Today’s Seattle Times in Kane Hall last night where Martha Kanter, undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Education and a key policymaker in the Obama administration, called for “stable and predictable higher-education funding” to ensure all residents at least a year of education after high school. She also called the UW a “model” for its high graduation rate and a low number of student loan defaults.
Category: Community News & Events
Current news and events happening on campus and in the community designed to improve quality of life and foster economic vitality.
Why is Seattle such a white city?

Seattle is the fifth whitest of the 50 biggest cities in the country. As part of the KPLU “I Wonder Why?” series, , professor emeritus of , explains throughout history, even though Seattle also has some of the in the country.
New fund will spur university startups
The new “W Fund” will use $20 million of venture capital spinning out of the ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ and other research institutions both locally and across the state.
Library exhibit takes a look back — at the ‘World of Tomorrow’
A new takes viewers a half-century back in time to the Seattle World’s Fair, when John Kennedy and John Glenn were national heroes and outer space was the “New Frontier”.
Regents express concern for future of public higher education in Washington
On June 7, the ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ adopted a regarding the sustainability of public higher education in Washington state.