Mark A. Emmert, Ph.D., (born December 16, 1952) became the 30th president of the University of Washington, his alma mater, in June 2004, becoming the first alumnus in 48 years to lead the UW. During President Emmert's tenure, the UW has made a number of advancements.
In 2006, the UW established the Husky Promise, a guarantee that tuition and fees will be covered for lower-income students from Washington state who are accepted to the UW. The UW al...
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Mark A. Emmert, Ph.D., (born December 16, 1952) became the 30th president of the University of Washington, his alma mater, in June 2004, becoming the first alumnus in 48 years to lead the UW. During President Emmert's tenure, the UW has made a number of advancements.
In 2006, the UW established the Husky Promise, a guarantee that tuition and fees will be covered for lower-income students from Washington state who are accepted to the UW. The UW also has increased access for Washington students by expanding UW Bothell and UW Tacoma to four-year programs in the fall of 2006. The UW is now looking to add a fourth campus north of Seattle to better serve the residents of North Puget Sound. The UW Seattle campus is expanding with the purchase of the Safeco property in the University District, adding about 500,000 square feet (46,000 m) of building space.
Under Emmert's leadership, the UW received more than $1 billion in grant and contract research funding for the fiscal year that ended June...
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