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Building an Inclusive Future: Washington’s Public Universities’ Pledge to Students of All Backgrounds

Several recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court seem to impact our students and the communities we serve. Those decisions have also left many students and employees wondering about the long-standing commitment public higher education institutions have had for students…

Participating Washington Public Four-Year Universities Launch Guaranteed Admissions Program

Washington ranks 47th in the nation in participation in four-year public higher education at the undergraduate level for U.S. population ages 20-34, and approximately 40 percent of Washington high schools do not attend a college after high school. At the…

Honoring Juneteenth

This Sunday marks Juneteenth. The holiday, also called Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, and Black Independence Day, is celebrated across the country. What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth is a portmanteau of the date June Nineteenth – “Juneteenth”. The day celebrates…