Undergraduate Education

Students in "Introduction to 3D4M" had the option to take the fall quarter course in person. One catch: it was held entirely outside.

“Although extensive literature on leadership skills and practices already exists, here we reflect on and define the main roles of higher education leaders in the time of crisis through the lens of the ongoing global events,” write Audeliz Matias of New York Empire State College, Yoly Gonzalez and Jerusalem Rivera-Wilson of State University of New York at Buffalo, Christina Vargas of Suffolk County Community College, Dalia A. Muller of Dutchess Community College, Angela Rios of the University at Albany and Anibal Torres of SUNY Morrisville. UW President Ana Mari Cauce is mentioned.

This article highlights the Clean Energy Bridge to Research program, with special focus on Vanessa Zambrano, for whom the program helped kickstart her career.

Students share their experience with the ART 496 museum guide program, a year-long paid internship at the Henry Art Gallery.

Instructors of two different sections of DANCE 232, Alana Isiguen, the department of dance artist in residence, and dance instructor Roel Seeber, explain the distinct iterations of their unique course.

Three Seattle drama programs, including the UW's program, are collaborating to present a new project, "UNCHARTED WATERS."

Many professors addressed the recent coup in their class, including assistant professor of political science Jake Grumbach.

In honor of MLK Day, the UW asked Black students, staff, and faculty to respond to the prompt, “What does MLK Day mean to you in 2021?”

Through PR2ISM, chemistry postdoc Tam'ra-Kay Francis and others are focused on helping STEM students persist and succeed.

UW senior Owen Oliver grew up on the UW campus. Now he wants others in his community to feel at home at the University.

DANCE 345: “Boogie, Break, Blues: American Popular & Social Dance Histories” explores the history of social dance movements.

The University of Washington is recognized as one of the top universities in the world that offers Hindi courses.

Teachers across the state waded into lessons about the attack on the U.S. Capitol and other conversations about racism and politics, seeing these events as opportunities for critical thinking and their classes as important spaces to tackle misinformation and hate speech. Jake Grumbach, assistant professor of political science at the UW, is quoted.

Last year, when it became clear that 2020 would be like no other, a group of University of Washington professors launched a program for freshmen called “2020: The Course.” The article links to a video of Ed Taylor, vice provost and dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs; Karam Dana, associate professor of interdisciplinary arts and sciences at UW Bothell; Hilary Godwin, dean of the UW School of Public Health; Sharon S. Laing, assistant professor of nursing and health care leadership at UW Tacoma; Kate Starbird, associate professor of human centered design and engineering at the UW; and Joe Janes, associate professor at the UW Information School.

Owen L. Oliver, senior studying American Indian Studies, has developed an Indigenous walking tour of the UW.