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Sticking to the Plan

UW Tacoma alumna Alishia Agee-Cooper is using her education to transform the state of Washington's approach to child welfare.

September 20, 2023

Leader in the Making

ASUWT President Holly Wetzel credits her experience at UW Tacoma for her personal transformation

September 6, 2023

Not Your Average Joe

Joe Davis is the first alum from either UW Tacoma or UW Bothell to be named president of 60,000-member UW Alumni Association.

August 7, 2023

Point of View

Assistant Teaching Professor Ronnie San Nicolas's lived experience guides his hands-on approach to teaching as well as his work with the Simon Family Endowment and AAPI THRIVE.

July 28, 2023

An Open Perspective

Maria Hamilton is intentional about exposing her daughter to an expansive worldview centered on the value of education.

July 14, 2023

A Ph.D. for Tacoma

With its first cohort of students, UW Tacoma’s Ph.D. in computer science is already making a big impact on students, research and the South Sound community.

June 29, 2023

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.

June 14, 2023

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.

June 9, 2023

Dani Small: The Barrier Breaker

First-gen alumna Dani Small, ’23, Master of Social Work, wants to bring the values she defined through both her undergrad and grad experiences at UW Tacoma into the corporate world.

June 9, 2023