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July 3, 2018
UW History Professor Margaret O'Mara is quoted in this op-ed comparing the reputations of Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates. washingtonpost.com
June 21, 2018
UW history professor, Jordanna Bailkin, on how Britain's past refugee camps shed light on today's global refugee crisis. blog.oup.com
February 22, 2018
Department of History Professor, Margaret O'Mara weighs in on a changing Seattle. seattletimes.com
January 4, 2018
Jan. 10 Trace the development of Gandhi's legacy through history to the present. With UW Department of History's Anand Yang. washington.edu
October 16, 2017
Google will invest $1 billion over the next five years in organizations helping people adjust to the changing nature of work. Margaret O'Mara, a history professor at the UW, is quoted. usatoday.com
September 25, 2017
Laurie Marhoefer, a historian of Nazi Germany at the UW, gives commentary on the recent controversy over KUOW's interview with a Neo-nazi. kuow.org
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