Humanities Division

The UW Department of Classics recently expanded beyond the UW campus and into various high schools in Washington, making the UW the first college in the state to offer Latin university courses to high school students.

English professor Shawn Wong helps discharged veterans learn to tell their story and cope with transition.

Hannah Park, interviewed by the College after winning the Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowship in 2013, has now earned another top honor: the 2014 Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets

The Department of Classics was recently recognized for its efforts to promote equity and diversity in both its faculty and students.

The UW School of Music and UW Slavic Languages & Literatures co-host a two-day conference with the Seattle Symphony on music of Russian diaspora.

Emeritus professor at the UW and National Book Award winner Charles Johnson writes a children's book that features an African-American science prodigy who is bullied because he's different.

In his new book "The Power of Song," Guntis Smidchens explores what is often dubbed "the Singing Revolution," a passive resistance movement that took hold in the Baltic nations.

He's taught English in Russia and worked on messaging apps at Microsoft. Now Julian Chan ('07) is combining his two passions, language and technology.

EMP Museum curator Jacob McMurray ('95) discovered a passion for museums while working at the UW's Burke Museum as an undergrad.

Andrew Nestingen, professor of Scandinavian studies says the culture in the Northwest is a good fit with the nature of Scandinavian politics.

NPR profiles Sarah Stroup's class called War Games: Greek Athletes, Roman Gladiators, the Modern Olympics and College Football.

When the Soviet Union attacked the newly independent Baltic nations in 1991, Baltic citizens responded by gathering en masse and singing in nonviolent protest. The Soviets eventually backed down.

UW graduate students start program that has instructors share ideas and experiences that incorporate technology in the classroom. The group provides a platform for teachers to discuss digital tools in various classroom settings.

Next time you watch the Huskies do battle on the football field, imagine the cheering crowd wearing togas. War Games, a Classics course, highlights some surprising connections between ancient and contemporary athletics.

Human diversity comes in many forms and is shaped by the innumerable cultures across the globe. Despite these differences, people are all connected. It is UW professor Anu Taranath's mission to help spread this understanding.