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Felix Mercado looks back on attending what was known as the “Spanish School,” a school that was built in 1936 specifically to segregate Mexican migrants from white people. Gonzalo Guzmán, a predoctoral instructor in American ethnic studies at the UW, is interviewed.

Chantel Prat, associate professor of psychology, has co-authored a new study on reasoning and decision-making.

Take a look back at the last year of the UW's research of and adaptation to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Art H 400, offered in Spring 2021 and taught by Juliet Sperling, an assistant professor in art history, will center around artist Jacob Lawrence.

Ethnomusicology professor Shannon Dudley discusses sound and music immersion.

Kirk Johnson, paleontologist at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and co-curator of the UW Burke Museum’s new exhibit “Cruisin’ the Fossil Coastline,” describes fellow curator and artist Ray Troll’s images as “extinct animals [that] visit the modern world in daydreams.” This innovative, family-friendly exhibition is at the Burke Museum for all of March and April.

In testimony before the U.S. Senate banking committee on Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reiterated that the economy is “a long way from the Fed’s employment and inflation goals.” As Congress debates the next round of coronavirus relief funding, some prominent economists have raised concerns about its potential impact on inflation. Fabio Ghironi, professor of economics at the UW, is interviewed.

“Hybrid or all-remote schedules make powerful recruiting tools and look great on paper — carrying the promise of improved equity by giving employees the flexibility to better juggle work and life. But as the head of a women’s college and a cognitive scientist, I have some serious reservations,” writes Sian Beilock, president of Barnard College. A UW study is referenced.

The University of Washington is ranked No. 5 on The Wall Street Journal’s list of top public colleges in the West.

The UW has been included on the list of universities that produced the most 2020-21 Fullbright students. This year alone, 24 UW students received Fullbright awards.