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September 14, 2017
The prestigious prize recognizes Taylor’s distinguished career and his commitment to researching, preserving, and promoting the history of African Americans in the PNW. history.washington.edu
September 12, 2017
Amazon's announcement that it's searching for a second HQ is generating a backlash in Seattle and elsewhere. Margaret O'Mara, a UW associate professor of history, is quoted. geekwire.com
August 15, 2017
Quintard Taylor, professor emeritus of history, on Centralia's founding father and his unique place in history. opb.org
August 15, 2017
We've been through this drill before–for at least three decades during the Cold War years. John Findlay, professor of history at UW, is quoted. seattletimes.com
August 15, 2017
The alt-right has an unlikely new martyr in the culture wars: A Harvard-educated engineer in the heart of Silicon Valley. Margaret O'Mara, a history professor at the UW, is quoted. usatoday.com
July 28, 2017
The true cultural tipping point in the run-up to the American Revolution might not have been the Boston Tea Party, but Congress' decision to close the theaters in British America. washington.edu
July 28, 2017
For UW History professor, Nathan Roberts, past is prologue. q13fox.com
June 27, 2017
Assistant Professor of History, Laurie Marhoefer, on the history of gay pride marches and movements. salon.com
June 8, 2017
Historians of labor, working class to convene at UW washington.edu
June 5, 2017
Each spring, a handful of outstanding faculty earn a special spotlight: a Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA). magazine.washington.edu
May 31, 2017
UW History Department professor, Margaret O'Mara, weighs in on Mark Zuckerberg's recent commencement speech. usatoday.com
May 23, 2017
Relive the one-hundredth anniversary of the Everett Massacre and learn how that tragic event helped shape the labor history of Washington. uwtv.org
May 19, 2017
Vicente Rafael, a UW professor of Southeast Asian history, weighs in on a recent controversial essay. crosscut.com
May 15, 2017
Laurie Marhoefer, UW Assistant Professor of History, on a forgotten legacy of WWI: the modern gay rights movement. theconversation.com
May 12, 2017
Margaret O'Mara of the UW History Department weighs in. washingtonpost.com