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New Education Specialist program graduates first cohort

The new graduate professional credential aims to help address a critical shortage of school-based mental health professionals.

June 6, 2024

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Welcome to the Class of 2024!

We are celebrating the amazing achievements of almost 1,800 newly-minted UW Tacoma degree holders.

June 6, 2024

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Join us Nov 30 to learn about graduate school

Interested in furthering your education? Come learn more about graduate school and the MA in Community Planning at UW Tacoma’s annual graduate program night on November 30, 2023 from 4:30-6:30pm. Please RSVP for the event here.

November 14, 2023

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Enrollment Turns the Corner on Pandemic Recovery

UW Tacoma enrolled 4,790 students at all levels in 2023, marking a shift that signals a post-pandemic recovery.

October 27, 2023

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Rankings Show UW Tacoma Value on a National Scale

As concerns about the value of a college degree grow, UW Tacoma’s impact is gaining greater recognition.

September 26, 2023

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A Ph.D. for Tacoma

With its first cohort of students, UW Tacoma’s Ph.D. in computer science is already making a big impact on students, research and the South Sound community.

June 29, 2023

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Merisa Jones: Educational Sovereignty

Carrying on the traditions of her education-oriented family, Marisa Jones, ’23, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, is fulfilling her sacred obligations to future generations.

June 14, 2023

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Mona Halcomb: Banking on Her Future

After years and decades of being told she was in the wrong place, Mona Halcomb, ’23, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, is just getting started.

June 9, 2023

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Eileen Jimenez: Persona Educada

Eileen Jimenez, ’23, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, embodies the spirits of her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and proudly aspires to be, like them, a persona educada.

June 8, 2023

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Debbie Hales: A Sisterhood of Support

Support from the circle of students in the Muckleshoot Cohort Ed.D. program is a key element that got Debbie Hales, ’23, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, through the rigors of her doctoral studies.

June 8, 2023

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