A monstrous commute and a pandemic didn’t curb Bengisu Cicek’s desire to take part in campus life, as a writer for The Ledger, an officer with ASUWT and president of the Muslim Student Association.
In 2022 we are celebrating thousands of UW Tacoma grads from 2020, 2021 and 2022.
Dee Ann “Dee” Sonntag is the dignified embodiment of grit and advocacy; two attributes that go very well with robe and gavel. A graduate of both the University of Washington Tacoma (UWT) and the University of Washington Seattle (UW Law … Continue reading →
Dee Ann “Dee” Sonntag is the embodiment of grit and advocacy. A graduate of both the University of Washington Tacoma (UWT) and the University of Washington Seattle (UW Law School), Sonntag is currently pursuing a position as a Municipal Court … Continue reading →
Winter quarter 2022, Dr. Emily Thuma taught the PPPA seminar class (TPOLS 480) on the theme of Policing and Imprisonment in the United States. The TPOLS 480 seminar class is a requirement for all majors within the Division of Politics … Continue reading →
Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs (PPPA) students are invited to nominate a paper for this year’s PPPA Undergraduate Paper Prize award. This year there will be two prizes, one for papers of 15 or more pages and one for papers … Continue reading →
Last year, Washington State legislators passed a capital gains tax on the profits wealthy state residents make when they trade stocks, bonds, and other assets. In response, a group of individuals recently filed Initiative 1929, an initiative that seeks to … Continue reading →
On April 21st, Ben Meiches kicked off PPPA’s Spring Research Seminar with a provocative presentation entitled “Smelly Liaisons: On Multispecies Humanitarianism.” His talk was based on research contained in his forthcoming book Humanitarianism Beyond the Human: Interventions with Animals (University of Minnesota Press). … Continue reading →
This year, the Washington State Legislature selected four UWT students to participate in its Legislative Internship Program. About 60 students statewide are selected as interns who then work directly for members of the Senate or House. All interns work full time … Continue reading →
Congratulations to Michael Price, UWT’s first student to graduate with a major in our new Economics and Policy Analysis degree. Michael was recently accepted into the University of Washington’s Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy … Continue reading →
