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A Passion for Volleyball — and Classics

International student Maria Bogomolova came to the UW to play volleyball. Along the way she discovered a love of...

As an undergrad interested in criminal justice, Anthony Stokes has visited prisons, met with incarcerated men, and...

In celebration of World Baking Day, faculty from across the College of Arts & Sciences share favorite recipes....

Doctoral student Iris Viveros Avendano explores the role of fandango in resistance and healing from collective...

The former home of Biology is now the centralized and renovated location for the UW Psychology Department.Read more

The emeritus professor and founding chair of the Department of Astronomy passed away last week.Read more

An Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant helps UW students harness the power of creativity.Read more

Fast Facts The UW College of Arts & Sciences

2 National Book Awards for faculty

60 languages taught

8 MacArthur Fellows

Distinguished alumni: artist Dale Chihuly, author David Guterson

2,599 graduate students

1,418 academic and research faculty

Distinguished alumni: Governor Jay Inslee, former Governor Christine Gregoire

More than 5,840 undergraduate courses offered annually

300+ performances annually Learn more

UW English department ranked as the 3rd best place in the country to study

More than 100 study abroad programs in 36 countries

Distinguished alumna: Nobel Prize-winning scientist Linda Buck