This Saturday, we will honor Juneteenth, a commemoration of the day when news of the Civil War鈥檚 end 鈥� and the cessation of chattel slavery in the United States 鈥� at last reached enslaved people in Texas. Honoring Juneteenth is just one step in reckoning with and redressing historical and ongoing systemic racism, inequity and injustice.
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Congratulations and thank you to our 2021 Awards of Excellence winners
This year鈥檚 Awards of Excellence recipients have distinguished themselves beyond all expectations, and we are deeply grateful for all the ways they make our community better.
With hope on the horizon, thank you for an incredible year of service
Despite a challenging year, our community has achieved something incredible 鈥� not just sustaining our commitment to our mission, but strengthening it.
Caring for our community through the conflict in the Middle East
As we have watched with great sadness and distress the longstanding tensions and conflict between Israelis and Palestinians erupt in a resurgence of violence, we must stand against hate and care for each other in this difficult time.
Beginnings of change hold promise, but our work must continue 聽
This week marks one year since the killing of George Floyd. There is still much work to do to achieve the profound, sustained and systemic reforms needed for an equitable society, and that work is required of us.
AAPI Heritage Month is a celebration of impact then and now
Each May, our nation celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month 鈥� an opportunity to learn about and pay tribute to the enormous and diverse contributions that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have made throughout American history.
Through public and private investment, we can transform behavioral health care in Washington
A visionary set of gifts from Ballmer Group will complement public investment in behavioral health care by expanding the training and workforce development pipeline.
Caring for our community through the COVID crisis in India
For many of our faculty, staff and students 鈥� especially those with ties to India 鈥� this is a frightening and tragic time as that nation grapples with聽an聽ongoing and escalating COVID crisis.
State Senators Paull Shin and Al Bauer put education first
We mourn the passing and honor the lives of former state senators Paull Shin, 鈥�80 and Albert 鈥淎l鈥� Bauer, both of whom left a lasting mark on Washington as advocates for higher education.
Mourning the loss of John Huynh
As 黑料吃瓜网 Bothell Chancellor Yeigh shared earlier today, we join all who are mourning the killing of John Huynh, and we are united in our shock at his senseless and tragic death.