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  • Seeing Meany in a New Light

    A new lighting system provides much-needed flexibility for the many productions presented at Meany Hall. 

    February 2008 Perspectives
  • Where the Sidewalk Ends, And Poetry Begins

    In Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, A&S alumna Mary Kollar ('65, '81) shares poetry with passersby through a poetry box outside her house.

    February 2008 Perspectives
  • But How is Socrates' Jump Shot?

    The Husky men’s basketball team took a special five-credit course designed specifically for them and tied to an 11-day basketball tournament trip to Greece. 

    October 2007 Perspectives
  • American Sign Language Introduced

    The UW Department of Linguistics is offering American Sign Language, with a full-time lecturer teaching two sections of ASL each quarter.

    October 2007 Perspectives
  • A Nod to Western Civilization

    The Joff Hanauer Endowment for Excellence in Western Civilization will create a community of scholars studying Western Civilization.

    October 2007 Perspectives
  • Design Meets the Inner City

    Alumnus Maurice Woods created the Inneract Project, a summer program that introduces inner city youth to graphic design as a career option. The program is offered through the School of Art.

    October 2007 Perspectives
  • Exploring Tolkien

    History professor Robin Stacey’s love of J. R. R. Tolkien’s work led to a popular course and now a five-part lecture series.

    October 2007 Perspectives
  • Searching for Clues in the Kuril Islands

    A team of UW faculty and students, along with Russian and Japanese colleagues, are piecing together a history of the isolated Kuril Islands by studying its archaeological, geological, and biological record. 

    October 2007 Perspectives