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UW’s Pacific Northwest English Study seeking new group of research participants for summer 2019
Is there a Northwest accent? The Pacific Northwest English Study is about to begin a new, three-year research project listening to voices from throughout the region.
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Should you pursue your passion in college or a degree that would make you money?
What do you do when society tells you that the passion or skill you’ve decided to pursue in college won’t give you a sustainable lifestyle?
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ArtsUW Roundup: A Site Responsive Exhibition, #HEREproject, Sound and Images, Body Awareness, Strange Coupling 2019 Exhibition Reception, Daniel Alexander Jones reading, and more!
This week in the arts, partake in the #HEREproject, attend one of the 2019 School of Art + Art History + Design Graduation Exhibitions, and more!
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Going beyond guilt trips
KUOW interviews Anu Taranath, faculty member in English and Comparative History of Ideas departments, about her new book called Beyond Guilt Trips: Mindful Travel in an Unequal World.
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Documentary films by UW faculty members Jeff Shulman, David Shields to screen
English professor and best-selling author David Shields wrote, produced and directed “Lynch: A History.”
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ArtsUW Roundup: You Are Not Invited, world premier of ‘Lynch: A History’ at SIFF, last week to see ‘Nina Simone: Four Women’, Edgar Arceneaux’s Library of Black Lies, and ‘The Learned Ladies’, and more!
This week in the arts, visit a graduation exhibition, attend the premier of “Lynch: A History'” at SIFF, see “Nina Simone: Four Women” at the Rep., and more!
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16 UW students awarded Fulbright fellowships
Sixteen UW students and alumni were awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships for the 2019-20 academic year, and one has been named an alternate.
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‘Seattle Freeze’: Forget making friends — half of Washington residents don’t even want to talk to you
Andrew Nestingen, chair of the Department of Scandinavian Studies, weighs in on how Nordic culture has influenced Seattle culture.
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UW Books in brief: Mindful travel in an unequal world, day laborers in Brooklyn, activist educators
Recent notable books by UW faculty, several from Arts & Sciences. explore mindful international travel, men seeking work as day laborers, and activist teachers.
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What about Two-Year Colleges?
Through a Simpson Center program, UW doctoral students explore the challenges and benefits of teaching at a two-year college.
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Faculty Friday: Selim Kuru
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."
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ARTSUW Roundup: Peruvian Textiles, This Moment, Innovation the Nordic Way, International Experimental Music Ensemble, MFA Concert, and more!
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!
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5 Cool Courses for Autumn 2019
Why not sign up for something unexpected during autumn quarter registration? Consider these intriguing offerings.
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Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for May 2019
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.
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Why you're more likely to cry on an airplane
Stephen Groening, a professor of Comparative Literature, Cinema, and Media, has been studying this phenomenon in the context of in-flight entertainment for years.