New York Times bestselling author, educator, and community leader Julie Lythcott-Haims will deliver the keynote address for the 132nd Commencement of the University of Puget Sound on Sunday, May 5, 2024, and receive an honorary degree.

When Logan Day ’15 first set foot at the University of Puget Sound with plans of playing baseball and becoming an English teacher, he had no idea he would find himself working for a renewable energy start-up company. After switching majors a few times, Day graduated with a double major in business and comparative sociology. Employment brought him to Portland, Oregon where he landed a job in the human resources department at Nike thanks to a connection from another Puget Sound alum.

For Abby Steward ’25, “glamping” was as close as her family ever got to outdoor adventure during her childhood in Oregon. So when her summer research at Puget Sound took her not only out into the woods to camp for 10 straight days, but 60 feet up into the canopy of bigleaf maples, “it really tested my capabilities,” Steward says. “I was thrown into something completely new. Being able to witness what my body could do in climbing that many trees felt amazing.”

“They get so confused sometimes when they see that it’s a woman who’s doing this,” Lily Godwin ’26 said a couple months back. She was doing a TV interview with local station KING5 about an accomplishment like no other— becoming the first woman to make an unassisted tackle in NCAA football history.

Tacoma, Wash. — For the third year in a row, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs recognized the University of Puget Sound as one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of students selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

Tacoma, Wash. - The University of Puget Sound has been awarded $1.3 million from The Mellon Foundation to fund its groundbreaking project, "Reimagining Justice and Carceral Systems through the Humanities." This transformative initiative will employ humanities approaches to shed light on the experiences of those most affected by criminal and legal systems and expand our crime, law, and justice studies program.

A student’s first year on campus can be daunting, but students at the University of Puget Sound don’t have to face the challenges of acclimating to college life alone. Through the long-running Peer Advisor program, incoming students are paired up with juniors and seniors who provide them with support and mentorship. The program provides a vital connection between new students and the wealth of resources available at Puget Sound.

TACOMA, Wash. — The University of Puget Sound is pleased to announce a 13% increase in first-time college students, with 58 more students enrolled in the Fall 2023 incoming class compared to the previous year.

"The increase in first-time college students is a testament to the great work of our enrollment division and speaks to the outstanding quality of a Puget Sound education. It reaffirms our commitment to academic excellence and underscores our dedication to student success," said Isiaah Crawford, president of the University of Puget Sound. 

TACOMA, Wash. – The University of Puget Sound is proud to announce Oliver Wright of Granada Hills, California, and Maya Gomez of Rocklin, California, as the recipients of the prestigious Lillis Scholarship, one of the university's most distinguished honors for incoming students.

TACOMA, Wash. – The University of Puget Sound is proud to announce incoming students Tdohasan Chastang Sunray of Arcadia, Oklahoma, and Daisy Davidson-Innis of Salt Lake City, Utah, as the two newest recipients of the prestigious Matelich Scholarship for the Class of 2027.