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Robert Stacey reminds us that higher education's fundamental purpose remains unchanged, even during turbulent times.

A&S alumni and siblings Gary and Carver Gayton have led extraordinary lives, following in the footsteps of their great grandfather Lewis Clarke, who escaped slavery to become a well-known abolitionist.

As the new academic year begins, Dean Robert Stacey celebrates positive budget news, the UW's largest freshman class ever, and the University's commitment to educating students who hail from Washington state.

Through the study of dialects, Elijah Pasco has combined his love of linguistics and theater. 

In the past few years, the UW Creative Writing Program has encouraged an increasing number of MFA students to reach out to K-12 students and classrooms.

In her new book, "You Could Be Having Better Sex," psychology professor Nicole McNichols shares frank information based on academic research. 

Professor Christopher Parker, whose book about the rise of the Tea Party will be published in 2013, shares his thoughts on the Tea Party's popularity and its similarities to past conservative political movements in the U.S.

An A&S board member shares her experience of traveling in Rome with English professor Shawn Wong and Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity students.

UW students in a 200-level Spanish class have written books, in Spanish, for the children of Panajachel, Guatemala. 

Communication professor Benjamin Mako Hill studies why successful peer-produced websites (like Wikipedia) eventually struggle to maintain their openness to new contributors.

A new online course introduces students to the humanities through A&S faculty's personal stories and favorite artifacts.

A&S faculty, students, and alumni are making remarkable breakthroughs in our understanding of the brain.

Should college athletes be paid? To what extent should politicians’ sexual indiscretions be forgiven? Is it ethical to arm rebels in countries where we’re not at war?

A new Asia-Pacific Military Fellowship in the Jackson School provides immersion in the history and culture of Asian countries.

Math Circles, led weekly by UW students, introduce middle school students to the joys of mathematics. "You have captured the fire in my child!" comments one parent, impressed by the program.