students of color

December 4, 2021

Opening up a new world

Maynard Okereke, ’06, makes STEM topics more relatable to kids of color.

May 11, 2021

Building opportunity

The Black Opportunity Fund addresses the harmful legacies that colonialism, racism, white supremacy and racial capitalism have on Black communities.

MAP award recipients

This year’s promising scholars range from early undergraduates who are still zeroing in on a major to those pursuing graduate and professional degrees.

The adventure gap

Money isn’t the only challenge. Racist and classist gatekeeping of hiking spaces also impedes the ability to access the outdoors.

December 16, 2020

The other pandemic: racism

Members of the UW community join to fight “white supremacy as a lethal public health issue.”

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.

May 23, 2017

World of difference

From mentoring students to training allies, faculty of color can measure their success in many ways.

May 8, 2017

Brothers, mentors, friends

Inside the new program advocating for black and brown students on campus.

March 1, 2015

Grade upgrade

Sure, it’s a national model of academic support; but the UW’s Instructional Center is way more than that—it’s a family for students who need a boost.

September 1, 2002

Scholarship impact

Scholarship support is crucial to minority student recruitment and retention—on average, only 38 percent of underrepresented minority students who are not offered some form of scholarship or grant support enroll at the University of Washington.

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.