September 1, 1991
The University of Washington will be more competitive and more accessible, thanks to an 11.6 percent increase in its state funding.
The Faculty Senate polls 2,500 professors on establishing an American pluralism requirement.
About 8,206 degrees were awarded at the University of Washington's 116th Commencement held June 15.
June 1, 1991
The University of Washington campus had a 17 percent drop in violent felony crimes between 1989 and 1990, UW police reported.
Students and other University representatives have been telephoning alumni nationwide to ask for campaign pledges payable over up to five years and many alumni are making generous gifts.
Traditionally, June is the month when the UW and its alumni association announce the winners of the annual teaching and public service awards.
One landmark theater will be moved, another will be rebricked and a third may be either demolished or shipped to Tacoma's Commencement Bay.
March 1, 1991
Following a formula mandated by the state, undergraduate, in-state tuition at the University of Washington was set to rise 11.5 percent to $2,178 a year.
When UW undergraduates settled into their seats last October, they got the "new, improved" versions of some entry-level courses.
UW officials are anxiously waiting for the March 19 state revenue forecast, as the Washington State Legislature begins to write its budget for the UW and all state agencies.
It is time, reformers say, to add an ethnic studies requirement to the foundation of a liberal education.
Charles Johnson, UW professor of English, received the 1990 National Book Award for Middle Passage.
The University has reached a milestone in its $250-million Campaign for Washington.
As some try to scrub graffiti from the facades of inner cities, others defend it as a form of self-expression.
December 1, 1990
The Campaign for Washington has received gifts and pledges totaling $181.5 million as of Sept. 30.
The University of Washington has strong links to two 1990 Nobel Prize winners announced in October.
Two University of Washington branch campuses took giant steps this fall as classes opened in temporary quarters and the UW Board of Regents recommended permanent sites.
Enrollment at the University of Washington remained stable as 33,536 students began fall quarter 1990.