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February 19, 2021
UW classics professor Sarah Stroup says that ancient coins that were seized at the Canada-U.S. border represent the cultural history of the world, and Sandra Kroupa, UW Libraries' book arts and rare books curator, talks about how impactful it will be for students. FOX 12
February 18, 2021
A new novel by Zoe Mikuta, a junior studying English, is being released this Spring. The Daily
February 18, 2021
In a ceremony, Homeland Security gave ancient coins to the UW. UW classics professor Sarah Stroup talks about how impactful it is to be able to show students coins that are 3,000 years old. KOMO 4
February 18, 2021
Homeland Security agents transferred ancient coins seized at the Canadian border to the University of Washington on Thursday. UW classics professor Sarah Stroup and Sandra Kroupa, UW Libraries’ book arts and rare books curator, are interviewed. Kiro7
February 17, 2021
This week at the UW, attend the Katz Distinguished Lecture, the 2021 Biamp PDX Jazz Festival with Ted Poor and Cuong Vu, and more. UW News
February 17, 2021
UW student Zoe Mikuta’s first book, “Gearbreakers,” is set to come out June 29. Mikuta has sold the film rights to “Gearbreakers,” and she’s currently working on its sequel, due out in 2022. Shawn Wong, professor of English at the UW, is quoted. IE Examiner
February 16, 2021
“I caught the live telecast [of the presidential inauguration] just as Amanda Gorman was set to recite her soul-stirring poem ‘The Hill We Climb.’ As she took the stage, radiant in her bright yellow jacket and red headpiece, the morning’s frustrations began to recede. And when she gifted us her... Yes! Magazine
February 2, 2021
This week at the UW, attend a book launch for "Union by Law," the Critical Issues Lecture Series, and more. UW News
February 1, 2021
Students share their experience with the ART 496 museum guide program, a year-long paid internship at the Henry Art Gallery. The Daily
January 27, 2021
This week at the UW, attend virtual Meany on Screen events, a lecture in the History Lecture Series, and more. UW News
January 27, 2021
Sharma Shields (BA, English Literature, 2000) reads Törzs' "The Comet." Spokane Public Radio
January 27, 2021
This week at the UW, attend the History Lecture Series, Meany On Screen events, and more. UW News
January 27, 2021
"Gearbreakers," the debut novel by Zoe Mikuta, a junior studying English, is set to come out in June. UW News
January 25, 2021
Nicolaas Barr of the UW’s Comparative History of Ideas Department has worked with the author of "Dijinn," a compelling memoir about coming out, to translate the book into English and write a new introduction. UW News
January 21, 2021
E.J. Koh, a doctoral student in English at the UW, has translated all 49 letters from her Korean mother into English and used them as the skeleton for her brief, but time- and continent-spanning memoir, “The Magical Language of Others,” published in early 2020 with Portland publisher Tin House. Crosscut