The Dean’s Forum is a regular event series hosted by the Dean of the Evans School of Public Policy & Goverance. It brings together panels of experts, both academics and practioners, to talk about pressing policy issues and why they matter.
Past Events
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Dean’s Forum: The Media’s Role in Climate Change and Community-Based Solutions
How the Media Shapes Conversations Around Important Issues On May 14 2026, Dean Jodi Sandfort hosted a conversation with UW faculty Adrienne…
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Dean’s Forum: Learning from the Past
On February 26, 2026, Dean Jodi Sandfort hosted a conversation with panelists Dafeng Xu (Evans School) and Catherine Clement about the past…
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Dean’s Forum: Public Impact Research in Action
Partnering with Communities for Coastal Hazard Preparedness On December 2, 2025, Dean Jodi Sandfort hosted a conversation with panelists Ann Bostrom (Evans…
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Dean’s Forum | Seeing Through the Fog
The Hidden Consequences of Executive Orders On April 2, 2025, Dean Jodi Sandfort hosted a conversation with Ben Brunjes, from the Evans…
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Dean’s Forum: Trust on the Ballot
On Thursday, November 7, the University of Washington’s College of Arts & Sciences and the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance…
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Dean’s Forum: Political Participation & Voting Access
The Dean’s Forum series focuses on the intersection of race and public policy in support of the Evans School of Public Policy…
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Dean’s Forum: Data Informed Practices and Consumer Protections
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”37489″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]The Dean’s Forum series focuses on the intersection of race and public policy in support of the…
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Dean’s Forum: How Bidenomics Targets Systemic Inequities
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”37489″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]The Dean’s Forum series focuses on the intersection of race and public policy in support of the…
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Dean’s Forum: Unpacking the New Climate Law
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”37489″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_custom_heading text=”Attending to Environmental Justice” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]On January 6, 2023, the Evans School of Public Policy &…
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Dean’s Forum: Advancing Systems for Racial Equity
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”37489″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_custom_heading text=”Possibilities and Perils of Decentralization” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]The Dean’s Forum series focuses on the intersection of race…
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Dean’s Forum: Assessing Where We Are in Racial Reckoning
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”37489″ img_size=”full” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]On April 22, 2022, the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance hosted a conversation about how race…
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Dean’s Forum: Moving Racism Front & Center in Child Welfare
On November 19, 2021, the Evans School hosted a conversation about anti-racism in child welfare policy in partnership with the UW School…