News
June 1, 1995
Slavic studies may be cut
UW deans decided to eliminate the Department of Slavic Languages and Literature and the Institute for Environmental Studies.
March 1, 1995
Through the years
Major national and international events that took place during William Gerberding's 16 years as UW president.
Gains for women
Since the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, women—both black and white—have made the greatest gains in the job market, says UW Sociology Professor Paul Burstein.
Tuition may rise
The University of Washington and other state universities may have the power to set some tuition rates if the Washington State Legislature follows Gov. Mike Lowry's recommendations.
Faculty philanthropy
Over the last three years, faculty members at the University have contributed more than half a million dollars to support graduate and professional students.
Chopping block
The UW must consider closing the School of Communications and the applied math, Slavic languages and literature, and speech communication departments, President Gerberding announced.
December 1, 1994
What if they sold the ‘U’?
Imagine the state without its flagship university. Like a bad dream, it's a scenario with symbolic value.
Columns online
Starting Dec. 1, 1994, the text of Columns magazine are available through the Internet.
Branch plans
Permanent homes for the UW's two branch campuses came closer to reality, as plans for UW Tacoma cleared an important landmarks panel.
$19 million cut
UW deans, vice presidents, vice provosts and the director of libraries submitted plans in November for $19 million in budget reductions at the Seattle campus.
Nobel laureate
Martin Rodbell was honored for research on G proteins, a key component of the communication system that regulates cellular activity.
September 1, 1994
Record classes
Records were broken in June when 9,019 students graduated from the UW. At the same time pressure to get into the UW remains steady.
Record support
It was a record-setting year for private support at the University of Washington, with more than $122 million in gifts and private grants received during 1993-94.
Awards for Columns
Columns won two First Place Awards and two Second Place Awards in the 1993 Excellence in Journalism Competition.
Southwest campus plan
The Seattle City Council voted to approve the University's master plan for its Southwest Campus—completing a five-year process.
Ravamp plan
A yearlong Presidential Task Force proposed substantial changes to prepare the UW for the 21st century.
Shrine for science
A landmark building ties high-tech science to traditional architecture, forging a link to the southwest campus.
June 1, 1994
Final curtain
Like an aging star of the stage, the Showboat Theatre took its final bow as wrecking crews dismantled the 56-year-old dowager on the UW's Portage Bay waterfront.
UW fights ban
UW officials announced they would challenge an NCAA proposal to impose extra penalties on the Husky football program, including banning a season of TV broadcasts.
Presidential search
UW Board of Regents President Mari Clack named a panel of 18 to begin the search for a new UW president.