Messages from the Dean

Launching this initiative offers opportunities for us to collectively consider what higher education can be when we design it for today and for the near future, writes Dean Harris.

The document provides a framework and a set of actions we can take towards becoming a more equitable, inclusive, accessible, and just university.

Dean Harris welcomes Huskies - returning and new - to the College of Arts and Sciences.

Dean Dianne Harris writes that the UW's beloved cherry trees provide no better symbol of the College of Arts and Sciences.

"Our faculty continue to make significant contributions to their fields despite the pandemic, and they welcome students to join them in this important work," writes Dean Dianne Harris.

Dean Dianne Harris reflects on the Common Good and what that means for the future of higher education in the 21st century.

Dianne Harris reflects on her first six months as dean, and the “dedication to excellence and deep veins of creativity” she has found throughout the College of Arts & Sciences. 

A conversation with Dianne Harris, new dean of the UW College of Arts & Sciences.