affirmative action
March 3, 2018
OMA&D at 50: The people behind the movement
Student activism in 1968 led the UW to create one of the nation’s first offices of minority affairs. Here’s their story. And their outlook for the future.
March 1, 1999
After I-200
The passage of I-200 means the UW has to find other ways to attract and maintain a diverse student body.
December 1, 1998
Impact of I-200
Initiative 200, which would dismantle affirmative action programs in state government, was approved by Washington state voters 58 percent to 42 percent in the mid-term election held Nov. 3.
June 1, 1990
22 years of affirmative action
The University's student affirmative action programs, which began in 1968, have helped bring about a substantial change in the character of the student body.