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Telling Their Stories

Assistant Professors Rachel Hershberg and Vanessa de Veritch Woodside are using interviews to understand the effects of detention on immigrants and refugees in the South Sound.

May 16, 2018
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Nimo Ahmed: Putting out the Welcome Mat

For UW Tacoma student Nimo Ahmed, home is more than just a location, it's a state of mind.

March 29, 2018
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Being the Spark

UW Tacoma alumnus Jacob Nau and SIAS lecturer Abby Murray are among the recipients of local Spark Grants.

February 23, 2018
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Journalism Without Borders

For more than a decade, students from Moscow and Tacoma have been working together to develop an international understanding of journalism.

February 2, 2018
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Cyril Johns, '17, Communication

A peer advisor while at UW Tacoma and a member of the Husky 100, Cyril Johns hopes to attend medical school and specialize in orthopedics.

June 9, 2017
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Jacob Nau, '17, Writing Studies

Graduating senior Jacob Nau developed an idea for a literary journal on homelessness with his classmates in Abby Murray's editing and publishing class. Now the journal is online, in print and on the streets.

June 1, 2017
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“Water By the Spoonful” a Hit for UW Tacoma Theater

With a cast composed of UW Tacoma students, a faculty member, an alumna and renowned South Sound actors, the Pulitzer-prize-winning play sold out five on-campus performances.

May 23, 2017
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The Once-in-a-Lifetime Story of Annie Nguyen

The UW Tacoma Lecturer has a powerful story to tell and is using her experience to help students find their voice.

April 17, 2017
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Writing Workshops Help Veterans and Dependents Tell Their Stories

UW Tacoma Lecturer Abby Murray is helping veterans and military dependents express themselves in her writing workshops.

January 13, 2017
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Doing the Heavy Lifting

Brothers Nut and Nuk Suwanchote started a powerlifting club on campus to give UW Tacoma an athletic presence. They succeeded.

April 26, 2016
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