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Delayed but Not Detoured

The 2008 financial collapse put Emily Swanson's plans on hold but she revived them here at UW Tacoma.

July 31, 2019

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Rivers Run Through It

A new, permanent public art work, entitled “All the Rivers in the World,” stretches more than 250 feet through the UW Tacoma campus along the Prairie Line Trail.

July 23, 2019

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Merchant of Nostalgia

Dr. Altaf Merchant can tell you why that grainy, black-and-white ad you just looked at turned you into a consumer.

July 17, 2019

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Student Leader Halfway around the World

A military-contracted fuel specialist completes his business course work with classmates while abroad in Afghanistan. Bernard Higgins is a role model in how he makes time to advance his education while serving our country.

July 8, 2019

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'Renegade Professor of English'

Raised in the South at a time when women were supposed to be wives and mothers, UW Tacoma Senior Lecturer Nicole Blair defied expectations and became an accomplished teacher, musician and author.

July 3, 2019

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Byron's Banishment

As recounted in UW Magazine, Byron Ragland’s encounter with police at a frozen yogurt shop shook his sense of belonging and reminded him that society’s doors still aren’t open to all.

June 26, 2019

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"Teamwork Makes the Dream Work"

It may be over, but the 2019 UW Tacoma Commencement lives on in video, photos and stories, proving (to crib from the poet John Donne) that no one is an island.

June 19, 2019