Alumni

Civil rights attorney David Owens (2004) represents victims of police misconduct and wrongful conviction. 

Jan. 10 Trace the development of Gandhi's legacy through history to the present. With UW Department of History's Anand Yang.

In the last decade, the Husky Promise program has helped more than 39,000 WA students attended UW–including these two stellar alums from the College of Arts & Sciences.

Combat reporter Alex Quade (1992) embeds with U.S. Special Operations Forces to share their stories. 

Julia Sears (2012) and Maggie Moore (2012) collaborated with female veterans to create a play about women in combat.

Anywhere! Meet CAS alumni with diverse and satisfying careers.

“As a boy, the first predominantly black cast I saw was in the musical version of ‘Raisin in the Sun.’ Suddenly I could imagine myself up there.” 

Society’s focus on STEM careers has contributed to a precipitous drop in liberal arts majors. It could be a problem.

Want career inspiration? Take our quiz to see what alumni with similar interests are doing. 

Meet Jessica Ramirez: The UW alum fighting for human rights and social justice alongside the first indigenous-led farm worker union in WA State. 

UW alum's photography series aims to empower Alaska native LBGTQ2 Community

Since 1932, the President’s Medal has been awarded to the graduating senior who has achieved the most distinguished academic record at the university. Meet this year's awardee.

Laura Dowling, ’81, ’91, served as the nation’s Chief Floral Designer from 2009 to 2015.

UW 360 profile of  Dulce Gutiérrez, the UW alumnus quickly making a name for herself as a rising political leader in her central Washington hometown of Yakima.

Sandra Leyva and Shawn Goicoechea (both BA, 2008) have used unorthodox methods to build community in Arkansas.