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Four "Remarkable" Dean's Medalists
The College honors four exceptional graduates representing eight Arts & Sciences majors.
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Edinburg comics specialist releases new collection partly based on Valley experiences
Jose Alaniz, professor in the department of Slavic languages and literatures, discusses his newly released comic.
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The New Dutch Far Right
Nicolaas P. Barr, a lecturer of Comparative History of Ideas, discusses the new Dutch far-right, and how it intersects with the rise of far-right ideologies in other nations.
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ArtSci Roundup: Drop-in meditation session, Jacob Lawrence Vimeo channel, and more
This week, the UW offers a wide variety of virtual engagement opportunities, including a drop-in mediation session and content from the Jacob Lawrence Vimeo channel.
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AI gatekeepers are taking baby steps toward raising ethical standards
Emily Bender, professor of linguistics, explains how major AI conferences are starting to force computer scientists to think about the societal impacts of artificial intelligence.
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When Takeout Takes You Across the World
Aaron Versoza (BA, Lingustics, 2009) and Amber Manuguid (BFA, DXARTS, 2009), discuss how their restaurant has adapted to COVID-19.
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26 Best Travel Books That Will Take You All Around the World
Department of English faculty member Anu Taranath's book "Beyond Guilt Trip" is featured in O Magazine's best travel books of all time.
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UW podcasts: EarthLab, Canadian Studies, Nancy Bell Evans Center, UW Bothell — and a book featured in Times Literary Supplement
A podcast by the Jackson School's Canadian Studies Center and a book by classics Professor Sarah Levin-Richardson featured in the Times are featured in this article.
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Hunkered down at 85, this poet writes for love and survival
Seattle poet Colleen McElroy, professor emerita of English, explains what it's like living as a high-risk person in the COVID-19 pandemic and her writing during this time.
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Keeping an eye on rogue cops in Pierce County before the age of cellphone cameras
Nancy Bartley, a doctoral student in English, writes that in her decades of journalism she saw police dealing out "street justice" as a common practice against Blacks.
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Cheering yes!' This Seattle poet believes this time may be different
Colleen McElroy, professor emerita of English, shares her perspective as a black woman in Seattle. In 1984, McElroy became the first black woman tenured professor at the UW.
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As a Black mother-to-be, I’m already full of heartache
Maya Angela Smith, associate professor of French, writes about her experience as a Black mother-to-be.
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Who killed Sweden’s prime minister? 1986 assassination of Olof Palme is finally solved – maybe
Andrew Nestingen, professor of Scandinavian studies at the UW, writes about the assassination of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme.
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For debut novelist, timing of virus is stranger than fiction
Kristen Millares Young (MFA, Creative Writing, 2012) explains what it's like to be a novelist in the time of COVID-19.
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In its 120th year, University Book Store remains essential
University Book Store CEO Louise Little (BA, English, 1981) shares how the book store shifted in its 120th year.