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UW Community Unites for MLK Week 2016
February 2, 2016
Members of the University of Washington community came together to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., during MLK Week, Jan. 15-22.
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UW Launches Web Site Featuring Resources for Undocumented Students
February 1, 2016
The University of Washington has launched a new web site to serve as a resource hub for prospective and current undocumented students at all three campuses.
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Alumni Q&A with Alvin Tran, ‘10
January 22, 2016
Currently pursuing doctorate degrees in public health nutrition and social & behavioral sciences at Harvard, Alvin Tran recently took some time to reflect on his Husky Experience and the impact it’s made on his life today.
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UW’s MLK Week to Feature Langston Hughes Project Performance Jan. 21
January 11, 2016
A multimedia concert performance of Langston Hughes’ poem “Ask Your Mama: Twelve Moods for Jazz” by the Ron McCurdy Quartet will highlight MLK Week, an event series created to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Campus Walker Winter 2016
January 4, 2016
Emile Pitre, senior advisor to the Interim VP and also known as the “Campus Walker,” photographs beautiful images throughout campus. Check out his latest gallery: “The Pollinators.”
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Doctoral Student and LSAMP Director Helps Diversify STEM Workforce
December 18, 2015
Stephanie Gardner’s work to increase the access and retention of underrepresented minority students in STEM majors was recently featured by the UW College of Education.
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Washington MESA Receives Grant to Launch Engineering Fellows Program
December 18, 2015
This program, funded by the national STEM education group 100Kin10, will pair engineers with 200 fifth grade teachers throughout the state to equip them with the skills required to offer engineering programs in their own classrooms.
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Understanding and Supporting Undocumented Students at the UW
November 20, 2015
The Office of the Provost’s report, “Focusing on Race & Advancing Equity,” features an article that highlights how OMA&D supports undocumented students on campus, including the services provided by the new Leadership Without Borders Center at the Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center.
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MAP Breakfast Highlights UW Homecoming Festivities
October 23, 2015
A University of Washington Homecoming tradition for the last 21 years, the UW Alumni Association Multicultural Alumni Partnership (MAP) Bridging the Gap Breakfast once again recognized alumni and students for their commitment to diversity and contributions to the community, Oct. 17.
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Tour for Diversity in Medicine Comes to the UW Oct. 24
October 13, 2015
The grassroots effort to educate, inspire and cultivate future minority physicians and dentists will hold a day-long interactive workshop at the HUB for students interested in pursuing careers in medicine, dentistry and pharmacy.