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‘We Are First Gen’
Celebrating those who are the first in their families to pursue higher education.
November 7, 2025Main Content
Over 5,000 students strong. One powerful community.
UW Tacoma reaches 5-year high in enrollment, exceeding 5,000 students
October 28, 2025Main Content
The Land Remembers: UW Tacoma’s Danica Miller on Indigenous Storytelling as Sovereignty, from Medicine Creek to the Modern Classroom
Miller is one of the curators behind “This is Native Land,” a new exhibition opening this fall at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma.
October 17, 2025Main Content
NSF-funded research experience opens doors for UW Tacoma students to conduct field research on urban housing systems in Latin America
The global research experience will immerse urban studies and civil engineering students in the Chilean context as they engage in professional research abroad.
October 14, 2025Main Content
35 Years in the Making: UW Tacoma’s Convocation Welcomes a New Academic Year
The Prairie Line Trail, once the western terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad, became a pathway to new beginnings during UW Tacoma’s Convocation.
October 1, 2025Main Content
UW Tacoma welcomes a dozen new faculty members for the 2025-26 academic year
We're proud to welcome a dynamic cohort of new faculty members to our pack at the University of Washington Tacoma.
September 30, 2025Main Content
UW Tacoma named best value in the state by Washington Monthly
The Monthly’s annual best-of lists also name UW Tacoma the top institution in Washington among master’s universities and among “bang for the buck colleges” in the West.
September 12, 2025Main Content
A Culture You Can See: Milgard School Tours Pierce Transit's Campus
The Milgard School’s visit to Pierce Transit revealed a simple truth: vibrant culture doesn’t happen by accident. It’s built, day by day, through intentional leadership, open communication, and a genuine investment in people.
September 9, 2025Main Content
UW Tacoma-led research team awarded $1.5 million NSF grant to improve wildfire models across the Western U.S.
Researchers at UW Tacoma and the University of Nevada, Reno will collaborate to develop a new model that helps land and fire managers better predict and manage wildfires.
September 9, 2025Main Content
UW Tacoma names engineering fellowship to honor U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland’s contributions to education, workforce development
The fellowship, named in Rep. Strickland’s honor, gives local students real-world experience in Tacoma’s city departments, building pathways to impactful engineering careers close to home.
August 25, 2025