Legislative Progress in 2024-2025
September 22, 2025
Inclusion of faculty on the UW Board of Regents. After years of advocacy by our faculty legislative representatives, the WA legislature approved HB1051 in 2022 to add a faculty regent as a voting member of the Board of Regents. As a member of the governing board, the Faculty Regent serves the people of Washington and…
Q&A regarding Impacts of Changing Policies and Funding
April 28, 2025
Questions submitted via Faculty Senate regarding impacts of changing policies and funding Budget: planning, faculty input Budget: employment, termination Budget: administrative spending Budget: state Budget: federal grants Budget: salary Budget: 5% cuts Hiring, P&T Immigration, visas Other Budget: general planning, faculty input on cuts/priorities Has there been any external audit of the overall university budget…
Faculty Senate Chair Louisa Mackenzie's Welcome Message
October 15, 2024
Dear Colleagues, Welcome to the new academic year. I’m writing to introduce the Faculty Senate, and myself, as I have the honor of serving as your Senate Chair this year. The Senate represents you. It is the legislative and deliberative body of the UW faculty as we work with executive administrators in shared governance. My…