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The Puget Sound Grantwriters Association (PSGA) South Sound Funders Forum will once again offer nonprofits the opportunity to meet regional grant-making agencies at an informal breakfast and information-sharing event at University of Puget Sound, in Tacoma, on Friday, Dec. 7.

“The Puget Sound Grantwriters…

TACOMA, WASH.  – The Ben B. Cheney Foundation has made a $200,000 grant toward the construction of a new Welcome Center at University of Puget Sound. The 13,565-square-foot center will be a visually inspiring space ideally suited to welcome the more than 5,000 visitors who come to campus each year as…

Directed by Jess K. Smith ’05; Oct. 26–27 and Nov. 1–3

TACOMA, WASH. – The University of Puget Sound theatre arts department’s fall main-stage production is a multidisciplinary interpretation of the classic Greek tragedy Antigone. Directed by Assistant Professor Jess K. Smith ‘05, the contemporary staging…

The three-year grant will involve Puget Sound science students and be completed in collaboration with researchers from University of California, Berkeley

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded University of Puget Sound professor Rachel Pepper a $363,570 grant for a research project on the…

Comix Body, an art exhibit that considers how bodies move through the world—as sensitive skin, as vulnerable meat, as human, and as animal, is being presented at University of Puget Sound’s Kittredge Gallery Oct. 8 through Nov. 1.

Highlighting the work of independent comic artists and their unique skill…

University of Puget Sound was named a 2018 Legacy Award winner at the Tacoma Urban League 50th Anniversary Gala Celebration on Friday, Oct. 5.

Held at downtown Tacoma’s Hotel Murano, the event celebrated the Urban League’s work supporting and strengthening the local African American community. In addition…

TACOMA, Wash. – Ginger Wodele of Minneapolis, Minn., and Zachary Herrmann of Vancouver, Wash., are the University of Puget Sound’s two newest Matelich Scholars. The pair were awarded the prestigious scholarship in recognition of their outstanding potential to excel academically and to succeed as inspirational…

TACOMA, Wash. – Beatrice Bridge of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Hayden Borg of Denver, Colo., have been named University of Puget Sound Lillis Scholars. The university’s most prestigious and competitive award honoring incoming students for their academic excellence, the Lillis Scholarship covers tuition…

TACOMA, Wash. – Brian Cladoosby, chairman of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and one of the most senior tribal leaders in the Pacific Northwest, will be a keynote speaker at the 2018 Race & Pedagogy National Conference at University of Puget Sound, Sept. 27–29. Tickets are available at tickets…

TACOMA, Wash. – Patrisse Cullors and Alicia Garza will be keynote speakers at the 2018 Race & Pedagogy National Conference at University of Puget Sound, Sept. 27–29. Cullors and Garza are co-founders of Black Lives Matter, a viral Twitter hashtag and movement to end state violence that has grown to an…

TACOMA, Wash. – Renowned journalist and author Jeff Chang will be a keynote speaker at the 2018 Race & Pedagogy National Conference at University of Puget Sound, Sept. 27–29. Tickets are available at tickets.pugetsound.edu.

Chang has written extensively on culture, politics, music, and the arts. His…

TACOMA, Wash. – Valerie Jarrett, a former senior advisor to President Barack Obama, will speak at the 2018 Race & Pedagogy National Conference at University of Puget Sound. Her talk will be on Friday, Sept. 28 at 4:30 p.m. in the fieldhouse. Tickets are available at tickets.pugetsound.edu.

Renowned…

Effort supported by $250,000 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations

TACOMA, Wash. – The University of Puget Sound will soon establish the Center for Speech and Effective Advocacy. Supported by a $250,000 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, the center will provide a wide variety of…

This year’s honored sophomores, juniors, seniors, and recent graduates are funded for international travel, language acquisition, and teaching abroad

TACOMA, Wash. – Ten students and recent alumni of University of Puget Sound have been awarded prestigious national scholarships/fellowships and will teach…

TACOMA, Wash. – Uchenna Baker has been named the new vice president for student affairs and dean of students at University of Puget Sound, following an extensive and highly competitive national search. She will assume the position on July 17, 2018.

Baker comes to Puget Sound from Elon University in…