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This week at the UW, attend events to honor Martin Luther King, Jr, attend the #BurkeFromHome Trivia Night, and more.

The UW has received a $1.5 million gift from organ builder and artist Paul B. Fritts to provide support to organ degree programs, and a gift of $250,000 from an anonymous donor to create a four-year organ competition for early-career organists.

The U.S. Constitution has a built-in mechanism that allows the president’s powers to be transferred to the vice president if the president becomes incapable of discharging them. In the wake of the U.S. Capitol riots, Democratic lawmakers have called on Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove President Trump from power. Rebecca Thorpe, associate professor of political science at the UW, is quoted.

Five prominent players in Washington state business are halting or reviewing some or all of their campaign contributions after last week’s U.S. Capitol riot and the refusal by some Republicans to certify the presidential election results. Jake Grumbach, assistant professor of political science at the UW, is quoted.

“As scholars who study democracy historically and comparatively, we predict that the biggest threats to democracy Trump poses won’t emerge until after he exits the White House — when Biden will have to face the Trump presidency’s most serious challenges,” write the UW’s James Long, associate professor of political science, and Victor Menaldo, professor of political science.

Instagram, Facebook and Twitter have all cut ties with President Donald Trump, and now many of his followers are looking for more obscure sites to voice their views. Hanson Hosein, co-director of the UW’s Communication Leadership program, is interviewed.

Both parents and adult children often fail to recognize how profoundly the rules of family life have changed over the past half century. Kristina Scharp, assistant professor of communication at the UW, is referenced.

Couples hold it together for the holiday season, but call a lawyer in the new year, they say. A UW study is referenced.

The University of Washington is recognized as one of the top universities in the world that offers Hindi courses.

This week at the UW, attend Meany on Screen events, listen to a lecture from Dr. Ruth Westheimer, and much more.