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Facing Race: Washington sees a surge in Asian activism
A young generation of Asian and Pacific Islanders is leading a new wave of activism. Connie So, teaching professor of American ethnic studies at the UW, is interviewed.
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Pumpin' fists and iron post pandemic
The usual video game plot is that you’re some kind of hero going to some kind of castle or stronghold, to defeat an evil villain and save someone. Very rarely do you see racism as the primary enemy in a video game. But that is the villain at the center of a new game from Chanhee Choi, a doctoral student in digital arts and experimental media at the UW. [This is the third segment on "The Record"]
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The Re-Re-Rebirth of Jean Smart
Jean Smart, who graduated from the UW in 1974 after studying drama, stars in new comedy series "Hacks," the "capstone atop a career resurgence."
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Anne Focke Award honors Asian American activist and journalist Ron Chew
Jamie Walker, the current director of the School of Art + Art History + Design, discusses the Anne Focke Award recipient Ron Chew.
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On Earth or in space, George Wallerstein is remembered for his adventurous spirit
The emeritus professor and founding chair of the Department of Astronomy passed away last week (May 13, 2021).
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Seattle’s COVID-19 rules have paid off for delivery-app drivers. What’s next?
Seattle was the first city in the country to pass laws mandating premium pay and sick days for delivery-app drivers during the pandemic. But the current laws are set to expire after the pandemic ends, so Seattle leaders may soon consider making those protections permanent. Margaret O'Mara, professor of history at the UW, is quoted.
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Opportunities to Explore
Check out opportunities to explore the College of Arts & Sciences from your home and on campus.
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CAS in the News
A sampling of recent stories in local and national media featuring College of Arts & Sciences faculty.
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Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
A collection of work by Arts & Sciences faculty, students, alumni and friends related to Asian American and Pacific Islander history, heritage and culture.
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COMMENTARY: The big lie in Volunteer Park
Christoph Giebel, associate professor of history and of international studies at the UW, writes of a marker in Seattle's Volunteer Park, "The marker’s words grotesquely falsify a gruesome past ... To call America’s violent conquest of Asia’s first constitutional republic [the Philippines] a 'liberation of oppressed peoples' constitutes an 'alternative fact' so shameless as to render the plaque’s continued display scandalous."