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UW Drama professor Valerie Curtis-Newton (MFA, 1996), who will present the University Faculty Lecture on May 3, has been stirring up "good trouble" and courageously unmasking uncomfortable truths for decades. 

Communication major Jean Wong shares the ups and downs of her UW study abroad experience in Rome. 

Professor Anand Yang grew up on Bollywood films. Now he uses this popular entertainment to teach colonial Indian history. 

Recent awards and honors celebrate Arts & Sciences faculty and staff accomplishments in teaching, mentoring, research, and more. 

When exhibition spaces closed due to COVID, artist and alum Anna Mlasowsky found another way to share artists' work.

Dianne Harris reflects on her first six months as dean, and the “dedication to excellence and deep veins of creativity” she has found throughout the College of Arts & Sciences. 

Thanks to a UW internship, students are contributing content about Black leaders in the sciences on BlackPast.org. 

Generations of scientists have tried to identify biological predictors of violence. Professor Oliver Rollins has concerns about their research.

As a Foreign Service Officer, international studies alumna Annah Mwendar-Chaba is exploring new places — and languages. 

His knowledge of ancient languages led Andrew Glass (2006) to a specialized technology job at Microsoft.