Office of the Chancellor
Chancellor Kristin G. Esterberg
I’m pleased to welcome you to the University of Washington Bothell. Our mission is to provide access to an excellent UW education and to ensure students have a dynamic, hands-on experience, filled with opportunity inside and outside the classroom.
We offer more than 55 undergraduate and graduate degrees — and pride ourselves on creating a small campus community feel that is welcoming and inclusive to all.
I hope you join our diverse community of scholars and learners. Go UW Bothell Huskies!

The UW Bothell Distinction
Chancellor Kristin G. Esterberg often gets the question, “What makes UW Bothell different?” In this short video, she shares three characteristics that help set the campus apart from other universities.
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Recent UW Bothell news
- In her latest work, lecturer Jill Freidberg captures the creativity, resistance and resilience of Seattle’s Central District. The post Honoring Stories from the Neighborhood that Shaped Seattle appeared first on News.
- Parker Ford’s path to getting a job involved a passion for computer graphics, a bit of cloud watching, a trip to Brazil — and a stroke of serendipity. The post #Opentowork: This graduate experience led to a software engineering job appeared first on News.
- In Grief Rituals, Dr. Naomi Macalalad Bragin and fellow artist-collaborators address the theme of migration through collective experiences of grieving and healing. The post A collective mourning — and celebration — of cultural loss and rebirth appeared first on News.


