Microsoft, Redfin, KOMO professionals offer internship advice
By Erica Thompson – At this month’s Career Kickstart event, communication students absorbed advice about how to land an internship from professionals who know how hard it can be to enter into the working world. Students looking to go into…
Ken Mochizuki (’76): Actor turned children’s author finds true passion in Seattle
By Kirsten Johnson – When Ken Mochizuki (BA, 1976) graduated from the University of Washington, he moved to Los Angeles with one goal in mind — a professional acting career. But five years later, things changed. Mochizuki returned to Seattle…
Robert Merry (’68): White House reporter turned National Interest editor sees opportunity for young journalists
By Amanda Ma – Throughout Robert Merry’s (BA, ’68) career, his passion for political reporting has only become stronger as he climbed the ladder, earning positions at some of the most prestigious political newspapers in the country. Today, Merry serves…
Bilingual North American Post to be digitized at UW libraries
By Kirsten Johnson – In the next few years, 54 years of the bilingual North American Post or “Hokubei Hochi newspaper,” will be digitized, with keyword-searchable metadata available to access at UW libraries. “The history of the entire Japanese American…
Boston news anchor Lisa Hughes (’90) reflects on time in Seattle
By Erica Thompson – Now a daily news anchor for WBZ-TV in Boston, Emmy Award-winning journalist and University of Washington Communication alumna Lisa Hughes (B.A., 1990) still recognizes Seattle as a crucial component in her education, career, and even her…
Suzanne Selfors (’90) publishes Smells Like Pirates
On Nov. 11 at 3 p.m. join author Suzanne Selfors (’90) for a launch party for her new book, Smells Like Pirates. Selfors will be at Eagle Harbor Books on Bainbridge Island. The book is the third in the series,…
Miss Indian Nations advocates against alcoholism, teen suicide
By Erica Thompson – While double majoring in Communication and American Indian Studies, Shanoa Pinkham represented her tribe holding two titles at one time – Miss Yakama Nation and Miss Indian Nations. Growing up in Lynnwood, Pinkham did not have…
