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December 15, 2025

Building a Public Service Swiss Army Knife

Roy Plaeger-Brockway, MPA ‘86,
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December 5, 2025

Dean’s Forum: Public Impact Research in Action

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November 12, 2025

Keeping the Promise

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Building Connections and Giving Back

Walk Ambitiously with Me

Evans in Government Network Taps Into Community at Summer Happy Hour

Celebrating Community: Evans Alumni and Students Come Together Downtown

Strategic transactions of Colorado River rights could help conserve water and restore fish habitat

Isaac Sederbaum, Ph.D. ’25, MPA ’14

Megan Utemei, EMPA ’25

Josie Jackson, MPA ’25

From Insights to Impact: HCA’s Experience in the Leading Public Innovation Certificate

Faculty Farewell: Celebrating Alison Cullen’s Career

Celebrating a 2025 Husky 100 Honoree

Event Recap | Party in Parrington

NextGen Summer Policy Academy Launch

Supporting the Next Generation of Public Leaders

Remembering Putnam Barber

Event Recap | Public Policy Camp 2025

Dean’s Forum | Seeing Through the Fog

We have a Major announcement

Redesigning Hiring with Heart and Impact

Event Recap | Olympia Alumni and Friends Reception

2024 IPPHL Impact Report

Spotlight on Bachelor’s Degree Affordability

Building Bridges, Inspiring Hope: The Washington Collaborative Elected Leaders Institute (WA-CELI)

Love in Parrington: A conversation with Erin Murphy MPA ’11 and Jon Hickey MPA ’08

Remembering Professor Pat Dobel

2025 State of School Address

Student Consulting Lab Project on Behavioral Health Quoted in Seattle Times

Evans School Mourns Former President Carter

Theory to Practice: “Antiracist by Design” Book Launch

Inspiring Civic Participation in the Next Generation

Sisters Maddie Immel, MPA ‘22, & Audrey Immel, MPA Candidate

Dean’s Forum: Political Participation & Voting Access

Evans faculty Crystal Hall co-authors new book on antiracist behavioral design

Alumni Spotlight: Joel Anderson, MPA ’23

2024 Leadership Awards & Celebration

A Call for Alumni Stories

Remembering Governor Dan Evans, ’48, ’49 and his lifetime of service and impact

Five Questions with Vanisha Sharma

Nurturing Tomorrow’s Public Leaders: The Evans School Junior Summer Institute

Celebrating the Life of Chandler Gayton, MPA ’22

UW, WSU Launch New Program to Bolster Collaboration Among Local Public Leaders

JSI Scholar: Richie Doan

JSI Scholar: Zia Meyers

JSI Scholar: Ayanna Hill

JSI Scholar: Sochea Chhay

JSI Scholar: Anna Varveris

JSI Scholar: Kierra Shaw

Alumni Spotlight: Tatiana Brown, MPA ’24

NOVA Highlights Research by EPIC on Ballot Rejection Rates

JSI Scholar: Kimberly Perdomo

JSI Scholar: Diego Reynoso-Ramirez

JSI Scholar: Jenuel Camacho

JSI Scholar: Nathalie Saladrigas

JSI Scholar: Ryann Brazil

JSI Scholar: Zahid Yusuf

JSI Scholar: Amisa Ramadhani

JSI Scholar: Maya La Croix

Alumni Spotlight: Nancy Chang, MPA ’07

Evans School Launches Public Service ReDesign Toolkit

Wolfle Action Lab @EPIC

JSI Scholar: Noah Kaloeaholokai Lum

Theory to Practice: Leading People in a Post-Pandemic World

JSI Scholar: Gabrielle Ardila

JSI Scholar: Ny Ha

Political Participation & Voting Access

Alumni Spotlight: Eduardo & Erica Campos, EMPA ’15

Evans School Maintains Top-Ten Ranking

Event Recap | Evans In Government Network Launch Event

Dean Sandfort named to The Volcker Alliance Deans Summit Steering Committee

Alumni Spotlight: Yulan Kim, Ph.D. ’23

Ocean Nexus Fellows Program

Alumni Spotlight: Allie Tripp, MPA ’15

Dean’s Forum: Data Informed Practices and Consumer Protections

Event Recap | 2024 State of School Address

Visiting Scholar: Five Questions with Kaisa Pietilä 

Evans School remembers the life and legacy of Nancy Evans

Civic Leadership Goes Beyond the Public Sector

Postdoc Profile: Five Questions with Brian F. O’Neill

What Parents Say About Using Washington Paid Leave for Physical Health

Theory to Practice: Addressing Inequalities in the Philanthropic Sector

From Isolation to Connection: Lockdown Relationships Inspire New Professional Network

Isabelle Cohen New Blog on Reducing Child Marriage in Northern Nigeria

NextGen Students Connect with Elected Officials

Dean’s Forum: How Bidenomics Targets Systemic Inequities

Event Recap | 2023 Leadership Awards & Celebration

Student Consulting Lab Project Shapes Wildland Firefighter Compensation Policy Conversation

UW Center on Risk and Inclusion in Food Systems (CRIFS) Launches

Public Investments in Community College Baccalaureate Degrees

Evans School research team studies ballot rejections to improve voter experience

David Suarez receives grant from Surdna Foundation

Art of Hosting and Harvesting 2024 Cohort

Alumni Spotlight: Channing Nesbit, MPA ’20

JSI Scholar: Martu J. Kollie

JSI Scholar: Isabella Romo

JSI Scholar: Linda Montiel-Garcia

JSI Scholar: Jerwin Tiu

JSI Scholar: Alejandro Rene Ortiz Lopez

JSI Scholar: Gilles Ghislain Tanke Seulio

JSI Scholar: Posi Oluwakuyide

JSI Scholar: Ben Justice

JSI Scholar: Juan López

JSI Scholar: Gloria Arizmendiz

Alumni Spotlight: Isaac “Izzy” Sederbaum, MPA ‘14, Ph.D. Candidate

JSI Scholar: Jose Castillo

JSI Scholar: Iris Hankins

Eastern Washington Road Trip

Student Spotlight: Davon Thomas MPA ’23

JSI Scholar: Avalon McAffrey

JSI Scholar: Luz Escobar

PostDoc Profile: Five Questions with Amaka Nnaji

JSI Scholar: Alex Roque

Marieka Klawitter named UW Distinguished Teaching Award Winner

JSI Scholar: Frederick Lu

Event Recap | Theory to Practice : Artificial Intelligence & Implications for Public Policy

JSI Scholar: Kamryn Pryce

Visiting Scholar: Q&A with Debra Hevenstone

Alumni Spotlight: From Waste Research to Climate Policy Change, Nicolás Díaz Huarnez, MPA ‘20

Evans School Remains Among Best in the Nation

Absa Samba, MPA ’23, Helps with Legislative Win for Women and Girls

New Ruckelshaus Center director named

Postdoc Profile: Five Questions with Joaquin Mayorga

Alumni Spotlight: Rebecca Walcott, Ph.D. ’22

Alumni Profile: Public Health and Policy, Q&A with Ikrama Hassan, IPPHL ’19

Exciting Year for IPPHL

Researcher Highlight: Q&A with Didier Alia

Self-perception of Climate Vulnerability Among Fishing Communities of the U.S. West Coast

Grant Blume Publishes Article on Racialized Administrative Power

Event Recap | 2023 State of School Address

Visiting Scholar: Q&A with Daniel Sloot

Dean’s Forum: Unpacking the New Climate Law: Attending to Environmental Justice

Researcher Highlight: Q&A with Elizabeth Meza

Climate Justice and Policy Implications: A Q&A with Sameer Ranade (MPA ’12)

Dean’s Forum: Advancing Systems for Racial Equity – Possibilities and Perils of Decentralization

Event Recap | 60th Anniversary Celebration

Alumni Highlight: Matt Fowle, Ph.D., ’22

Evans Scholars Evaluate King County Emergency Shelter Program

Tackling Common Challenge in Administrative Data

Denny Faculty Fellowship Announcement

Visiting Scholar: Q&A with Jung-Hwa Ha

Alison Cullen Leads Research on Wildfire Risk

Evans School Ph.D. Alum Serves as National Poverty Fellow

Inaugural Zumeta Award Winners

NextGen Civic Leaders Corps Launch

Event Recap | Wolfle Memorial Lecture in Science & Policy 2022

Dean’s Forum: Assessing Where We Are in Racial Reckoning

Helping Change the Future of Colorado’s Healthcare

Sustainability and Impact: A Q&A with Nicki McClung (MPA ’15)

2022 Annual State of School Address & Community Design Session

Sharon Kioko Examines Effectiveness of Balanced Budget Laws 

Ensuring Washington Nonprofits Thrive

Evans Faculty Crystal Hall Receives Prestigious Career Service Award

Food Assistance Policy: A Q&A with Sarah E. Charnes, Ph.D. ’21

Diversity and Talent in Tech: A Q&A with Njeri Thande (MPA ’19)

Nonprofits show resilience and initiative during second year of pandemic

New Evidence from the Seattle Minimum Wage Study

Dean’s Forum: Moving Racism Front & Center in Child Welfare

Technology and Advancing the Public Good: A Q&A with Mark Frischmuth (MPA ʻ19)

A Q&A with Rebeca de Buen Kalman (PhD ’21)

Evans Faculty Isabelle Cohen Discusses Findings from Tax Policy Experiment

Interview with Professor Ann Bostrom, Co-Principal Investigator at Newly Established Cascadia CoPes Hub

Several Evans Ph.D. students were recognized at the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies Annual Awards

A Q&A with Ben Glasner, Ph.D. ’21

A Q&A with Veda Patwardhan (PhD ’21)

Dean Jodi Sandfort elected to NASPAA’s Executive Council to serve a three-year term

An Equitable Future in Early Childhood Education Leadership

Theory to Practice: The Intersection of Human-Centered Design & Public Policy

Coastal Resiliency Research and Education Hub

Overcoming Barriers to Access Health Care The Challenges Facing Minorities and Immigrants in Washington State

Sharing Power?

Interview with Horowitz Foundation Grant Awardee Vedavati Patwardhan on Maternal Cash Transfer’s Impact on Child Nutrition

Alison Cullen to Chair EPA Science Advisory Board

Evaluating Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Policies Potential for Violence Prevention

Sheila Edwards Lange (MPA ’00) Selected as Chancellor of UW Tacoma

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Low-Income Tenants’ Housing Security in Washington State

Brian Surratt (MPA ’04) appointed to Seattle Colleges Board of Trustees

Leading COVID-19 Response in a Conflict Zone

NAPA Social Equity Leadership Conference

Public Matters 2021

Supporting Values-Based Leadership: A Q&A with Katy Terry (MPA ’05)

Namrata Kolla, MPA ’19

Providing Aid in Moments of Need

Dean’s Forum: Leading and Managing Anti-Racist Organizations

Evans School Ranks Among Best in the Nation

Advancing Equity through Targeted Universalism

The Evans School Welcomes New Faculty Members in Fall 2021

On Politics and Public Administration

SPS’s Chief of Equity, Partnerships, and Engagement’s commitment to racial equity

Supporting educational advancement and promoting economic empowerment to communities of color

Anti-Racism Action in 2020 and the Road Ahead

Norman Rice, MPA ’74, New Book and Lessons learned

Evans School researchers document approaches and challenges in ensuring access to small business grant and loan programs during COVID-19

Following a north star rooted in racial equity & anti-racism: A Q&A with Viviana Garza (MPA ’17)

Rear Admiral Bill Center (MPA ‘78) receives University of Washington 2020 Distinguished Alumni Veteran Award

Local Impacts of a Global Crisis

Celebrating the End of the Campaign for Evans

Advocating for the Underrepresented

Caring for Washington’s Older Adults in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cultivating Leaders of Color

Alison Cullen receives $2M NSF grant to study ‘megafires’

Rachel Fyall and Matt Fowle Awarded COVID-19 Research Grants

Prof. Ann Bostrom to Join NSF AI Institute for Research on Trustworthy AI in Weather, Climate, And Coastal Oceanography

Evans School Faculty Awarded COVID-19 Economic Recovery Research Grants

Evans School Research Team Releases Phase 2 Business Plan for a State-Created Public Cooperative Bank

Anti-Racism Work Will Be Our Cornerstone

Data Management in Response to COVID-19

A Commissioner’s Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Assistant Professor Karin Martin Honored with UW Distinguished Teaching Award

Evans Student Recognized in 2020 Husky 100

Jodi Sandfort named dean of the Evans School

Interim Dean Alison Cullen receives grant to research to understand vulnerability of west coast fishing communities to climate change

Discipline, Academic Excellence, and the Socratic Method:

“Learn to be a Master of Yourself:” A Q&A with Abel Pacheco (MPA ‘12)

Russell Sage Foundation Selects Professors Hill, Allard as 2020-21 Visiting Scholars

Evans School Professor Scott W. Allard and Partners Receive Global Innovation Fund Award for Child Poverty, Social Welfare Research

Idera Adagun (MPA ‘19) Uses Interdisciplinary MPA to Support College Access

Namrata Kolla (MPA ’19) Leverages MPA to Drive Post-Graduation Impact

Evans School faculty support hazard and disaster science research

Remembering a Great Statesman

Randy Engstrom (EMPA ’09) on Seattle’s Creative Ecology

MPA Alum Gabriel Scheer on Transportation and Cross-Sector Partnerships

2019 Evans School Alumni Award Winners

Professor Ann Bostrom to testify in U.S. House committee hearing on causes, consequences and impacts of extreme weather

Professor Alison Cullen Named Interim Dean of the Evans School

The Balcony vs. the Dance Floor

Marches, Lawsuits, and Wedding Dresses: My Personal Fight for Gay Rights

UW Undergraduate Puts Ideas into Action

Looking Forward, with Gratitude

Humility in Public Service: Eric Holzapfel, MPA ‘17

Meet the 2019 Evans School members of the Husky 100

Kevin Truong (MPA ’20) Sets an Example with Hey Mentor

Reynaldo Pascua (MPA ’78) as Honoree of CAPAA’s Vanguard Award

An Interview with Sarah Reyneveld (MPA ’08)

Dr. Constance Rice on International Women’s Day

Renée Hopkins, MPA ’98, Receives Medal of Distinguished Service

Professor Mary Kay Gugerty’s Book named Best Nonprofit Book of the Year

Remembering Hubert Locke, Dean Emeritus

Making the Most Positive Impact

Public Service Addresses Impactful, Pressing Issues

Transportation Policy Improves Quality of Life

Mark Melroy, MPA ’10

Use our influence to create change: Kymber Waltmunson, MPA ’04

Put an honest and open minded effort: Harold Taniguchi, MPA ’90

Thinking strategically and analyzing situations rationally: Sara Levin, MPA ’99

Making change is a process: Brian Chung, MPA ’07

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