Why Washington state won’t consider requiring COVID vaccines for schoolchildren — yet
A COVID-19 vaccine is now authorized for emergency use in young teens and adolescents, but Washington will wait until the FDA fully approves a vaccine...
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The UW turned 2020 into a course. You’re invited to check it out. WATCH
The sweeping course was aimed at helping students — especially those new to the UW and experiencing their first months of college from behind a...
How COVID-19 could lead to fewer Washington students going to college in 2021 and beyond
The early data vexes state officials, who say that while Washington’s economy is usually replete with high-paying jobs, employers often import talent from out of...
Seattle’s tuition-free community college program comes to the rescue during the pandemic
The expanded Seattle Promise program that gives Seattle public high-school grads two years of community college tuition-free is exceeding its pandemic-area enrollment projections.
Seattle University’s next president to be Cornell law dean raised in Puyallup
Eduardo Peñalver will become Seattle University's first Latino president, and will begin his tenure in July 2021. The Puyallup native will also be the first...
2 UW fraternities punished by Greek system amid COVID-19 outbreak
The University of Washington’s president has threatened “harsher disciplinary actions” for safety violations leading to a COVID-19 outbreak on Greek Row, but the school hasn’t...
COVID-19 outbreak in UW’s Greek system grew by 27% over the weekend
The number of COVID-19 infections reported in the University of Washington's Greek system climbed by more than 27% between Friday afternoon and Monday afternoon. The...
A COVID-19 outbreak on UW’s Greek Row hints at how hard it may be to open colleges this fall
At least 105 students who tested positive for the virus were living in UW fraternities over the summer, and health officials called the outbreak "very...
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