April 22, 2014

Professor Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen receives UW Award of Excellence for Distinguished Teaching

A renowned scholar and inspiring teacher, Professor Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen received the UW Award of Excellence for Distinguished Teaching on April 17. 

April 15, 2014

Herman McKinney, Seattle community leader and advocate, dies

Herman McKinney, a tireless advocate for diversity in graduate education and equal opportunity in corporate hiring, died April 11 at the age of 75. An elder statesman in the African-American community, McKinney started his career in banking but soon transferred to social work.

April 9, 2014

Eric Liu delivers the March 18 scholarship breakfast keynote to help raise $102,000

How we think about our social reality has everything to do with how we act on that reality. At the end of the day, action is thought’s greatest gift.

Edwina Uehara
Eddie Uehara

April 3, 2014

Legislative leader and alumna Tina Orwall joins forces with UW program to pass suicide prevention law

March 24, 2014

Amanda Gilman co-authors research showing long-term impact of gang membership