Sep 30, 2026 · 52 min · 12 segments
The University of Washington's Board of Regents almost voted on a change to the school's Student Conduct Code in early September, which led to a wave of pushback from students and faculty who read it…
Libby DenkmannHostDavid KromanHostAnd the energy is a little different, I would say, because I'm not just talking about longer lines and youthful hope for the future.
The start of the school year feels maybe a little more charged this year because the University of Washington signaled it wanted to change its code of conduct for students.
The university said the changes were for improved transparency, fairness and accountability.
But some students and faculty read it as an effort to crack down on certain kinds of protests.
The board, the Board of Regents said, basically almost voted on some changes to the student code of conduct.
Specifically, the changes were read by some as new restrictions for student protesters.
They said the university was trying to push through changes to the student code of conduct before classes started in September.
They said they kept members of student government and faculty leadership apprised of what was going on all the way.
But when that alert went out, the reaction from students and teachers was big.
There was media coverage, etc., And now the university has pushed back the deadline to pass these changes.
And before we do, we should note for listeners that we are, as you may have heard, a self-sustaining service of the University of Washington.
That means that we fundraise separately and we maintain total editorial independence from the school.
And the energy is a little different, I would say, because I'm not just talking about longer lines and youthful hope for the future.
The start of the school year feels maybe a little more charged this year because the University of Washington signaled it wanted to change its code of conduct for students.
The university said the changes were for improved transparency, fairness and accountability.
But some students and faculty read it as an effort to crack down on certain kinds of protests.
The board, the Board of Regents said, basically almost voted on some changes to the student code of conduct.
Specifically, the changes were read by some as new restrictions for student protesters.
They said the university was trying to push through changes to the student code of conduct before classes started in September.
They said they kept members of student government and faculty leadership apprised of what was going on all the way.
But when that alert went out, the reaction from students and teachers was big.
There was media coverage, etc., And now the university has pushed back the deadline to pass these changes.
And before we do, we should note for listeners that we are, as you may have heard, a self-sustaining service of the University of Washington.
That means that we fundraise separately and we maintain total editorial independence from the school.
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