brechemin Auditorium

91̽��keyboard performance students perform concerto movements for outside judges for a chance to perform with the 91̽��Symphony.

Free |

January 29, 3:30 – 5:00 pm | ��Thomson Hall

Sponsored by the 91̽��Japan Studies Program, the China Studies Program is hosting book talk with Wenkai He, author of Public Interest and State Legitimation: Early Modern England, Japan, and China.��

Free |

January 30, 6:30 pm | Kane Hall

In this Katz Distinguished Lecture Series, Sasha Su-Ling Welland, Chair and Professor in the Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies, is invited to discuss “The Art of Living in the Nuclear Anthropocene.” This is a story of kinship, grief, and place that asks an impossible question. This lecture explores telling terrible stories in a way that centers relationally and compels those to seek repair instead of closure.

Free |

January 30, 6:00 – 7:00 pm | Thomson Hall

The converging forces of climate change, migration, and shifting livelihoods have thrust Nepal’s farmers into precarious positions. Join the South Asia Center and the Nepal Studies Initiative for a case study on how Sanskriti Farms & Research Centre is responding through innovative and sustainable agricultural practices at a local scale while empowering the community.

Shree Krishna Dhital is the Executive Director of Sanskriti Farms & Research Centre and Phoolbari Homestay. He has over a decade of experience in tourism, community farming, and sustainable technological implementation.

Free |

January 30, 5:00 – 6:20 pm | ��Husky Union Building

Karam Dana, Associate Professor at 91̽��Bothell, will discuss “The Question of Palestine and the Evolution of Solidarity and Resistance in the U.S.” His research examines Palestinian political identity and the impact of Israeli occupation on Palestinian society. He also studies American Muslims, how they are racialized, and what affects their political participation in the U.S.

This event is part of War in the Middle East, a series of talks and discussions on the aftermath of October 7, the war in Gaza, and responses worldwide.

Recordings of each lecture will be made available on the . Watch or listen to the January 16, 2024, recording of .

Free |

January 30, 7:30 pm | Meany Hall

Faculty colleagues Rachel Lee Priday and Craig Sheppard present a blockbuster program, including the Fauré A Major Sonata and Bartok #1 and shorter works by Arvo Pärt and Franz Schubert.

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January 31, 7:00 – 8:30 pm | ��Kane Hall

In this History Lecture Series, Professor Elena Campbell explores the multifaceted history of Seattle’s engagement with peoples from the Romanov Empire and the Soviet Union, including trade relations and commerce, Russian emigration, the “Red Scare,” Russian studies, and citizen diplomacy.

Free |

February 1, 7:30 pm | ��Meany Hall

Lauded as “technically fearless with…an enormous, rich sound” (La Scena Musicale), pianist Michelle Cann made her orchestral debut at age 14 and has since performed as a soloist with numerous prominent orchestras.

Cann’s Meany debut features a music program by luminaries of Chicago’s Black Renaissance, including Hazel Scott, Nora Holt, Irene Britton Smith, and others. A champion of Florence Price’s music, Cann also performs the composer’s Fantasies No. 1, 2,��and 4.

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February 2, 3:30 – 5:00 pm | Gowen Hall

Join the Department of History and the Severyns Ravenholt Endowment at the 91̽��for a conversation with Suparna Chaudhry, Assistant Professor in the Department of International Affairs at Lewis and Clark College, and Ji Hyeon Chung, graduate student in the Political Science Department at the UW.

Free |

February 2, 7:30 pm | Meany Hall

David Alexander Rahbee conducts the 91̽�� Symphony and special guest Michelle Cann, piano, in a music program by Beethoven and Rachmaninoff. With acclaimed pianist Michelle Cann, performing Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, with the orchestra.

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February 2, 7:30 pm | ��Brechemin Auditorium

Guitar students of Michael Partington perform works for solo, duo, and group arrangements.

Michael Partington is one of the most engaging of the new generation of concert players. Praised by Classical Guitar Magazine for his “lyricism, intensity, and clear technical command,” this award-winning British guitarist has performed internationally as a soloist and with an ensemble to unanimous critical praise.

Free |

February 5, 7:00 pm | Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall

Carole Terry, renowned organist and former longtime 91̽��professor of Organ Studies presents a lecture, “How the body works when playing piano, organ, or harpsichord.”

This series is made possible with support from the Paul B. Fritts Endowed Faculty Fellowship in Organ.

Free |

Have an event that you would like to see featured in the ArtSci Roundup? Connect with Lauren Zondag (zondagld@uw.edu)

ArtSci Roundup: 91̽��Pandemic Project Radical Listening Session, National First-Generation College Celebration, and more

Arts & Sciences — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 22:01:12 +0000

This week, attend the 91̽��Pandemic Project’s Radical Listening Session to honor each individual’s lived pandemics experiences, head to Meany Hall for Garrick Ohlsson’s piano performance, celebrate Diwali with the Burke Museum, and more.

November 7, 4:30 – 6:00pm | Communications Building

This presentation by Sharon Stein asks how universities can navigate the complexity of confronting the colonial foundations of higher education and enabling different futures. This discussion approaches reparations as a potentially regenerative process of enacting material redistribution and restitution, (re)building relationships grounded in respect and reciprocity, and repurposing our institutions to be more relevant and responsible.

Free |

November 7, 6:00 – 8:00pm | ��Kane Hall

The Pandemics – COVID 19 and the worldwide racial reckoning – forever changed how people work, live, go to school, and interact as a community. Come listen to a recorded dialogues about the pandemics, and engage in dialogue with the 91̽��community. Together the session will remember and honor each individual’s lived pandemics experiences.

Free |��

November 8, 7:00 – 8:30pm | ��Burke Museum

Join the Burke Museum to celebrate Spirit Whales & Sloth Tales: Fossils of Washington State, by Elizabeth A. Nesbitt, Burke curator emerita of invertebrate and micropaleontology, and David B. Williams, Seattle-based author, naturalist, and historian.

From primitive horses on the Columbia Plateau to giant bird tracks near Bellingham, fossils across Washington state are filled with clues of past life on Earth. With abundant and well-exposed rock layers, the state has both old and “young” fossils, from Ice Age mammals dating only 12,000 years old back to marine invertebrates more than 500 million years old.

Free |

November 8, 7:30pm | Meany Hall

Seattle favorite Garrick Ohlsson has established himself as a pianist of masterful interpretive and technical skill. He commands an enormous repertoire ranging over the entire piano literature. He brings a full program of Chopin, Schubert, and Beethoven, along with an evocative work by Ursula Mamlok. Ohlsson’s brilliant stage presence and easy connection to audiences amplifies his well-earned reputation for bringing piano masterpieces to life with virtuosic firepower and resonant interpretations.

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November 8 | National First-Generation College Celebration

The 91̽��proudly supports the experiences of first-generation students. For the sixth-straight year, the 91̽��Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma campuses are joining colleges and universities throughout the nation to participate in the on November 8.

Led by the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and the NASPA Center for First-Generation Student Success, the day is intended to celebrate the success and presence of first-generation college students, faculty, and staff on campuses across the country.

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November 9, 6:00 – 8:00pm |

Different disciplines, cultures, and individuals have distinct approaches to gathering information, interpreting it, and forming beliefs. This begs the question: “How do we know things and where else should we be looking for answers?”

91̽��Honors’ annual Global Challenges/Interdisciplinary Answers conversation, led by Polly Olsen (Yakama), director of DEI & Decolonization and tribal liaison at the Burke Museum; Tony Lucero, Professor and Chair in the Department of Comparative History of Ideas; and Katie Davis, Associate Professor in the iSchool, consider questions cultivated by students in the University Honors Program. This conversation will be moderated by Samantha-Lynn Martinez, a rising junior marine biology major.

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November 12, 11:00am – 12:00pm | Burke Museum

Burke Museum education partner Hindi Time Kids has planned an exciting all-ages event to teach visitors about the meaning and traditions of Diwali, a South Asian annual festival of lights celebrated in many parts of the world. The word ‘Diwali’ derives from Sanskrit language and means “a row of lights.” Diwali is a time for gathering with loved ones, celebrating life, and enjoying the illumination of lights.

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November 12, 1:30 – 2:30pm | ��Henry Art Gallery

Meet curator Nina Bozicnik for a tour of Sophia Al-Maria: Not My Bag. Born in Tacoma, Washington and now based in London, Al-Maria is a Qatari-American artist, writer, and filmmaker. Not My Bag brings together, her recent trilogy of films. In this exhibition, Al-Maria interrogates histories of colonial authority in contemporary culture. During the tour, Bozicnik will share insights into the concepts, ideas, and artworks within the exhibition as well as take time for questions and conversation.

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October – November | “Ways of Knowing” Podcast: Episode 4

“Ways of Knowing” is an eight-episode podcast connecting humanities research with current events and issues. This week’s episode is with Louisa Mackenzie, associate professor of Comparative History of Ideas at the UW, will describe how human’s view of nature has evolved over decades, from fear to appreciation.

This season features faculty from the 91̽��College of Arts & Sciences as they explore race, immigration, history, the natural world—even comic books. Each episode analyzes a work, or an idea, and provides additional resources for learning more.

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UW’s 2023 historic incoming class: one of the most diverse and at 91̽��Bothell and 91̽��Tacoma, the largest

Jackson Holtz — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 17:34:56 +0000

UW’s incoming class is one of the most diverse, and at 91̽��Bothell and 91̽��Tacoma, the largest. Photo: 91̽��

The 91̽��’s newest freshman class is one of the most diverse in the school’s 162-year history, and 91̽��Bothell and 91̽��Tacoma are welcoming their largest incoming classes.

Each year, university officials conduct an enrollment count on the second Friday after classes begin.

The incoming new class across all three campuses, including first-year students and transfer students, totals 11,609, of which 8,414 — 72.5% — are Washington residents.

The Seattle campus enrolled 8,559 new undergraduates, including 7,006 freshmen and 1,553 transfer students. Of the 8,559 new undergraduates at the Seattle campus, a record 1,509 or 17.6%, a record high percentage, are historically underserved students of color.

The number of Washington community college transfer students enrolled at the 91̽��across all three campuses this fall was 2,191 — 1,281 in Seattle, 402 in Bothell and 508 in Tacoma. Of these, 85.1% are Washington residents.

Overall, the number of undergraduate applicants to the Seattle campus increased this year by 18% to 67,483, with an admissions rate of 42.8%. The Seattle campus’ admission rate for Washington residents was 52.8%.

Total enrollment across all three campuses increased very slightly, from 60,081 to 60,692 — 50,097 in Seattle, 5,816 at 91̽��Bothell and 4,790 at 91̽��Tacoma (11 students are enrolled at more than one 91̽��campus).

Of the 60,692 enrolled students across all three campuses, 43,255 are undergraduate and 17,437 are pursuing graduate or professional degrees. The number of international students enrolled across all three campuses is 8,662 (14.2%) – 8,153 in Seattle, 295 at 91̽��Bothell and 216 at 91̽��Tacoma.

The enrollment count — a snapshot in time — will later be presented to the 91̽��Board of Regents.

91̽��claims top 3 spots on ‘Best Value’ list for Washington state; 91̽��also ranks high on national list for educational and public impact

91̽��News staff — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 17:14:49 +0000

The 91̽��claimed the three top spots on a list of ‘Best Value’ colleges in Washington state and ranked high on a prestigious national list for educational and public impact. Photo: 91̽��

The 91̽�� has been recognized on two lists that measure impact on students and communities. The 91̽��placed third in the nation among public universities on the , which ranks the school’s impact on its graduates and the nation. In a separate ranking, all three 91̽��campuses topped the state for best value, according to SmartAsset, a financial services portal.

The 91̽��placed No. 14 on the Washington Monthly list, trailing University of California, Berkeley, and University of Wisconsin-Madison, among U.S. public institutions. Harvard University, Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology top the list, in that order.

This ranking, published annually since 2005, evaluates colleges based on what they do for the country, according to the magazine. Washington Monthly ranks national universities — four-year institutions that award a significant number of doctoral degrees — based on their contribution to the public good in three broad categories: social mobility, research and promoting public service.

“This is a ranking that really focuses on what we do for low-income students, including financial aid, graduation rate and social mobility,” said 91̽��President Ana Mari Cauce. “All measures of the kind of impact we really focus on.”

For the other , SmartAsset uses average scholarship grant, tuition, student living costs, median starting salaries and retention rate, to calculate which schools offer the best “return on investment.”

In Washington state, the UW’s Seattle campus came in No. 1, with 91̽��Bothell placing No. 2, and 91̽��Tacoma coming it at No. 3.

The Washington resident for Seattle undergraduate attendance is $12,645. Eligible Washington state residents pay no tuition or other standard fees to attend the UW, thanks to the Husky Promise, a program that guarantees financial support using grants and scholarships.

91̽��welcomes PepsiCo as official partner beginning July 1

91̽��News staff — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 16:00:20 +0000

The 91̽��selected PepsiCo as its official beverage partner beginning on July 1. Photo: 91̽��

The 91̽�� today announced that PepsiCo will become its official beverage partner beginning July 1.

PepsiCo’s relationship with the 91̽��is built on a commitment to enhancing the student experience, innovating around sustainability, supporting the UW’s diversity, equity and inclusion goals, and creating more positive impacts for all.

91̽��will offer the full suite of PepsiCo products in its three main campuses, hospitals and athletics venues for the next 10 years. The relationship is valued at more than $24.92 million, with an additional $2.4 million in PepsiCo products.

“We’re very pleased to welcome PepsiCo as a partner and sponsor. Their commitment to supporting core 91̽��values — the Husky Experience; diversity, equity and inclusion; and sustainability —��will expand our capacity to provide a world-class education for students and increase access to the UW,” 91̽��President Ana Mari Cauce said.

A committee of representatives from across the University — including all three campuses, 91̽��Medicine and Intercollegiate Athletics — unanimously selected PepsiCo in a competitive bidding process.

“We at PepsiCo are excited and honored for the opportunity to partner with the 91̽�� as their exclusive beverage provider,” said Shay Hobby, senior vice president of Commercial, PepsiCo Beverages North America – West Division.��“Through this partnership, we are committed to making a positive impact on the Husky student experience and community.�� We are grateful for UW’s collaboration and excited to share this news with our passionate Pepsi teammates who live in that community.”

By becoming a 91̽�� signature partner, PepsiCo will:

Support the student experience by funding scholarships that uplift diversity, equity, and inclusion and for students serving in the military at 91̽��Bothell, 91̽��Tacoma and on the Seattle campus
Boost student exposure to career opportunities, with specialized programming at 91̽��Bothell, 91̽��Tacoma, and on the Seattle campus through Student Life and the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity. PepsiCo also will provide real-world job experience by hiring student ambassadors to represent its brand at the UW.
Help fight food insecurity among the 91̽��student population with direct support to the Any Hungry Husky food assistance program
Limit and reduce beverage packaging and single-use containers, seeking solutions to minimize waste and shift toward clean energy by endowing an on-campus innovation fund
Provide 91̽��Athletics with Gatorade sports beverages and offer 91̽��coaches access to the Gatorade Sports Science Institute, a team of researchers working to optimize sports nutrition. PepsiCo also will support the Athletics Impact Fund in Intercollegiate Athletics.
Promote more positive impacts, pledging that two-thirds of PepsiCo’s product line will contain 100 calories or fewer per 12-ounce serving by 2025 all as a part of its pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) transformation initiative, which centers on sustainability and inspires positive change for the planet and people

PepsiCo equipment is scheduled to be installed across the 91̽��campuses this summer. For more information click here or contact uwnews@uw.edu.

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Here’s what other 91̽��leaders said about the new partnership:

“Pepsi’s commitment to invest in diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging at the 91̽��will help the university advance important efforts across the three campuses,” said Rickey Hall, the university’s diversity officer and vice president of the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity. “Investing in these programs places a college education in reach for more students, from more parts of Washington, and will help with efforts to create more accessible and welcoming campuses.”

“PepsiCo’s commitment to supporting the Husky student experience is terrific! From scholarships to career opportunities, this partnership will benefit 91̽��students for years to come,” said Denzil Suite, 91̽��Vice President for Student Life.

“We are excited to welcome Pepsi to UW,” said Pamela Schreiber, assistant vice president for Student Life and executive director of 91̽��Housing & Food Services. “We look forward to a partnership with shared values and priorities, and ensuring a variety of product options across our campus dining operations.”

“We are excited about bringing PepsiCo and their full range of product offerings to the UW,” said Jen Cohen, director of Athletics. “We know our partnership will be extremely beneficial for our student-athletes, staff and Husky Nation, and the opportunities that are created from our collective collaboration will make an incredible impact both on campus and in the community.”

“We commend PepsiCo’s movement towards healthier drinks and wellness and its commitment to sustainability, equity and diversity for a better future,” said Cynthia Dold, interim president of Hospitals & Clinics, 91̽��Medicine.

“Gatorade is a trusted brand in the sports beverage industry that is backed by the work they do at the Gatorade Sport Science Institute,” said Mike Dillon, associate athletic director for Health & Wellness. “We are thrilled to have access to their extensive product line that spans hydration, fueling and recovery as well as direct access to the research and support from GSSI. Gatorade has a long-standing history in the world of sports and constantly prioritizes the overall student-athlete experience.”

“The announcement of this partnership is perfectly timed with the opening of our Terrace Dining Pavilion later this summer,” said Scott James, vice chancellor for the Division of Enrollment Management & Student Affairs, 91̽��Bothell. “We welcome PepsiCo to the 91̽��Bothell campus and look forward to collaborating on ways to enrich opportunities for our students.”

“We are excited to partner with PepsiCo to punch up the flavor of the student experience on the 91̽��Tacoma campus. Their support for scholarships, internships, sustainability initiatives and events like Convocation will immeasurably strengthen the Husky community,” said Mentha Hynes-Wilson, vice chancellor for Student Affairs, 91̽��Tacoma.

(Editor’s note: Due to an internal miscommunication, the original content of this news release was edited after publication. The full, original text has been restored.)