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Jennifer Vasilez: Doing Right by the Children
The experience of being surrounded by strong, intelligent Native women is what drew Jennifer Vasilez, ’23, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, to UW Tacoma’s Muckleshoot Cohort.
June 7, 2023Main Content
Joannie Suina: Recentering Native Women’s Voices
One of the Muckleshoot cohort, Joannie Suina, ’23, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, is intent on restoring balance to the world.
June 7, 2023Main Content
New Grant Will Expand Access to Native Knowledge
$225,000 from the Mellon Foundation will support American Indian and Indigenous (AII) community-building events, bring more AII voices to campus, and power a summer institute on Indigenous humanities.
May 24, 2023Main Content
Ada McDaniel: First, Not Last
Ada McDaniel is part of the inaugural Muckleshoot Cohort and, when she graduates in June, will be the first person in her family to earn a doctoral degree.
April 19, 2023Main Content
New permanent display explores history of timber, honors tribal connection
A new display and permanent land acknowledgement in Milgard Hall celebrate our partnership with the Puyallup Tribe.
April 17, 2023Main Content
Building Momentum
The creation of the Family Room and a registered student organization offer new resources to the Native and Indigenous community at UW Tacoma.
March 21, 2023Main Content
First-ever doctoral program on Tribal lands meets in-person for the first time
Students in the Muckleshoot cohort of UW Tacoma's Ed.D. program have been working remotely since the pandemic began.
July 14, 2022Main Content
Spotlight: Michelle Montgomery Works to Redefine what Justice Demands
UW's Population Health Initiative recently spotlighted the work of UW Tacoma Associate Professor Michelle Montgomery.
March 30, 2022Main Content
Looking Back at 2021
Fourteen stories from the past year that showcase the best of UW Tacoma.
December 29, 2021Main Content
DeAnn Dillon: The Undiminished Spirit of Sharing
DeAnn Dillon is a mom, a teacher, an auntie, a Native American, a legislative aide, and a doctoral student. She is also a giver of energy.
November 24, 2021