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Dianne Harris holding a microphone, speaking to an audience.

A Look Back with Dean Harris

College of Arts & Sciences Dean Dianne Harris reflects on her five years at the helm of the College as she prepares to step down on June 30.  

A dancer bathed in purple light dances to music, flanked by two performers who hold light sabers that illuminate the scene.

A "Fitness Rave" Collaboration

The Fitness Rave, a UW experimental performance event in March, was part aerobics workout, part performance, part dance rave, and part social experiment.

Students tour Seattle's Chinatown-International District with author Frank Abe.

The Humanities, at a Site Near You

Humanities 103, part of the Humanities First program for first-year students, emphasizes place-based learning through field trips. 

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  • Graduating students sitting in cap and gown.

    5 Ways to Stay in the Pack After Graduation

    Graduation isn't the end of your Husky journey — here's how to keep the connections going wherever life takes you.

    05/13/2026 | College of Arts & Sciences
  • UW Math AI Lab Presents five papers at ICLR and Earns ICML Spotlight

    Members of the UW Math AI Lab traveled to Rio de Janeiro for ICLR 2026, where undergraduates Luke Alexander, Evan Wang, Rohan Pandey, and Simon Chess joined Vasily Ilin, Math PhD student and Math AI Lab Director, to present five papers on AI for Math. The lab is also celebrating Vasily’s paper being accepted as an ICML 2026 main-conference spotlight paper (top 2.2%).

    05/01/2026 | Department of Mathematics
  • Sangram Majumdar receives a Neddy Award

    This year’s Neddy Artist Award Recipient in Painting is UW Associate Professor of Painting + Drawing Sangram Majumdar.

    The Neddy Artist Award is one of the most generous and longest-running awards for visual artists in the state of Washington. This year's eight Neddy Awards finalists included alums Dana Blume (MFA 2023) and ralph salazar (MFA 2025). 

    04/30/2026 | School of Art + Art History + Design
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