Undergraduate Academic Affairs advances and deepens undergraduate education at the University of Washington. By connecting undergraduates to the breadth and depth of the UW’s opportunities, and by creating new ways to connect, we guide students toward participating in the life of our University so they are equipped and eager for their journey ahead.
Husky Experience highlights
Celebrating the 2022–23 Undergraduate Medalists
From the thousands of undergraduate students at the University of Washington, three are selected each year for the prestigious President’s Medalist Award. Sayako Mitchell, Ayush Agrawal and Cin Dacey Ahrens are the medalists for 2022–23. All three are students in the University Honors Program.
Black Studies through time, art and being
Obse Dinsa is a painter pursuing a degree in social welfare with a minor in diversity. Learn how her arts and humanities research project focused on depictions of the Black Diaspora through visual art.
Read Vice Provost and Dean Ed Taylor’s commentary on the power of language
UAA’s vice provost and dean offers his thoughts on language and the power that we hold and exercise through it.
Are you ready for midterms?
Learn about the different kinds of academic support available to undergrads through UAA’s Academic Support Programs. In this video, Director Ryan Burt takes on the challenge of explaining Academic Support Programs in less than 15 seconds at a time.
Programs and initiatives
Academic Support Programs
Center for Experiential Learning & Diversity
Community College Research Initiatives
Community Engagement and Leadership Education Center
Dream Project
First Year Programs
Honors Program
Husky Leadership Initiative
Jumpstart
Mary Gates Endowment
Land acknowledgement
The University of Washington acknowledges the Coast Salish peoples of this land, the land which touches the shared waters of all tribes and bands within the Suquamish, Tulalip and Muckleshoot nations.