Students

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.


December 1, 1989

Soviet students arrive

A unique U.S.-U.S.S.R. student ex­change is underway after more than 16 years of planning.


September 1, 1989

Chinese students anxious

Students from China studying at the UW were living in limbo long before the Chinese government's June 4 crackdown in Beijing. Now they live in fear as well.


Husky Stadium seating switch

UW officials have blown the whistle on the traditional scramble for seats in the student sections of Husky Stadium, where “Husky Fever” was reaching the boiling point in the last few years. While some rowdy behavior has always been present, starting in 1986, seat-saving fights, alcohol use, body-passing, and other dangerous behavior began to escalate....


University of Washington

© 2026 University of Washington | Seattle, WA