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This week, the UW offers a wide variety of online engagement opportunities, including drop-in meditation sessions and Burke trivia nights.

Daniel Bessner, associate professor of international studies and Carl Bergstrom, biology professor, discuss whether and how colleges should re-open in the fall.

The UW honors several faculty members with Distinguished Teaching Awards, including Ian Schnee, Senior Lecturer of Philosophy and Xiasong Li, Professor of Chemistry.

"Organizations are issuing public statements as anti-racism protests continue...But the words are empty without real change,” writes Alexes Harris, professor of sociology.

The University of Washington has been named as one of the top five best colleges for LGBTQ+ students.

Quintard Taylor, history professor, discusses the possible de-gentrification of Seattle.

A lawsuit against a cloud services employee who left to join Google highlights Amazon’s aggressive tactics to retain talent. Margaret O'Mara, professor of history, is quoted.

Political science faculty Megan Ming Francis, Jake Grumbach, and Christopher Parker discuss 2020's leftward-tilting electorate.

The UW Modern Band, advised by Cuong Vu, jazz studies chair, created Sorrow, improvisations born of COVID-19 and protests against systemic racism.

Professor Toro is the recipient of the 2020 Blackwell-Tapia Prize.