Office of Equity Blog
Lifting the Bar: Inside Seattle University Law’s Access Admission Program
Between the marble corridors of the Temple of Justice in Olympia and the bustling halls of the Seattle University School of Law, an enduring legacy of opportunity is quietly reshaping the Pacific Northwest’s legal landscape.
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Beyond a One-Size-Fits-All Approach: Reflections from the 37th Annual Centennial Accord
On the ancestral homelands of the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe, state agency leaders, statewide elected officials, and representatives from sovereign tribal nations gathered for the 37th Annual Centennial Accord from October 12th-14th. The meeting was held in the Snoqualmie Tribe's newly completed facility, a thoughtfully engineered architectural tradition of an ancestral longhouse. The summit marked 37 years of formal government-to-government relations in Washington State.
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Hope Has an Address: Inside the Historic Opening of the Cora Whitley Family Center
TACOMA, WA — If you walked down 23rd Ave in Tacoma's Hilltop neighborhood recently, you might have noticed a massive, beautiful metal sun shining brightly through the trees. During the day, it catches the sunlight; at night, it glows like a beacon. But the true warmth isn't coming from the metal sculpture—it’s radiating from the brand-new Cora Whitley Family Center, which officially opened its doors earlier this year, with an emotional and historic ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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