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With ‘Nina Simone: Four Women,’ director Valerie Curtis-Newton wants audiences to see the work of black women
Valerie Curtis-Newton, head of directing program in the School of Drama, is the director of "Nina Simone: Four Women" at the Seattle Repertory Theatre, on stage April 26.
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Indigenous weaving as resistance
Artist Sara Siestreem speaks at the Henry Art Gallery about what it means to be a tribe member, artist, educator
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Jackson School’s Devin Naar featured in documentary premiering March 24 at Seattle’s Jewish Film Festival
Naar and others trace their hidden Sephardic Jewish roots in a new documentary showing at the Seattle Jewish Film Festival.
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A Puget Sound Language Returns
The Southern Lushootseed language, once spoken where the UW now sits, is finding new speakers through a UW course.
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Philanthropy and the NAACP: how 'movement capture' changed civil rights
UW political science professor, Megan Ming Francis, explores how the NAACP and its funders have lessons for philanthropy and activism.
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Interview: Chinese culture inspires designer in creating uniforms for major U.S. airline
"Everything I do is influenced by my Chinese background," said Luly Yang (BFA, Graphic Design, 1990), about the cultural elements in her project with Alaska Airlines.
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Uncanny Mex-Men
Alaniz, a professor in the department of Slavic languages and literatures, spoke about Mexican-American representation in comics from the 1950s to the 1980s.
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In an increasingly expensive Seattle, artist residencies provide much-needed space and support
Emily Zimmerman, director of the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, explains how the gallery is taking action for a more equitable future for artists.
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Jacob Lawrence and the art of radical imagination
Twenty-five years ago, the University of Washington inaugurated a gallery to honor a giant of our time.
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Crocker's Jacob Lawrence show celebrates black history and the dignity of labor
If ever a show deserved a rave review, it's the Crocker Art Museum's "History, Labor, Life: The Prints of Jacob Lawrence." Lawrence was a professor of painting at the UW.
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Tanya Tagaq takes Inuit throat singing to wildly unexpected places
Tanya Tagaq will be in residency at the University of Washington Feb. 6 to 8, capped by a concert at Meany Center on Feb. 8.
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Professor Emeritus Marvin Oliver to Receive UW's 2019 Odegaard Award
Established in 1973, the Odegaard award honors individuals whose leadership in the community exemplifies the former UW president’s work on behalf of diversity.
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Seattle artist seeks utopia through stories about grandma
Through his G'ma Project, artist Che Sehyun (BA, English, CHID | BS, Biology, 2011) is honoring elders, ancestors and culture.
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New center to recognize American Indian and Indigenous studies
As the discipline of American Indian studies approaches its 50th year at the UW, a new research center is in the works:
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Don’t Forget About Serena
Dr. Ralina Joseph, founding Director of the Center from Communication, Difference, on Serena Williams, racism and sexism.