Department of English

The University of Washington has announced this year’s Awards of Excellence recipients, several come from the College of Arts & Sciences.

Matthew Moore (2008), a game designer at Disney Interactive, says studying the humanities has made him a better designer.

Faculty across the College recommend a favorite book related to their field.

An English Department course takes a serious look at comic book superheroes and what they tell us about history and our changing world.

English Professor Shawn Wong leads storytelling workshops for soldiers transitioning to civilian life, through the Red Badge Project.

Jane Yang, a UW sophomore who grew up in Shanghai, is teaching the UW men’s basketball team about her language and culture. Now, she’s looking at her home — and herself — with fresh eyes.

One hundred scholars are coming to the UW this week to discuss 14^th century text.

University of Washington's Shawn Wong, professor of english, uses storytelling to help veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars re-acclimate to civilian life.

A violist, an economist, a poet, and a mathematician share the College of Arts & Sciences’ highest undergraduate honor, the Dean's Medal.

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.

Texts and Teachers bridges the gap between high school and college through parallel courses and campus visits.

A Q&A with Charles Johnson, the UW's Pollock Professor of English, now emeritus. He is the author of 21 books over a 50-year career.

The UW is ranked as one of the best colleges in Seattle in addition to being in the top 100 schools in the country. The university challenges students to view the world through multiple lenses and understand how fields are interrelated.

Books make great gifts. Books by Arts & Sciences alumni? Even better. Here are some recent arrivals, from fiction to nonfiction to memoir to poetry.

Seattle Times columnist Sarah Stuteville talks with young Seattle-area poets who draw on complex international identities and themes in their work. Jackson School student Hamda Yusuf is profiled.