Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker John Boehner reached a deal to fund the federal government from October to March. This agreement will prevent the threat of a shutdown when the federal fiscal year ends on September 30th. Both chambers will likely vote on the resolution in early September when they return from the August recess. Read more from Congressional Quarterly.
News and Updates
Education town hall
U.S. Under Secretary for Education Martha Kanter was on campus Wednesday. Read about her visit from The Seattle Times.
KUOW’s Phyllis Fletcher honored for “Secrets of a Blonde Bombshell”
The program, which uncovered the secret identity of 1930s bandleader Ray Hutton, won prestigious Edward R. Murrow, Gracie and RTNDA awards. It originally aired on Studio 360.
External Affairs update
The latest External Affairs update is online!
UW has new faces in computer science
The UW recruited a group of high-profile faculty in the areas of digital information and machine learning. Read more from UW Today.