University of Washington has named Robert J. Jones as its next president. Jones will be the first Black president in the university’s 164-year history.

The University of Washington, one of the nation’s top research universities and an academic linchpin of the Seattle region’s ...

Provided by Dow Jones May 19, 2025, 4:00:00 PM By Chris Wack The District of Columbia plans to sell $156.3 million of bonds with proceeds slated to refund the Catholic University of America.

Less than nine months after its opening, Washington D.C.’s new Afro-fusion restaurant Almeda was added to the Michelin Guide in mid-June. The food and hospitality authority declared that head ...

The university’s enrollment grew to a record-setting 59,000 students in fall 2024 under Jones’ chancellorship. Prior to ...

The University of Washington Board of Regents announced Monday that Robert J. Jones, Chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will be the UW’s 34th president. His five-year ...