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Call for Self-Nominations for the Annual PPPA Paper Prize

Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs (PPPA) students are invited to nominate a paper for this year’s PPPA Undergraduate Paper Prize award. This year there will be two prizes, one for papers of 15 or more pages and one for papers … Continue reading →


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Three Faculty Write Against the Repeal of Washington’s Capital Gains Tax

Last year, Washington State legislators passed a capital gains tax on the profits wealthy state residents make when they trade stocks, bonds, and other assets.  In response, a group of individuals recently filed Initiative 1929, an initiative that seeks to … Continue reading →


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Happiness at Last

Live theater returns to UW Tacoma with "The Happiest Song Plays Last," in a collaboration with Tacoma Little Theater and Toy Boat Theatre.


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Kick Off of Spring 2022 Research Seminar

On April 21st, Ben Meiches kicked off PPPA’s Spring Research Seminar with a provocative presentation entitled “Smelly Liaisons: On Multispecies Humanitarianism.”  His talk was based on research contained in his forthcoming book Humanitarianism Beyond the Human: Interventions with Animals (University of Minnesota Press). … Continue reading →


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Under Construction

Tacoma native Lorne Arnold is helping build UW Tacoma's new civil engineering program


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Got a FinTech idea? Win $10,000

Competitors in the second annual statewide FinTech Incubator Challenge can submit their applications and pitch decks until May 17.


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Passing the Mic

Chancellor Sheila Edwards Lange and alumna Jazmyn Pratt talked about their college experience, higher education and the future of UW Tacoma for the 100th episode of Paw'd Defiance.