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June 1991 issue
Fouad Ajami, ’69, ’73, is a trusted voice on Middle East politics
UW alumnus Fouad Ajami became a familiar face to millions as the CBS News Middle Eastern expert during the Persian Gulf crisis.
June 1991 issue
How did Gulf War change America? 4 UW experts weigh in
The victorious outcome of the war—and the few American casualties—have created a watershed in American public opinion, four UW historians say.
June 1991 issue
Virginia Smith: a champion of education
The 1991 Alumna Summa Laude Dignata has been fighting for higher education since she graduated. Her latest mission: Hold together a college torn by strife.
June 1991 issue
UW cited as safe campus; violent crimes decrease
The University of Washington campus had a 17 percent drop in violent felony crimes between 1989 and 1990, UW police reported.
June 1991 issue
Alumni help fundraising campaign reach $216.6 million
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.
June 1991 issue
The best of 1991: Teaching and public service awards
Traditionally, June is the month when the UW and its alumni association announce the winners of the annual teaching and public service awards.
June 1991 issue
Theater landscape to be dramatically different
One landmark theater will be moved, another will be rebricked and a third may be either demolished or shipped to Tacoma's Commencement Bay.
June 1991 issue
State budget expected to preserve UW gains
UW officials are generally pleased over the shape of the 1991-93 state budget.
June 1991 issue
Stories of identity in this month’s magazine
There isn't one of us who hasn't had an identity crisis sometime in our lives.
June 1991 issue
Experts debate initiative to legalize physician-assisted suicide
Initiative 119, if passed, would expand the conditions for terminating medical treatment and would legalize physician-assisted suicide for the terminally ill.
June 1991 issue
UW’s Charles Johnson won’t let literary fame go to his head
UW English Professor Charles Johnson, is holding steady through the months of accolades that have followed winning the 1990 National Book Award in fiction.
March 1991 issue
Tuition to rise, but UW named a ‘best buy’ by 3 publications
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.
March 1991 issue
State funds improve undergrad classroom experience
When UW undergraduates settled into their seats last October, they got the "new, improved" versions of some entry-level courses.
March 1991 issue
Athletic Director Mike Lude leaves office after 14 years
Milo R. "Mike" Lude, athletic director at the University of Washington for 14 years, retired Jan. 15 from that position.
March 1991 issue
Governor requests 6% budget cut; UW, lawmakers wait for revenue forecast
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.
March 1991 issue
UW sports legend ‘Torchy’ Torrance dies at 91
Roscoe "Torchy" Torrance was one of the UW's most prominent sports boosters and confidant of generations of Husky coaches and athletes.
March 1991 issue
In touch with UW family at wartime
When news of war in the Middle East reverberated throughout the campus, many UW students and alumni saw their everyday lives dramatically altered.
March 1991 issue
Historic hindsight: Professor sees American Indians’ past in a new light
The story of American Indians, says UW Professor Richard White, is not a tidy narrative with all the facts leading in one direction.
March 1991 issue
Douglas Olesen, ’62, ’63, ’72, makes his name in research
UW graduate Douglas E. Olesen is president and chief executive officer of the world's largest research and development institute
March 1991 issue
Dawn Wells, ’60, will always be ‘Mary Ann’ to TV fans
After "Gilligan's Island," Dawn Wells continued to act and pursued philanthropy.
