Statement from University of Washington President Michael K. Young regarding Senate Majority Coalition Caucus budget proposal announced today.

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April 3, 2013

By Patrick Bell

“Today’s Senate Majority Coalition Caucus budget proposal comes up woefully short for the UW and higher education. Of the $100 million in ‘new’ funding for higher education, the majority is derived from a 20 percent tax on our international students that we believe will price students out of their education and result in a loss of high-quality talent… Read More

Legislative budget process 101

April 1, 2013

By Patrick Bell

State Representative Larry Seaquist (D-Gig Harbor) explains how the legislative budget process works in this white board video from the Washington House Democrats:

President Young: Early learning and K-12 are UW priorities

March 29, 2013

By Patrick Bell

(Cross-Posted from the President’s Blog) President Young stressed the importance of early learning and called the UW’s new online bachelor’s completion program “a good thing for all of us” during remarks to the Alliance for Education in Seattle this week. “As long as I’m president,” he told the group Thursday, “improving early learning and K-12… Read More

UW Launches Affordable Online Degree Completion Initiative

March 27, 2013

By Patrick Bell

Today, the University of Washington announced the launch of an affordable, online, degree completion initiative. The initiative represents a concerted effort to expand high quality, University of Washington undergraduate education to the 900,000 working adults in Washington State with some college but no degree. ”If we’re going to meet the needs of our state’s economy… Read More

Report: 25,000 High-Skill Jobs Going Unfilled

March 27, 2013

By Patrick Bell

A new report out today from the Washington Roundtable shows that as many as 25,000 high-skills jobs are going unfilled in Washington State. From the Seattle Times: This week, the business group Washington Roundtable released a study that says 25,000 high-skill jobs in Washington are going unfilled — jobs that have remained vacant for three months… Read More

UW Graduation Rate Above National Average

February 27, 2013

By Patrick Bell

A New York Times blog reports that 54.1% of college students who enrolled in fall 2006 graduated within 6 years. At the UW we’re proud that our graduation rate is above the national average. In fact, 79% of UW freshmen graduate within 6 years. That’s the highest percentage of any public university in the state!… Read More

UW Student Research Showcase Held in Olympia

February 18, 2013

By Patrick Bell

University of Washington students showcased research on topics ranging from quantum chemistry to malaria at the State Capitol last week. Legislators and staff dropped by the event held in 211 Cherberg to learn about the wide range of research being done by UW students. View more photos on State Relations’ Facebook page. PHOTOS: @uw Student… Read More

Provost’s Town Hall Covers Wide Range of Topics: State Funding, Accountability, Costs vs. Price, Flipping the Classroom, LEAN, and more

February 6, 2013

By Patrick Bell

University of Washington Provost Ana Mari Cauce recently held a Town Hall on campus to discuss key issues and priorities for the current academic year. The event included lively conversation and timely questions from the live audience. Below are several segments of interest concerning academic, administrative and state legislative issues.

UW, WSU, WWU Alumni Team Up for “Week of Action” in Olympia

February 5, 2013

By Patrick Bell

Alumni groups from three of the state’s public four-year universities are launching outreach efforts in Olympia this week. Through social media postings, the three alumni groups (UW Impact, WSU Impact, and Western Advocates) announced they are joining forces for an “Alumni Week of Action.” Their message? Asking legislators to support state reinvestment in higher education… Read More