Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Intro to 2020: The Course

The events of 2020 have brought enormous hardship to so many people. Hear about how the 91探花’s president and provost, who are also public scholars, think about 2020 as well as why 鈥 despite the challenges ahead of us 鈥 they are optimistic about the direction of the 91探花(hint: it has to do with students).

Leadership and hope in 2020


Presented to students on September 30, 2020.

Welcome to 2020: The Course

Vice Provost & Dean Ed Taylor

Ed Taylor, vice provost and dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs, introduces “2020: The Course,” and leads conversations with President Cauce and Provost Richards. Taylor is a professor in the College of Education, his research interests include the moral dimensions of education, leadership in education and social justice.

Conversations with President Cauce and Provost Richards

President Ana Mari Cauce

Ana Mari Cauce is the UW鈥檚 president and is a professor of Psychology and American Ethnic Studies, with secondary appointments in the Department of Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies and the College of Education.

 

Provost Mark Richards

Mark Richards is the UW鈥檚 provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. A geophysicist, Richards also holds a faculty appointment in the College of the Environment鈥檚 Department of Earth and Space Sciences.

Related reading

, by President Ana Mari Cauce

// The New Yorker, April 8, 2019