Stories

President Isiaah Crawford smiles at the camera while standing outside the arches on campus.

Campus, Community

President Crawford Featured in "President to President" Thought Series

University of Puget Sound President Isiaah Crawford is featured alongside other esteemed college…

Ross Gay smiles at the camera in a blue shirt, with his face in his left hand.

Campus, Community

An Evening With Acclaimed Poet and Essayist Ross Gay

The University of Puget Sound welcomes the public to an enchanting evening with Ross Gay, an expert…

Ellie Olpin ’24 and Reisha Foertsch ’25 collect seedling samples from nurse logs in the Hoh Rainforest in Washington’s Olympic National Park.

Campus, Faculty

University of Puget Sound Announces New Department of Environmental Studies & Sciences

University of Puget Sound announced today that it is creating a new academic department to house…

Jones Hall sits behind a flower garden on campus.

University of Puget Sound Named to Best National Liberal Arts College List by U.S. News & World Report

TACOMA, Wash. - The University of Puget Sound has once again been recognized for its academic…

University of Puget Sound Provost Drew Kerkhoff.

Campus, Faculty

The Call of the West

When Drew Kerkhoff left Ohio, to follow his future wife to New Mexico, he had no plans of ever…

Washington State Supreme Court panel discussion in Schneebeck Hall, 2013.

Campus, Community

Washington State Supreme Court to Visit University of Puget Sound

The Washington State Supreme Court will visit the University of Puget Sound Sept. 13–14 for an…

Board of Trustees open session, May 2023.

University of Puget Sound Welcomes New Trustees

At its spring business meeting in May 2023, the University of Puget Sound’s Board of Trustees…

Howarth Hall and University of Puget Sound sign

University of Puget Sound Featured in The Princeton Review’s “Best 389 Colleges for 2024”

The Princeton Review has named University of Puget Sound one of the nation's best institutions for…

Athletics and Aquatics Center at night.

Campus, Community

University of Puget Sound Celebrates Major Fundraising Milestones in 2022-23

University of Puget Sound’s motto—"To the heights!”—has rarely felt so apt. In July, the university…

Aerial view of the College of Puget Sound, 1954.

Alumni, Campus, Community

Landmark Gift Creates an Endowment to Support the Legacies Project at University of Puget Sound

Since its founding in 1888, University of Puget Sound has played a pivotal role in the unfolding…

Kena Fox-Dobbs, director of the Puget Sound Museum of Natural History, poses with bird wing specimens.

Campus, Community, Faculty

University of Puget Sound Announces New Director for Natural History Museum

TACOMA, Wash. — University of Puget Sound announced that it has selected a new director for the…

Campus seen from the air, with the giant sequoia in the foreground and Mount Rainier in the distance.

Campus, Community

Money.com Recognizes University of Puget Sound as One of the Best Colleges in America

University of Puget Sound earned a top spot in Money’s newest rankings of colleges across the…