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Faculty Focus: Kathie Friedman
The first time she taught a class about immigration, in 1991, she assigned her students to write a fictional story for their final project. Today, they don't have to make anything up.
12/18/2015 | The Whole U -
Muslim-American parents struggle to keep kids' faith innocent
Muslim-American parents are finding that keeping their children’s faith experience joyful is becoming a more challenging task. Michael Perez, lecturer in anthropology at the UW, is quoted.12/17/2015 | The Washington Post -
Cassie Strickland wins 2015 Senior CLASS Award
Anthropology major Cassie Strickland has won one of the most prestigious awards in college sports, the 2015 Senior CLASS Award in NCAA Division I women’s volleyball.12/17/2015 | UW Athletics -
UW pen drummer goes viral
For communication major Shane Bang, a writing implement doubles as a musical instrument. The Seattle native has racked up nearly 22 million views on his YouTube channel.
12/17/2015 | New Day Northwest -
‘But my tail light isn’t broken, officer’: A conversation on policing and race
Megan Ming Francis, assistant professor of political science at the UW, says there's a long history of distrust between minority populations and police.12/17/2015 | KUOW -
UW conservationists celebrate new protected areas for Argentine penguins
Dee Boersma, professor in Biology has studied Magellanic penguins there for more than 30 years.12/16/2015 -
Does it matter that Greenpeace journalists lied?
Matthew Powers, assistant professor of communication at the UW, writes about Greenpeace journalist posing as energy company representatives to expose academics-for-hire.
12/16/2015 | The Conversation -
History meets geography: James Gregory’s collaborative digital project tracks key 20th century social movements
It’s one thing to read that the NAAPC grew from three branches in 1912 to 894 branches in 1945, but it’s more revealing to watch that expansion on an interactive map.
12/15/2015 | UWToday -
'Sea is My Country' author set for Neah Bay book reading Thursday
Joshua Reid, author of "The Sea Is My Country: The Maritime World of the Makahs," and associate professor of history, will give a presentation Thursday afternoon.
12/15/2015 | Peninsula Daily News -
Graphic novels and the art of Jewish memory
Tamar Benzikry, UW Class of 2005, returned to campus as the instructor for "Graphic Novels and Jewish Memory." Read more about Benzikry's passion for arts and education.12/15/2015 | Stroum Center for Jewish Studies