Humanities Division

Charles Johnson, a professor in English, is featured on new American Psychological Association diversity posters.

This week in the arts, Three Sisters closes, Professor Shannon Dudley bridges campus and community, Burke Open Doors allows chatting with researchers, and more!

English Professor Shawn Wong has long worked to protect the rights of the family of the author of "No-No Boy," a classic piece of Asian-American literature.

Andrew Nestingen received Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland.

English Professor Chadwick Allen discusses the contemporary relevance of Native American mound building.

Through the Early Buddhist Manuscripts Project, led by UW professor emeritus Richard Salomon, scholars study the oldest known Buddhist texts to understand how Buddhism developed and spread.

In the late '60s, a couple of UC Berkeley students, including UW English Professor Shawn Wong, were in search of Asian-American writers, when they learned about the work of John Okada.

Kate Fernandez wants you to see all research happening at the Burke Museum. She’s made it easy to know where to look.

When they met as UW graduate students in 1958, neither Matthew Proser nor Maria Augenblick knew that it would be the beginning of a 60-year love story — and inspire a graduate fellowship in the Department of English.

This week in the arts, attend a Washin Kai recital in classical Japanese, listen to the musical musings of Indigo Mist, converse over coffee, and more.

This week in the arts, attend a Chamber Dance Company concert, view photographs from the Henry’s collections, reflect on the race of contemporary ballet, and more.

University of Washington Professor of Classics Sarah Stroub talks about her class, "STEM in the Ancient World." 

Linguistics professor Emily Bender explores the challenges involved when computers handle human language, and the ethical issues that can arise.

The 2019-2020 Scandinavian 30 Series will be kicked off with a lecture by Marianne Stecher about Hans Christian Andersen at the Nordic Museum. 

Alum Mignon Fogarty (BFA, 1990, English) discusses what it's like to be "Grammar Girl" and how she became famous for answering grammar questions online.