UW Bothell 2018 year in review: videos

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  Changing the future for generations

  For many first-generation college students, stepping onto campus is more than just the start of a new chapter — it’s the rewriting of a family story. Caught between the hopes of home and the unfamiliar rhythms of higher education, they navigate a world their parents could only imagine.  In honor of National First-Generation College Celebration Day on Nov. 8, we asked three students to share their experience of being the first in their immediate families to work toward a four-year college degree.  Rahima Shams, a pre-major sophomore, grew up in Kabul, Afghanistan, the second child of six siblings. She and her family moved to the U.S. in July 2021 because her parents wanted their children to study in a safer and more technologically advanced environment with better educational opportunities and more career options. One of her brothers is also now in college. “Our parents wanted us to have a chance to pursue our dreams without fear or limitation, especially when it comes to higher education,” she said. …
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  UW Bothell celebrates record enrollment

  UW Bothell's incoming class included a total student body of 6,361 — an all-time high enrollment in the school's 35+ year history.
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  Creating digital familial bonds after life

  Saddened that his children would never know their deceased grandfather, Dr. Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad created “Grandpabot.”