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Always Thinking Ahead

Expanding support for college-bound Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders is a top priority for Patrick Pow.

August 12, 2021

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Milgard Women’s Initiative: Empowered Women, Empowering Women

Housed within the Center for Leadership & Social Responsibility (CLSR) at the Milgard School of Business, the Milgard Women’s Initiative (MWI) has a mission to "advance women as creative and innovative leaders throughout their organizations and communities."

July 27, 2021

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The Class of 2021

Members of the Class of 2021 can hold their heads high as survivors and achievers. Through pandemic and polemic, they have completed the next stage of their journeys through life. We present a sampling of their stories.

June 10, 2021

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Seeing the Way Ahead

Healthcare professionals and students are helping spread the word that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective.

May 28, 2021

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Paths to Completion

What keeps students from finishing their college degrees? How can we help them complete? Bonnie Becker is leading a data-driven effort to find answers to these questions.

March 8, 2021

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Founding Stories: The Black Student Union

Linda Ishem, Lisa Faircloth, Jamie McGee and Chana Lawson talk about the Black Student Union, the first student organization at UW Tacoma.

February 18, 2021

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Book Talk: Becoming Nisei

At a free, virtual event, Lisa Hoffman and Mary Hanneman will discuss their new book "Becoming Nisei," a history of the Tacoma Japanese-American community.

January 25, 2021