Students
March 1, 2004
One for the books
In second grade they told her that she read too much, but today Allyssa Lamb is one of only 32 U.S. students to win a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford.
June 1, 2003
Setting the standard
In recognition of their excellence in undergraduate education, the UW School of Drama and the UW Transition School/Early Entrance Program share the 2003 Brotman Awards for Instructional Excellence, the UW announced April 3.
March 1, 2003
Faces of the millennium
Over the last three years, the University of Washington has been able to attract 90 Gates Millennium Scholars. Here are the stories of five recipients.
September 1, 2002
Top grad
Roy Chan, ‘02, a comparative literature/Russian language and literature major earned a 3.98 GPA in his four years at the UW. For his academic achievements, he was named the 2002 President’s Medalist.
Admissions upheld
U.S. District Judge Thomas Zilly ruled that the University of Washington School of Law did not break any laws in a highly publicized “reverse discrimination” lawsuit.
Scholarship impact
Scholarship support is crucial to minority student recruitment and retention—on average, only 38 percent of underrepresented minority students who are not offered some form of scholarship or grant support enroll at the University of Washington.
September 1, 2001
Row show
While most Huskies take them for granted, our Greek Row houses are architectural gems that some day might comprise a historic district.
September 1, 2000
4,935 freshmen
The University of Washington is preparing for its largest incoming class ever as 4,935 new freshmen are expected to attend when Fall Quarter starts Sept. 25.
Parody panned
An article published in a May 19 supplement to the Daily offended students, faculty, regents, alumni and the public, causing the supplement editor to resign.
September 1, 1999
Frisky business
Student entrepreneurs gain the experience, contacts and confidence necessary to launch their own companies.
December 1, 1998
Top freshmen
The smartest freshman class in the history of the University of Washington walked through classroom doors Sept. 28 as 35,108 students started the 1998-99 school year.
December 1, 1996
UW opens doors to its biggest freshman class since 1965
There are more freshmen at the University of Washington this fall than there have been since 1965.
March 1, 1996
Top science, engineering students come to UW, thanks to ARCS group
Since 1978, a group of women in Seattle has been raising money to support graduate students in science and engineering at the UW.
December 1, 1995
Plugged in
The UW embarked on UWired, an ambitious experiment that integrates the computer into undergraduate education.
December 1, 1994
Worth the hardship
Despite the financial hardship, incredibly long days and stiff competition for funding, graduate school has never been more popular.
September 1, 1994
Freshman connection
A group of professors and administrators is working hard to transform the first year at the University of Washington from lonely to inspiring.
March 1, 1994
Out of the classroom
Educators say volunteer service hones such important skills as critical thinking.
March 1, 1993
A matter of degrees
Overhauling undergraduate education won't be easy, but the UW has already made an important start.
June 1, 1992
Olympic medalist
The first American woman to win a medal in the Olympics downhill since 1976 is UW student Hilary Lindh.