Students say it's time for the state's biggest research university to pull their money out of stocks or funds that invest in oil and gas companies. Can they convince the Board of Regents?
During WWII, Hirabayashi refused to obey curfew or evacuate to a Japanese internment camp. Before his death, he and his family compiled his memoirs in a new book.
The urban cultural anthropologist and author of "Thinking in the Future Tense" is taking a cue from a book by Dave Barry's brother. And she's still inspiring others with her reading recommendations.
A new report says Washington has major opportunities to create jobs by improving university offerings in science, computer sciences and engineering. But will the state act?
GOP and Democrats unite to fight Rodney Tom's plan to erase parents' ability to save for state college tuition through a state program. But the House effort carries a price tag.
One student explores the legality - and the consequences - of lighting up, which ironically may be harder for college students to do legally than the rest of us.
Mark Emmert moves into new territory by cracking down on Penn State at almost the same time as his former university recruited a 14-year-old quarterback.
After campaigns from minority student groups, the UW will now require students to take a diversity course before graduation. Two-thirds of UW students already satisfy the requirment. Most four-year universities already have a requirement like this.
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With more applicants, getting into UW becomes even harder
16 percent more applicants applied for freshman admission this year, with nearly 30,000 hopeful Huskies submitting applications. Out-of-state applicants and international student applications increased the most. Only 61 percent of in-state students who applied were accepted; this is down from 65 percent last year.
The ACLU immediately raised questions about whether the taxpayer-supported UW Medicine will change its policies to create a "strategic partnership" with Catholic PeaceHealth.