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March 19, 2026

Reducing Child Marriage Through Community Intervention

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March 18, 2026

Summer Policy Academy 2026

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March 18, 2026

Year One of Our Public Service & Policy Major

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February 18, 2026

Look for the Helpers: Kate Sykes, MPA ’17

Kate Sykes

From City Hall to the State House: Zach Hall, MPA ’24

Building a Public Service Swiss Army Knife: Roy Plaeger-Brocker, MPA ’86

Keeping the Promise: Abel Lee Pacheco, MPA ’12

Building Connections and Giving Back: Nathan Woo, MPA ’24

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

Creating Sustainable Change: Isaac Sederbaum, Ph.D. ’25, MPA ’14

Change is Still Happening: Megan Utemei, EMPA ’25

Not Just Adapting, Leading: Josie Jackson, MPA ’25

From Insights to Impact: Taylor Linke and Amy Dobbins, LPI ’25

Faculty Farewell: Celebrating Alison Cullen’s Career

Celebrating a 2025 Husky 100 Honoree

NextGen Summer Policy Academy Launch

Supporting the Next Generation of Public Leaders

Remembering Putnam Barber

We have a Major announcement

Redesigning Hiring with Heart and Impact

Olympia Alumni and Friends Reception 2025

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

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

Alumni Spotlight: Tatiana Brown, MPA ’24

NOVA Highlights Research by EPIC on Ballot Rejection Rates

Alumni Spotlight: Nancy Chang, MPA ’07

Evans School Launches Public Service ReDesign Toolkit

Wolfle Action Lab @EPIC

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

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

Event Recap | 2024 State of School Address

Visiting Scholar: Five Questions with Kaisa Pietilä 

Evans School remembers the life and legacy of Nancy Evans

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

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

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

Eastern Washington Road Trip

Student Spotlight: Davon Thomas MPA ’23

PostDoc Profile: Five Questions with Amaka Nnaji

Marieka Klawitter named UW Distinguished Teaching Award Winner

Visiting Scholar: Q&A with Debra Hevenstone

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

Evans School Remains Among Best in the Nation

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

New Ruckelshaus Center director named

Postdoc Profile: Five Questions with Joaquin Mayorga

Mobile Interest Policy: Rebecca Walcott, Ph.D. ’22

Public Health and Policy: Ikrama Hassan, IPPHL ’19

Exciting Year for IPPHL

Agricultural Adaptations: Didier Alia, Research Faculty

West Coast Fishing Community Climate Vulnerability

Community Colleges and Policy: Elizabeth Meza, Research Scientist

Climate Justice and Policy Implications: Sameer Ranade, MPA ’12

Evans School’s 60th Anniversary Celebration

Working to End Homelessness: Matt Fowle, MPA, ’17, Ph.D., ’22

Evaluting King County Emergency Shelter Program

Tackling Common Challenge in Administrative Data

Alison Cullen Leads Research on Wildfire Risk

NextGen Civic Leader Corps Launch

Changing the Future of Colorado’s Healthcare: Hannah Sieben, MPA ’21

Sustainability and Impact: Nicki McClung, MPA ’15

Effectiveness of Balanced Budget Laws 

Ensuring Washington Nonprofits Thrive: Elyse Ke’ala Rickard, MPA ’18

Evans Faculty Crystal Hall Receives Prestigious Career Service Award

Food Assistance Policy: Sarah E. Charnes, Ph.D. ’21

Diversity and Talent in Tech: Njeri Thande, MPA ’19

Nonprofits show resilience and initiative during second year of pandemic

New Evidence from the Seattle Minimum Wage Study

Technology and Advancing the Public Good: Mark Frischmuth, MPA ʻ19

Cycling Policy in Mexican Cities: Rebeca de Buen Kalman, Ph.D. ’21

Cascadia Coastlines and Peoples Hazards Research Hub Launches

Self-employment and the Gig Economy: Ben Glasner, Ph.D. ’21

Household Economics and Gender: Veda Patwardhan, Ph.D. ’21

Dean Jodi Sandfort elected to NASPAA’s Executive Council

An Equitable Future, Nubia Lopez, MPA ’07 and Leslie Dozon, MPA ’07

Coastal Resiliency Research and Education Hub

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

Sharing Power?

Maternal Cash Transfer’s Impact on Child Nutrition: Vedavati Patwardhan, Ph.D. ’21

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

Sheila Edwards Lange, MPA ’00, Selected as UW Tacoma Chancellor

COVID-19’s Impact on Low-Income Tenants’ Housing Security

NAPA Social Equity Leadership Conference

Supporting Values-Based Leadership: Katy Terry, MPA ’05

Providing Aid in Moments of Need: Warren Acuncius, MPA ’07

Advancing Equity through Targeted Universalism: Liz Tennant, MPA ’85

Evans Welcomes New Faculty Members in Autumn 2021

Politics and Public Administration: Dan P. Young, MPA ’70

Increasing Teacher Diversity: James Bush, MPA ’10

Promoting economic empowerment to communities of color: Lizzie L. Evans Martinez Alvarez, EMPA ’15

Anti-Racism Action in 2020 and the Road Ahead

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

Evans researchers examine COVID-19 business grant and loan programs

A north star rooted in racial equity & anti-racism: Viviana Garza, MPA ’17

Rear Admiral Bill Center, MPA ‘78 receives 2020 UW 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: Florence Sum, MPA ’15

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

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

Evans Faculty Awarded COVID-19 Economic Recovery Research Grants

Evans Researchers Examine Feasibility of State-Created Public Cooperative Bank

Anti-Racism Work Will Be Our Cornerstone

Data Management in Response to COVID-19: Rad Cunningham, MPA, MPH ’10

A Commissioner’s Pandemic Response: Kate Dean, EMPA ’15

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

Be Humble: Paul Meyer, MPA ’61

Learn to be a Master of Yourself: Abel Pacheco, MPA ‘12

Increasing Community Relience and Emergency Preparedness for Distasters

Remembering a Great Statesman

Seattle’s Creative Ecology: Randy Engstrom, EMPA ’09

Transportation and Cross-Sector Partnerships: Gabriel Scheer, MPA ’04

2019 Evans School Alumni Award Winners

Evans faculty testifies on impacts of extreme weather

Professor Alison Cullen Named Interim Dean of the Evans School

The Balcony vs. the Dance Floor: Madrienne Salgado, EMPA ’19

Looking Forward, with Gratitude

Humility in Public Service: Eric Holzapfel, MPA ‘17

Meet the 2019 Evans School Husky 100s

Reynaldo Pascua, MPA ’78, Honored for Champion AAPI Communities

Creating Equity and Opportunity for All: Sarah Reyneveld, MPA ’08

Constance Rice, MPA ’70, on International Women’s Day

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

The Goldlocks Challenge named best nonprofit book of 2018

Remembering Hubert Locke, Dean Emeritus

Making the Most Positive Impact: Mia Reyes, MPA ’13

Public Service Addresses Impactful, Pressing Issues: Dave Kling, MPA ’78

Transportation Policy Improves Quality of Life: Candida Lorenzana, MPA, ’07

I never anticipated enjoying management as much as I do: 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

I wanted to do more: Jen Muzia MPA ’04