UW Impact

UW Impact in The Seattle Times: Instead of more cuts, the state should enact common-sense reforms to allow the UW to better manage its investments and business operations. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2017572521_guest23sketchley.html

All six of Washington’s public university presidents in one place? You bet. Tonight, 2/1, they will discuss the higher ed funding crisis and how it affects our state. Please join us at Town Hall for this unprecedented event. http://townhallseattle.org/six-presidents-an-unprecedented-conversation-on-higher-education-funding-in-washington/

Washington lawmakers imperil the economic health and welfare of the state if they further erode support for community and technical colleges and universities. The key word is capacity, in all of its meanings. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorials/2016797288_edit20highered.html  

Senator Derek Kilmer’s editorial in the 11/16 News Tribune points to the positive effects of state investment in higher education.  From economic development to jobs to keeping people out of prison, investment in higher education is a key component of a healthy Washington State. http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/11/16/1908124/cuts-in-funding-not-salaries-are.html  

Kudos to the University of Washington for 150 years as a provider of educational excellence and access to our state’s best and brightest. The sesquicentennial offers a compelling glance back at the school’s remarkable history and accomplishments, but the occasion can also serve as a reminder of the UW’s valued role as one of the [...]

The Seattle Times Co., along with five co-sponsors, is launching a yearlong public-education campaign to highlight the impact of Washington state’s higher-education system on job creation and quality of life. Called The Greater good Campaign, it aims to build awareness that the state’s higher-education system provides a broader public good by creating jobs and enhancing [...]

Washington gets a ranking that will rankle in a new rating of state support for higher education issued by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. In a year that saw “historic cuts in state operating support for four year public universities,” Washington was one of four states making the deepest cuts — $639 [...]

A 20 percent jump in tuition at the University of Washington is necessary to help a treasured state institution maintain educational quality and access for state students. The UW had no alternative but to turn to tuition for revenue after repeated failues by the state Legislature to come up with adequate funding. The school went [...]

UW Impact encourages you to urge your legislators to vote in favor of HB 1795.  Why?  This bill does the following: Gives higher education institutions the ability to set tuition rates for the next four years. This will allow the UW to reform its financial structures and focus on the best outcomes for our students and the [...]

The UW Alumni Association (UWAA) is waking a sleeping giant. Recently, the UWAA has been working to encourage UW alumni to advocate for the future of education at the university to their respective legislators. Washington State University and Western Washington University’s alumni association presidents teamed up with the UWAA president to write an opinion-editorial piece that was [...]