President’s Letter

August 28, 2023

Welcome to campus

UW President Ana Mari Cauce provides an update on the University and its surrounding community.


November 27, 2022

Unleash the power

We need collective action to realize the potential for higher education to be a force for good.


September 2, 2022

Reunited at the UW

UW President Ana Mari Cauce writes that we can work to rebuild trust, grace and shared ambition for a more equitable, vibrant and thriving world.


September 11, 2021

Reframing what matters

Every autumn, the new academic year offers a fresh start. This year, many of us return with a new perspective shaped by the pandemic.


September 16, 2020

Unbreakable bonds

Gifts to the UW’s Be Boundless campaign reflect the character and spirit that unites us.


September 8, 2019

Alchemy of collaboration

The fantastic alchemy of collaboration between faculty and students is at the heart of many discoveries.


June 3, 2019

President’s letter

This year, our state Legislature approved a budget that reinvests in public higher education.


March 7, 2019

President's Letter

A spirit of unity—the awareness that we’re all in this together—is our greatest strength, both as a state and as a community of Huskies everywhere.


December 1, 2018

President's letter

Public education requires public support—help us sound the alarm.


October 4, 2018

Ana Mari Cauce

President’s Letter: September 2018

This year we welcome our largest-ever incoming class, which includes the most students from Washington state in our University’s history.


June 6, 2018

President's Letter: June 2018

The great power of our University and its public mission is that it touches every person in Washington, through education, research and service.


March 6, 2018

Ana Mari Cauce

President's Letter: March 2018

During Women’s History Month the UW can be proud of our legacy in educating and empowering women.


January 5, 2018

President's Letter: December 2017

Marking milestones along our journey.


June 7, 2017

Ana Mari Cauce

President's Letter: June 2017

Thanking those who have helped make this a momentous year.


March 1, 2017

Ana Mari Cauce

President’s Letter: March 2017

At times like these of uncertainty and rapid change, our university’s role has never been more critical.


September 1, 1996

President McCormick reflects on his freshman year

Last June's splendid commencement ceremonies marked many kinds of ends and beginnings. For me, it was the end of my freshman year at the UW.