budget
June 1, 1999
Salary boost
The University of Washington may find fewer professors leaving for higher paid positions elsewhere as a result of a new state budget passed April 25.
March 1, 1999
Tuition on the rise
Undergraduate tuition could rise from 10 to 24 percent in the next two years under several proposals currently under debate in the Washington State Legislature.
December 1, 1998
Brain drain
Some top UW professors are leaving, and more will follow if nothing is done about the faculty pay gap.
June 1, 1998
Less room for students
While higher education saw some advances in the last legislative session, UW officials also saw signs that access to a college education may be shrinking.
March 1, 1998
Endowment plan
The Washington State Legislature is currently considering a proposal to establish a $500 million public-private partnership to enhance the quality of higher education in Washington.
December 1, 1997
Research rising
The University of Washington received $510 million in research grants during 1996-97, passing the half-billion-dollar milestone for the first time.
Passing grades
Despite the economic boom of the late 1990s, higher education is under the microscope. Business leaders, legislators and some educators feel our colleges and universities are just not efficient.
June 1, 1997
Tuition, faculty salaries to rise under state budget
The new two-year state budget has UW officials cautious about the future of the University.
March 1, 1997
Spending limits put squeeze on UW budget plans in Olympia
In past sessions the Legislature often had less money than it wanted to spend, but this session it has more money than it can spend, due to the Initiative 601 spending limit.
December 1, 1996
Accountability, access, quality are top issues for UW, Legislature
The UW goes to the 1997 Legislature with an $814 million budget request, about $75 million over current levels.
June 1, 1996
UW to see higher enrollments, better technology, thanks to state budget
Students will graduate faster and citizens will have more degree options, thanks to the 1996 legislative session which ended March 7.
December 1, 1995
UW seeks matching funds from lawmakers
A $30 million plan that leverages state funds with private support and tuition would boost access to the UW, expand instructional technology and help retain faculty.
September 1, 1995
Applied mathematics, Slavic languages saved from closure
President William P. Gerberding rejected plans to cut the applied math and Slavic languages and literature departments, but he approved terminating the Institute for Environmental Studies.
June 1, 1995
Budget stalls
As Columns went to press, the Washington State Legislature remained deadlocked on a state budget for 1995-97.
Slavic studies may be cut
UW deans decided to eliminate the Department of Slavic Languages and Literature and the Institute for Environmental Studies.
March 1, 1995
Tuition may rise
The University of Washington and other state universities may have the power to set some tuition rates if the Washington State Legislature follows Gov. Mike Lowry's recommendations.
Chopping block
The UW must consider closing the School of Communications and the applied math, Slavic languages and literature, and speech communication departments, President Gerberding announced.
December 1, 1994
What if they sold the ‘U’?
Imagine the state without its flagship university. Like a bad dream, it's a scenario with symbolic value.
$19 million cut
UW deans, vice presidents, vice provosts and the director of libraries submitted plans in November for $19 million in budget reductions at the Seattle campus.