president
March 11, 2025
The next top Dawg
Dr. Robert Jones is "beyond excited" to join the UW as the 34th president in the school's 164-year history.
September 2, 2022
Reunited at the UW
UW President Ana Mari Cauce writes that we can work to rebuild trust, grace and shared ambition for a more equitable, vibrant and thriving world.
September 11, 2021
Reframing what matters
Every autumn, the new academic year offers a fresh start. This year, many of us return with a new perspective shaped by the pandemic.
September 16, 2020
Unbreakable bonds
Gifts to the UW’s Be Boundless campaign reflect the character and spirit that unites us.
September 8, 2019
Alchemy of collaboration
The fantastic alchemy of collaboration between faculty and students is at the heart of many discoveries.
September 2, 2019
When Dad ran for president
In 1972 and 1976, Sen. Henry “Scoop” Jackson was a candidate for the highest office in the land. I was along for the ride.
June 3, 2019
President’s letter
This year, our state Legislature approved a budget that reinvests in public higher education.
March 7, 2019
President's Letter
A spirit of unity—the awareness that we’re all in this together—is our greatest strength, both as a state and as a community of Huskies everywhere.
August 29, 2018
What is your Husky story?
A message from Daniel Heu-Weller, the 2018-2019 UWAA President.
September 13, 2017
President’s Letter: September 2017
Welcoming the class of 2021 and saying goodbye to an old friend.
June 7, 2017
Flowers of power
Laura Dowling, ’81, ’91, served as the Chief Floral Designer in the Obama White House.
December 15, 2016
President’s Letter: December 2016
Our ideals, passions and dreams can change the world.
December 1, 2015
An unprecedented president
She is the first woman, first Latina and the first in a long while to be promoted from within to lead the University of Washington.
March 1, 2015
Gerberding's legacy
Though the longest-serving president in UW history (from 1979 to 1995) is no longer with us—the North Dakota native died Dec. 27 at the age of 85 after suffering a stroke—his imprint on the University is indelible.
June 1, 2011
Editor's Eye: Celebration
Michael Young’s selection as president-designate of the University of Washington (he starts July 1) turned a glum spring into one of celebration.
Up to the challenge
With an adventurer’s spirit, Michael Young plans to make the UW a leader in solving the public higher education funding model.
December 1, 2007
Home pride
For 65 years, Hill-Crest has been the home to 12 presidents. It has seen glittering parties, teenage sleepovers and even police protection during Vietnam War student unrest.
September 1, 2007
John Hogness, 1922-2007
John Rusten Hogness spent a turbulent five years as president of the UW.
December 1, 2006
Minding the gap
There’s a huge difference between state funding for the UW and what our competition is getting, says President Mark Emmert, but he has a plan to help the Huskies keep up with the pack.