How the new UW President plans to navigate the challenges facing U.S. universities
Dr. Robert Jones is the new president of our region’s largest educational and research hub. He took the helm at the University of Washington in August, and when we sat down recently, he shared a bit about his background and path to Seattle.
Jones says his parents were sharecroppers farming peanuts and cotton in southwest Georgia.
“Where most people would tell you the last thing you should have anything to do with if you grew up as a son of sharecroppers. I was innately curious about science, and particularly became very curious about plants”
It’s ultimately what set…
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