Humanities Division

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.

Professor of English Gillian Harkins has facilitated a number of projects that center currently and formerly incarcerated people while collaborating with various groups to identify and . . .

Near Eastern Languages and Civilization celebrates the Persian New Year.

Students in the Department of English have created an interactive map of site-specific poetry in Washington state.

Alaniz, a professor in the department of Slavic languages and literatures, spoke about Mexican-American representation in comics from the 1950s to the 1980s.

Sol Moravia-Rosenberg (BA, American Ethnic Studies | CHID, 2011) new album will be released Friday.

Learn more about how the UW's Sephardic Studies Program and the department of linguistics are collaborating to keep Ladino alive. 

So proud of our College of Arts & Sciences Fulbright recipients! Check out all the exciting places they are headed in the year ahead.

Adam Warren is an associate professor of Latin American history at the University of Washington with a special focus in science, medicine, and the study of indigenous peoples in Peru.

As a court interpreter, Kenneth Barger (BA, 2014) has helped hundreds of litigants be understood.

Through his G'ma Project, artist Che Sehyun (BA, English, CHID | BS, Biology, 2011) is honoring elders, ancestors and culture.

UW Scandinavian Studies Department's Lotta Gavel Adams unfolds the evolution of trolls in literature from fearsome forest-dwellers to friendly beings—and back again.

A UW professor offers a complete history of Scandinavia's mythical beasts.