George Floyd鈥檚 killing at the hands of a now-former police officer sparked a renewed urgency to our country鈥檚 needed reckoning with racism and inequity. Today, Floyd鈥檚 murderer was held accountable, but the hard work of creating a more just society must continue.
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For Husky Giving Day, help create a world of good
Today, Husky Giving Day is a chance to make an impact in the way that is most meaningful to you — it鈥檚 a 24-hour event to rally every member of our community to support the incredible array of people, programs, and causes that add up to the UW鈥檚 world-changing impact.
Beverly Cleary spoke to children 鈥� and the world 鈥� with clarity and conviction
We mourn our alumna Beverly Cleary’s passing, but we celebrate her extraordinary life and the indelible legacy she leaves for young readers.
We must not let racism and anti-Asian hate threaten our community (Updated 3/17/21)
Attacks on and harassment of Asians, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are abhorrent — our community must unite in condemning these hateful acts.
As we celebrate women鈥檚 leadership, let鈥檚 deepen the bench
Ultimately, if we want to develop long-term trends toward gender parity, representation matters.
One year since going remote, our community鈥檚 strength is inspiring
Throughout this extraordinary and difficult year, we learned a lot of lessons 鈥� many of them painful 鈥� but we also discovered reserves of strength, generosity and kindness within ourselves and each other.
Black history is American history
Black History Month is a chance to recognize that Black history is American history. It鈥檚 an important time to reflect on the ways in which Black people, their stories and their impact have so often been elided and erased from our shared understanding of ourselves as a nation and a people.
Getting vaccinated by your pharmacist? Thank the UW Schools of Pharmacy and Public Health
We face the massive public health challenge of vaccinating hundreds of millions of people in an effort to achieve herd immunity. Our ability to meet that challenge owes a great deal to the work, both past and present, of the UW School of Pharmacy.
The safety of our community is our highest priority
The health and safety of our students, staff, faculty and academic personnel is our University鈥檚 highest priority, and none of us can do our best work when we do not feel secure or are anxious about safety.
To honor MLK, we must realize the ideals we aspire to
I hope we will use this coming Monday鈥檚 holiday to reflect upon and draw inspiration from the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. as you challenge yourself to play your part.