The Greatness of a University Lies in its Faculty

Our faculty provide students across the UW a dynamic, expansive education that empowers them to chart their own academic and career paths. In Biology, faculty manage the remarkable task of engaging a class of 700 students in introductory biology through active learning methods that make student participation central to the learning process. History faculty invite students to role-play the plotlines of European conflicts in a performance-based medieval history class. In Law, Societies & Justice, students learn side-by-side with inmates in a mixed enrollment course taught inside a correctional facility. Through these and countless other expansive, often unexpected educational experiences, our faculty engage students as active participants in their education. 

If teaching and research in the humanities is your professional life, knowing that a former student feels you gave it your best shot is beyond gratifying. And to set up a fund in your name to boot? That comes close to experiencing the Beatific Vision.

Lawrence Bliquez Professor Emeritus of Classics
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From using 3D-printing technology to develop new materials to employing AI to improve hearing aid technology to exploring the evolution of the book, world-changing discoveries are helmed by faculty at the College of Arts & Sciences. Your support helps them continue their vital work in the classroom and beyond.

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Philanthropy is critical to sustaining faculty excellence. Through the gift of flexible funds, generous donors empower our ability to innovate, collaborate across disciplines and inspire the next generation by driving discoveries that change lives and advance society. Together, we can amplify excellence and faculty impact in ways that shape a future defined by knowledge, creativity and bold solutions. 

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