Ana Mari Cauce, PhD

President and Professor of Psychology, University of Washington

Ana Mari Cauce is the 33rd president of the University of Washington, where she has been a member of the faculty since 1986. A graduate of the University of Miami and Yale University, she is a noted scholar on risk and resilience among adolescents and has received numerous awards for her research as well as the University’s Distinguished Teaching Award. Before becoming president, she served as chair of the Departments of American Ethnic Studies and Psychology, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences and as provost. In 2008, she played a key role in establishing the Husky Promise, a program that has helped more than 40,000 low-income students attend the UW.

Since becoming president, Cauce has emphasized the UW’s work in population health, launched the University’s Race & Equity Initiative and been a champion for ensuring the UW and public higher education across the country remain accessible and affordable. In recognition of her leadership in population health and groundbreaking research, she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine. She has worked to advance the University’s public through impact on the lives of the people in Washington and the world.

Building an ecosystem to support excellence, opportunity and impact

11:00-11:50 a.m. PDT

Seattle Convention Center, Arch Building,
Ballroom 6BC

University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce will share her experience leading a public R1 university through some of the most turbulent years in the recent history of higher ed. As she begins the final year of her presidency, she will explore how universities like the UW must reimagine their role in advancing solutions for some of society’s most pressing challenges, especially with regard to creating affordable pathways and access to degree completion for first-generation, underrepresented and low-income students, a key goal for APA.