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Welcome Madrienne White as the OMA&D Representative to the University of Washington Foundation Board
November 8, 2021
Madrienne White (’08, 19) has joined the University of Washington Foundation Board (UWFB) as the representative for the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D). She is moving into the position previously held by long term OMA&D advocate and 2015 Charles E. Odegaard Award recipient Colleen Fukui-Sketchley. White graduated from UW in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in American Indian…
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OMA&D announces Black Opportunity Fund endowment
January 28, 2021
The University of Washington and the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity are pleased to announce the Black Opportunity Fund has established its first endowment through an anonymous donor’s generous gift of $300,000. The Black Opportunity Fund was established last year to acknowledge the harm that systemic racism has on the Black community and to fund a strategic agenda that meets immediate…
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OMA&D announces gift from Sea Mar and MultiCare to support underrepresented students
October 5, 2020
The University of Washington today announced a $100,000 gift to the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity (OMA&D) and UW Tacoma’s Office of Equity & Inclusion (OEI). The gift will provide financial assistance to undergraduate students participating in the Educational Opportunity Program at the UW in Seattle and in programs under development within OEI on the Tacoma campus.
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Former IC Student, Celebration Scholar Anisa Ibrahim Featured by CNN
November 14, 2019
Dr. Anisa Ibrahim's inspirational journey to become the director of Harborview Medical Center’s Pediatrics Clinic in Seattle was recently featured by CNN.
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Watch Joshua’s Story
December 13, 2018
University of Washington alumnus Joshua Dawson, ’18, shares his story about how the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity, and particularly the Instructional Center, impacted his Husky Experience.
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Watch Joshua’s Story
December 13, 2018
University of Washington alumnus Joshua Dawson, ’18, shares his story about how the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity, and particularly the Instructional Center, impacted his Husky Experience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqzbfeYqPWc
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From struggling student to top doc
October 25, 2018
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“I Can Do This!”
March 12, 2018
Caroline Raymundo knew she wanted to be a physician, but it wasn’t until she first walked into the University of Washington’s Instructional Center that she realized that she could do it.
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“Where Students Go for a Grade Upgrade”
March 1, 2015
Sure, it’s a national model of academic support; but the UW’s Instructional Center is way more than that—it’s a family for students who need a boost.