Humanities Division

Through a Simpson Center program, UW doctoral students explore the challenges and benefits of teaching at a two-year college.

Selim Kuru's love of literature all started with his mother, "she was an avid reader and had a library under lock and key and would release books for me according to my age."

This week in the arts, examine up-close a selection of Peruvian textiles from the Henry’s collection, attend a lecture about Nordic innovation at the Nordic Museum, and more!

Why not sign up for something unexpected during autumn quarter registration? Consider these intriguing offerings.

 The Seattle Times arts writers dish on next month’s most buzzworthy arts and entertainment events, which include several College of Arts & Sciences faculty and alumni.

Stephen Groening, a professor of Comparative Literature, Cinema, and Media, has been studying this phenomenon in the context of in-flight entertainment for years.

UW professors, including English professor Jesse Oak Taylor, explore ways to reduce the carbon footprint of academic conferences. 

James Clauss, professor of classics, challenges students to go in search of myth and meaning in moving making.

From indigenous language revitalization to healthcare and human rights -- check out each of their unique, personal stories.

Chadwick Allen, a professor of English and the Russell F. Stark University Professor, commented on the emergence of Indigenous studies programs in higher education.

Sol Moravia-Rosenberg (BA, American Ethnic Studies | Comparative History of Ideas, 2011), celebrates his new album with an April 12 release show at the Showbox.

From the University of Washington, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Theodore Roethke  and a pioneer of "theater in the round" Glenn Hughes, are celebrated in National Poetry Month.

Prize awarded for a decade of transformative prison education work.

"Says You" will feature Brian Reed, Divisional Dean of the Humanities and Chris Bretherton, professor in the departments of atmospheric science and applied mathematics.