Tuition rates for the 2012-13 academic year are currently under consideration by the Board of Regents. The board will formally adopt new tuition rates in June. It is anticipated that the 16 percent legislatively authorized increase will be a starting point for resident undergraduate tuition rates, although a range of tuition rate increases is being presented for discussion.
News and Updates
UW picked at a top social media college
The UW grabbed a top spot on Student Advisor’s list of the top 100 Social Media Colleges.
Sketches of Campus
Check out sketches of UW by Seattle Times illustrator and journalist Gabriel Campanario. He took a stroll through campus and wrote about (and sketched) the Sylvan Grove Theater, the Quad and more.
Congress back in session
Congress is back in session following a two-week break. Read about what bills are moving and what committees have scheduled from the Office of Federal Relations.
UW researchers featured in Titanic anniversary documentary
The work of two UW researchers was vital to the information presented in the History Channel’s documentary testing the prominent theory that the ship sank due to the failure of substandard rivets that caused the hull to tear open. Read more from UW Today. The documentary aired on Sunday as part of the History Channel’s “Titanic 100” weekend and replays on the History Channel.