We are working with law enforcement and through our own disciplinary processes to ensure those responsible face appropriate consequences for their actions.
Category: Campus
Our mission and values will guide us through changing times
We are closely evaluating and monitoring these policies and the possible impacts they could have on members of our community and on our University’s mission.
Carnegie classification confirms UW’s mission of community service and engagement
We have the opportunity once again to confirm our commitment to building and supporting community engagement by retaining the Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement.
Resolution to the encampment in the Quad
Through serious and constructive conversations, we have reached a resolution that will see the voluntary departure of the encampment in the Quad.
Update on the tent encampment in the Quad
The University’s response to students’ calls for change will not be based on an encampment — there are many ways for voices to be heard that don’t require tents, violent rhetoric and vandalism. Change will be through constructive engagement on issues that are important and meaningful to our students and broader campus community.
The vandalism of the HUB is not a protest – it is a crime
Witnessing the mounting deaths, injuries and hunger among civilians, many of them children, in Gaza has been extremely painful for us all, and especially so for those with family or cultural ties to the region. But there is no excuse whatsoever for the vandalism and property destruction that took place in the Husky Union Building last night by demonstrators occupying the building.
Our University will not tolerate religious bigotry or harassment
During this difficult time for all who are affected by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the recognition of our shared humanity is essential to ensuring an inclusive and welcoming campus environment conducive to engaged teaching and learning, scholarship and discovery, patient care and community service. The members of our large, diverse community bring a wide range of perspectives, lived experiences and emotions to this crisis, but we will not tolerate harassment, violence or threats of violence on our campuses.
Reimagining safety at the University of Washington
Creating learning, working and living environments that enable each of us to be successful requires a holistic approach to safety and well-being that brings together a range of resources in a coordinated, accountable manner. And as we continuously evaluate the safety of our community, it has become clear to me — as it has to many of you — that a rethinking of how we keep our University community safe is required.
The safety of our community is our highest priority
The health and safety of our students, staff, faculty and academic personnel is our University’s highest priority, and none of us can do our best work when we do not feel secure or are anxious about safety.
Responding to community concerns about policing on campus
As our nation once more grapples with the epidemic of police violence against Black people and systemic racism more broadly, many faculty, students, staff and other community members have expressed concerns about policing on the Seattle campus, including about the UW Police Department’s relationship with the Seattle Police Department.