Category: Graduate School Update

University of Washington Professor Hannah C. Wiley, a longtime faculty member in the Department of Dance within the College of Arts & Sciences, has been named the recipient of the 2025 Marsha L. Landolt Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award. Professor Wiley has been a cornerstone of the UW dance community since joining the faculty in 1987. In 1991, she founded the Chamber Dance Company, a vital initiative dedicated to producing, preserving, and sharing modern and contemporary dance repertoire with audiences across the region. The Landolt Award is one…

News from the Office of Academic Affairs The Office of Academic Affairs has initiated important changes in each of its three major areas of work, Policy led by Jeremy Davis (jerdavis@uw.edu), Curriculum led by Katie Hollenbach (progprop@uw.edu) and Academic Unit Review led by Chris Partridge and Ann Busche (unitrev@uw.edu). Graduate School Policy Updates We’re developing policy that is more universally usable and relevant to the missions and conditions of our diverse graduate programs. Feedback from across the university has been…

The University of Washington taskforce on the Future of Ph.D. Education will launch this fall. This strategic initiative, jointly spearheaded by the Office of the Provost and the Graduate School, aims to chart bold, forward-thinking directions for UW’s Ph.D. programs and the students they serve. As a leading R1 research institution with nearly 900 Ph.D. students, the UW is uniquely positioned to shape national conversations around doctoral education. The task force will explore innovative approaches to preparing the next generation of scholars, researchers, and public leaders,…

This summer, the UW Graduate School is entering a new chapter—saying goodbye to two extraordinary associate deans and welcoming two new leaders who will help shape the future of graduate education. A heartfelt goodbye to Drs. Joseph and Cargill Dr. Ralina Joseph, Associate Dean for Equity and Justice, will depart the Graduate School on August 15, 2025, to become Vice Provost of Inclusive Excellence at the University of California, Los Angeles. During her five years at the Graduate School, Dr….

On July 1, 2025, the University of Washington Graduate School’s offices of Graduate Student Equity and Excellence (GSEE), Graduate Student Affairs and Equity and Justice (OEJ) have come together to form the new Office of Graduate Student Success. This unification reflects our commitment to strengthening organizational efficiency and better aligning our efforts in support of student belonging, engagement and achievement. The Office of Graduate Student Success, led by incoming Associate Dean Kalei Kanuha, focuses on improving the quality of the…

As faculty, we play a pivotal role in equipping graduate students for diverse career paths. Beyond academic rigor, students benefit from guidance on essential career skills such as networking, communication, and adaptability. By integrating career readiness into mentorship, we help students thrive in academia, industry and beyond. This brief provides valuable perspectives from graduate students who lacked this exposure in graduate school.

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In 2022, the UW Graduate School introduced the “stacked degree” policy, allowing graduate programs to include as part of its degree requirements one or more earned graduate certificates.  The intent of a stacked degree is to provide for flexible entry to graduate education for students who would benefit from a graduate certificate credential and who may or may not ultimately pursue a graduate degree.  We approved, or are in the process of approving, three degrees under this policy: Review and…

To give you an understanding of our graduate student demographics, here are a few snapshots of Autumn 2024 enrollment: Summary For Autumn 2024, we received 39,866 applications, which is 19% higher than the number received for Autumn 2019.  Overall new enrollment for Autumn 2024 is 5,260 students, which is a 4% increase from Autumn 2019. New enrollment in research doctoral programs has dipped 10% from Autumn 2023 and 1% from Autumn 2019. While educational specialists represent a small slice of…

The UW Graduate School supports and empowers the next generation of scholars, researchers and leaders. As a tri-campus partner with academic units, we provide critical advocacy, funding and programming to support our students.   This Husky Giving Day, we are highlighting three units and programs within the Graduate School where amazing things are happening. We believe in the transformative power of graduate education to address today’s global challenges. With your support of graduate education and graduate students, we can give to student success…