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Puyallup Tribe Teaches Tacoma Huskies the Art of a Warm Welcome

The Pacific Northwest will become part of the biggest sporting event on the planet when the FIFA World Cup arrives in Seattle. As the Puyallup Tribe of Indians makes history as the first Indigenous nation to formally take part, Tacoma Huskies are finding meaningful ways to contribute.


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At home on campus

Native Indigenous community-building efforts create a more vibrant institution.


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Merisa Jones: Educational Sovereignty

Carrying on the traditions of her education-oriented family, Marisa Jones, ’23, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, is fulfilling her sacred obligations to future generations.


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Mona Halcomb: Banking on Her Future

After years and decades of being told she was in the wrong place, Mona Halcomb, ’23, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, is just getting started.


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Eileen Jimenez: Persona Educada

Eileen Jimenez, ’23, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, embodies the spirits of her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and proudly aspires to be, like them, a persona educada.


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Debbie Hales: A Sisterhood of Support

Support from the circle of students in the Muckleshoot Cohort Ed.D. program is a key element that got Debbie Hales, ’23, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, through the rigors of her doctoral studies.