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October 26, 2015
The Persian and Iranian Studies Program in the University of Washington’s College of Arts and Sciences raised more than $110,000 at its annual gala, including a matching gift of $20,000 from the Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute . Funds raised at the gala will provide support for language instruction, student scholarships,... Read More
August 11, 2015
Faculty have the rare opportunity to fully immerse themselves in a scholarly or pedagogical project during sabbaticals. Read More
June 23, 2015
Four students who earned graduate degrees this year have been named A&S Graduate Medalists for 2015. Read More
June 11, 2015
"Scary-smart" is how one professor describes David Jekel, who majored in math and classics. Read More
June 10, 2015
A violist, an economist, a poet, and a mathematician share the College of Arts & Sciences’ highest undergraduate honor, the Dean's Medal. Read More
June 3, 2015
Elizabeth Wu's passion for theater led her to direct a play and organize a theater conference—all in her senior year at the UW. Read More
March 24, 2015
Texts and Teachers bridges the gap between high school and college through parallel courses and campus visits. Read More
January 29, 2015
When she first heard about Bitcoin, Jinyoung Lee Englund ('06) was puzzled. Now she's a spokesperson for the Bitcoin Foundation. Read More
December 11, 2014
Books make great gifts. Books by Arts & Sciences alumni? Even better. Here are some recent arrivals, from fiction to nonfiction to memoir to poetry. Read More
October 28, 2014
Got your attention? Turns out swear words provide unique insights into how language works. Read More
September 16, 2014
Nine weeks to complete an independent research project? Students in the Summer Institute for the Arts and Humanities embraced that challenge. Read More
June 25, 2014
Four recent PhD grads, with research ranging from human rights to ultrafast X-ray science, received the A&S Graduate Medal this spring. Read More
June 25, 2014
"Learning another language is discovering another avenue for self-expression," says Joy Maa (Spanish, Japanese, 2014), who is fluent in four languages. Read More
June 24, 2014
Ever heard of a student writing a second honors thesis "mostly just for fun"? Meet Kathleen Noll (History, Classics/Latin, 2014), a scholar of medieval history. Read More
April 29, 2014
For students on a CHID program in Europe, visits with the Roma community (commonly known as Gypsies) challenged persistent stereotypes. Read More