Joy Williamson-Lott Dean of the Graduate School Joy Williamson-Lott is a professor and previously an associate dean in the College of Education, an accomplished scholar and researcher in the field of American higher education, and a committed advocate for equity and diversity in higher education. She is the author of several books examining black higher educational history and the black freedom struggle, including her most recent book, “Jim Crow Campus: Higher Education and the Struggle for a New Southern Social Order.”…
The Graduate School provides advocacy, management, and an administrative home for integrative interdisciplinary programs. Additional support We partner with faculty across multiple colleges, schools, campuses, and partner institutions to support educational activities that cut across administrative boundaries and where the diversity of faculty interests and expertise cannot easily be represented by a single chair, dean, or chancellor. Location and contact 315 Loew Hall, Box 352191 (map →)graddean@uw.edu206.685.6664
What is the OG Program? The Office of Graduate Student Equity & Excellence (GSEE) is committed to enhancing the promotion and success of graduate students from diverse perspectives and experiences at the UW. While GSEE is based on the Seattle campus, Bothell and Tacoma graduate students are welcome to participate in GSEE programming. The Outreaching Grads (OG) Program is a comprehensive and collaborative outreach and recruitment program housed in GSEE of the Graduate School. OGs help to support GSEE, academic…
The GSEE Graduate Student Advisory Board (GSAB) is an interdisciplinary group of graduate students who meet quarterly to discuss and plan programmatic offerings designed to build community and support graduate education through diversity. Meet our 2024-2025 GSAB Members Rachael Tamngin GSAB Co-LeadDoctoral Student | Anthropology Carol LuDoctoral Student | Psychology Hiwot Weldemariam Master’s Student | Epidemiology Sebastián Gallegos Doctoral Student | Pharmaceutics Mahnoor Hyat Doctoral Student | Psychology Yasmine GomezDoctoral Student | Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies Mikyla SakuraiGSAB Co-LeadMaster’s Student | School of Social Work & School…
Overview: 2025–2026 GSEE Graduate Tuition and Graduate Supplemental Awards. Please note: There are several changes to the nomination process this year, so please read the eligibility criteria carefully GSEE has a limited number of graduate tuition and graduate supplemental awards for prospective and current master’s and doctoral students. For a prospective or current graduate student to be considered for these need-based, merit awards, nominations must be made by the student’s college/department/program. While there is no individual student application, students may…
Nominations are open for GSEE’s 2025–26 Doctoral Recruitment Fellowship and Top-Off Funding. These GSEE awards are intended to increase the number of University of Washington doctoral degrees granted to doctoral students who demonstrate a sustained commitment to underrepresented communities as demonstrated by their work, research, scholarship, and/or service. Two categories of awards are available: Doctoral Recruitment Fellowships and Top-Off Funding. Deadline: Monday, March 17, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. PT. No exceptions will be made. Student Eligibility The following are ineligible: Award Descriptions …
The GSEE Graduate Excellence Award (GEA) is a three-quarter merit-based research assistantship that will be awarded to individual departments based on departmental diversity, equity, inclusion and justice (DEIJ) efforts (see details below). This award aims to assist departments in recruiting, developing and supporting a diverse community of graduate scholars across graduate programs at the University of Washington with emphasis on promoting rich, culturally responsive educational opportunities. This award is not open for student applications. If you are a student and have questions about…