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What is your class telling you?
UW Biology's Ben Wiggins details how implicit bias negatively impacts classroom setting and what faculty can do to change that. -
Graphic novels and the art of Jewish memory
Tamar Benzikry, UW Class of 2005, returned to campus as the instructor for "Graphic Novels and Jewish Memory." Read more about Benzikry's passion for arts and education. -
Comic Book Superheroes Head for Class
An English Department course takes a serious look at comic book superheroes and what they tell us about history and our changing world.
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UW Professors Ask: Are Lectures Racist?
UW Biology's Scott Freeman discusses how the traditional college instructional style -- think large halls with lots of students -- isn't the best method for teaching students. -
Finding Friday Harbor
Take a look behind the Friday Harbor Laboratories where students can study everything from orcas to algae on the rocky shores of San Juan Island. -
An anthropological view of gender and sexuality in China
As its six cross-listings might suggest — ANTH 328 / GWSS 328 / JSIS 328 / ANTH 528 / GWSS 528 / JSIS 528 — Gender and Sexuality in China is no ordinary class.
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College Confidence in the High School Classroom
Texts and Teachers bridges the gap between high school and college through parallel courses and campus visits.
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Medieval Scheming and Sabotage in Smith Hall
In a new medieval history course, role playing is serious business as students learn about the past by living it.
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Bio Art
DXARTS graduate student Joel Ong from the University of Washington discusses his art and the broader implications of bio art on science, art, and society. -
Looking Out for the 12th Man
Thunderous stadium noise is exhilarating for sports fans—and harmful for their ears. A class project aims to protect hearing without sacrificing team spirit.
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A Bumpy Road for Citizenship
Would you have been eligible for U.S. citizenship in the late 1700s? The late 1800s? A new course looks at evolving citizenship laws and what they say about our nation.
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Jason and Walter's Excellent Arctic Adventure
During a visit to the Canadian Arctic to study Inuktitut, the Inuit language, students experienced firsthand the language's connection to the land.
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A Creative Marriage of Art and Math
A mathematician and artist, married for decades, teach a course that explores the creative process at the core of both disciplines.
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What the *#@$&*?
Got your attention? Turns out swear words provide unique insights into how language works.
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Experiencing the Real Tahiti
Undergraduates in an immersive summer program in Tahiti looked beyond the tourist appeal of French Polynesia to the implications of it being a French colony.