Humanities Division

The College of Arts & Sciences has built a relationship with the Mellon Foundation to explore the relevance and expand the presence of humanities and arts across all disciplines. 

This week, the UW offers a variety of online engagement opportunities such as mini-exhibits from the Burke Museum.

Anu Taranth, a principal lecturer of English and Comparative History of Ideas, is quoted in this article about whether travel really leads to empathy.

The College honors four exceptional graduates representing eight Arts & Sciences majors.

Jose Alaniz, professor in the department of Slavic languages and literatures, discusses his newly released comic.

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.

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.

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.

Aaron Versoza (BA, Lingustics, 2009) and Amber Manuguid (BFA, DXARTS, 2009), discuss how their restaurant has adapted to COVID-19.

Department of English faculty member Anu Taranath's book "Beyond Guilt Trip" is featured in O Magazine's best travel books of all time. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

Maya Angela Smith, associate professor of French, writes about her experience as a Black mother-to-be.