UW News

January 17, 2013

News Digest: Reflection on Martin Luther King, Report to Stakeholders now online

Reflecting on Martin Luther King, Jr. and sacred songs
As Martin Luther King, Jr. Day approaches, UW’s Ed Taylor, reflects on King and the “sacred songs that feed the soul.”

Taylor, vice provost and dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs, writes about call and response, “the kind of call that allows us to acknowledge misfortune, ruination, or loss, followed by a response proclaiming that freedom and justice are close at hand.”

Cover of 2012 Fiscal Report shows engineering buildingFinancial, research and learning highlights part of Report to Stakeholders now online
Financial Management
has just published the 2012 Report to Stakeholders online.

The report contains this year’s financial highlights and financial statements, including the independent auditor’s report, as well as metrics, stories, and videos related to students, research, community impact and sustainability efforts.