graduate school
November 27, 2022
Hip-hop and hype
The UW Graduate School will host an “Evening with Chuck D” for its public lecture series.
December 4, 2021
Why grad school works
Graduate education is more than a ticket to a better future; it’s an engine for the public good.
May 12, 2020
Grad students' lifeline
Students from underrepresented communities find funding, social networks and academic support through the Graduate Opportunities & Minority Achievement Program.
September 8, 2019
Alchemy of collaboration
The fantastic alchemy of collaboration between faculty and students is at the heart of many discoveries.
June 5, 2018
Three-minute thesis
Five students stood out in this year’s Three-Minute Thesis competition, an annual event sponsored by the Graduate School.
March 1, 2007
Climbing fast
At age 19, Nodira Khoussainova already has her bachelor’s degree from the University of Auckland in New Zealand and is a year into the Ph.D. program in computer science and engineering at the UW.
March 1, 2004
Verne Ray, 1905-2003
Verne Frederick Ray, ’31, ’33, a UW anthropology professor who helped dozens of Northwest tribes win tribal land-claim settlements, died Sept. 28. He was 98.
Marsha Landolt, 1948-2004
The death of Graduate School Dean Marsha Landolt in an avalanche Jan. 2 was a tragic loss for the University of Washington in many ways.
June 1, 2003
Top ranked
The University of Washington is No. 1 among primary care medical schools, and No. 1 among nursing schools in the new U.S. News & World Report annual rankings of graduate programs and professional schools.
March 1, 2001
TAs reach deal
The University of Washington and a union representing its teaching assistants came to an agreement that avoided a walkout by the UW’s 1,600 TAs.
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
Record classes
Records were broken in June when 9,019 students graduated from the UW. At the same time pressure to get into the UW remains steady.
March 1, 1990
Grad student gambit
They’re the best and the brightest: the graduate school applicants whom everyone wants. But the supply may be dwindling.