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Without a Safety Net

UW Tacoma Professor Carolyn West has spent her storied career asking hard questions and exploring difficult subjects.

May 6, 2021

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At the Helm

UW Tacoma senior Aidan Helt left behind a difficult childhood by joining the Merchant Marines, a journey that took her from her old home to a new one.

April 30, 2021

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Go Far, Quickly

For Earth Day, students, faculty and staff from all three UW campuses reflect on what it means to be sustainable during a pandemic.

April 21, 2021

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A Good Place to Grow

Kirsten Hargett chose to study biomedical sciences because she wanted to stretch herself.

April 9, 2021

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Math in the Time of Corona

For the past year, math professor Jennifer Quinn has been writing a blog about teaching mathematics and living during the pandemic.

March 25, 2021

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Taking Care

UW Tacoma alumna Joy Chang served as a medic in the army, an emergency room nurse at Tacoma General and now works as a nurse practitioner in a private practice.

March 19, 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