Undergraduate Education

Emily Chua, freshman, is a Summer 2020 producer for KUOW's RadioActive.

Louis Maliyam, ’21, came to the U.S. for computer science — and along the way discovered dance.

A National Science Foundation survey found that in 2016, scholars who identified as Black or African American were awarded just 6% of all doctorates in life sciences, and less than 3% of doctorates in physical and Earth sciences. Overt harassment and subtle intimidation during fieldwork compound the discrimination that Black scientists and those from other underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds already feel in academic settings. Christopher Schell, assistant professor of interdisciplinary arts and sciences at UW Tacoma, and Scott Freeman, principal lecturer emeritus in biology at the UW, are quoted.

Daniel Bessner, assistant professor of international studies, explains how COVID-19 has affected the American University.

The University of Washington is rated as one of the best art schools in the West.

Scott Freeman, principle lecture emeritus, and Elli Theobald, assistant teaching professor of biology, explain why lecturing actively harms underrepresented minority and low-income students.

Carl Bergstrom, biology professor, discusses university privacy laws and their relation to COVID-19 data.

The UW has ranked #16 in the world in the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities.

Stephen Bader (UW IxD BDes 2014) and Alanna MacGowan (UW MFA 2010) work at Microsoft Envisioning and explore how people will live, work, and play five to seven years in the future. 

Rick Bonus, professor of American ethnic studies, broke ground on by becoming the first Filipino American to be appointed a UW department chair.

Nature’s Label is a start-up created by five enterprising college students — Sophie Ye, Khoi Ha, Siddhant Jain and Alyssa Mell from the UW and Arya Mathew from Seattle University.

American Ethinc Studies ChairRick Bonus discusses how Pacific Islander students at the UW used the ocean as a metaphor to create community for themselves and change their university.

New art history professor, Juliet Sperling, discusses her enjoyment of art history and excitement for her new job with the UW.

The UW Seattle and Bothell campuses have been ranked very highly on CNBC's "Make It" list and Times Higher Education list.

The University of Washington is listed as one of CNBC's colleges that pay off the most.