Next week, we commemorate Veterans Day and our three campuses will offer a variety of opportunities to honor those who have served in our nation’s armed forces. As a community, let’s show our appreciation for their courage and commitment by making sure that every veteran’s Husky Experience is welcoming and enriching.
Presidential Blog
2021 Annual President’s Address: Finding Our Way Forward
Thank you to everyone who watched the livestream of this year’s Annual President’s Address. As we continue our work of recovering from the pandemic and meeting the many serious challenges we face, we are guided by the shared sense of purpose that informs our public mission.
Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month and the many contributions of Latinx people
Although National Hispanic Heritage Month officially ends today, it’s by no means the end of opportunities to explore and celebrate the many contributions of Hispanic and Latinx faculty, staff, students and alumni to history, culture and scientific achievement
Recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Day – and the communities and people it honors
Guest blogger Rickey Hall, Vice President/University Diversity Officer in the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity, invites us to recognize National Indigenous Peoples’ Day by reflecting on the experiences of American Indians and Alaska Natives, and recognizing the contributions Indigenous people have made, and continue to make at the UW.
Saying farewell to a friend and visionary, Professor Emeritus Thad Spratlen
Yesterday, we said goodbye to a friend. But we also celebrated his truly extraordinary life and legacy with a community of people who loved him.
As we return in person, kindness, grace and compassion are our gifts to one another
The start of every academic year at the University of Washington is unique and exciting in its own way, but in all of our University’s 160-year history, we have never had an autumn quarter like this one. I expect we are all feeling a mixture of both anxiety and excitement about the transition back to shared spaces and experiences.
Twenty years after 9/11, let’s keep finding strength in each other
What we learned from 9/11 – to be guided not by fear, but by knowledge and understanding, and that we are stronger together – will forever be a part of who we are, and how we can choose to respond when the unimaginable occurs.
The benefits – and safety – of in-person learning and working
Guest blogger Hilary Godwin, Dean of the School of Public Health, provides a public health perspective on why she is confident that we can and should safely return to work and school in person this fall.
In the face of suffering, we must care for each other
Large-scale tragedies cause pain, fear and suffering not just locally, but globally. We may feel helpless in the face of such large-scale disasters, but we can start by caring for those in our community who need support.
We stand with the Dreamers
Although a new court ruling throws the DACA program into question, we continue to stand with the Dreamers,