A new report from the University of Puget Sound is drawing national attention for its findings on how colleges can better support incarcerated students pursuing higher education.

Walking around the University of Puget Sound's campus, you're immediately surrounded by a rich and vibrant landscape. Trees, shrubs, and native plants fill the area, creating a living environment that supports and shelters a wide variety of animals and other plants. This ecosystem isn't just beautiful to look at — it plays a vital role in the physical health of students, faculty, staff, and visitors.

The University of Puget Sound is honored to announce that Dr. Vanessa Gomez Brake, the senior associate dean for Religious and Spiritual Life at the University of Southern California (USC), will deliver the Swope Endowed Lecture at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 4, 2025, in Kilworth Memorial Chapel.

The University of Puget Sound’s Department of Theatre Arts will present Bertolt Brecht’s classic drama, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, this fall, exploring themes of justice and morality. 

The University of Puget Sound is proud to announce incoming students Coco Brandabur of Portland, Oregon, and Princess Akpotu of Delta, Nigeria, as the two newest recipients of the prestigious Matelich Scholarship for the Class of 2029.

The University of Puget Sound is proud to announce Ansel Chan of Oakland, California, and Claire Meyer of Grapevine, Texas, as the recipients of the Lillis Scholarship, one of the university’s most distinguished honors for incoming students in the class of 2029.

The University of Puget Sound is proud to announce the launch of its new Hybrid Master of Education (MEd) Counseling Program, strategically designed to fill a widening gap in regional clinical mental health and school counseling education and provide aspiring counseling professionals with the flexibility and accessibility to advance their careers while balancing work and personal commitments.

Stephanie Cox was always part of a team.

“Growing up, my parents were foster parents,” said Cox, women’s soccer coach at the University of Puget Sound. “I think that had a profound impact on my character, and just the way I saw the world.”

Fans at this weekend’s Homecoming football game witnessed a piece of Puget Sound history unfold. Twenty years after the original mascot’s debut, the university unveiled a new look for Grizz, the Loggers’ No. 1 fan.

The University of Puget Sound will host a powerful residency with New York’s Reentry Theater of Harlem (RTH), bringing its innovative, arts-based approach to justice and rehabilitation to campus from Oct. 20 to Nov. 17. The visit, featuring RTH founder Alex Anderson and assistant art director Rory Anderson and Arts educator Charanya Ramakrishnan, is a major initiative of the university’s Mellon Foundation-funded project to reimagine justice through the humanities.