Profiles

Sandra Leyva and Shawn Goicoechea (both BA, 2008) have used unorthodox methods to build community in Arkansas. 

UW senior Rhoya Sarikhani Selden explored her Persian heritage in a play that celebrates Iranian Americans from diverse backgrounds. 

UW professor Quintard Taylor is blowing students’ minds in class and with his website devoted to black history.

Susie Lee's (MFA, 2006) desire to make art accessible to more people led to Siren, an award-winning online dating app. 

Meghan Peters (BA, 2008), who got her start at The Daily, is now developing strategic partnerships at Facebook.

Celeste Marion (BA, 2003) co-founded an innovative school for special education students in Cusco, Peru.

Langdon Cook (MFA, 1994) is an expert on the pleasures of foraging for food.

In order to make international students’ journey in America more meaningful, UW's Wei Zuo devotes herself to creating the bridge to help international students adapt. 

Mikayla Hall (2011), speechwriter for the House Republican Conference, got her start at the UW Speaking Center.

More than 2000 US citizens filed as Presidential candidates. Craig Tomashoff (1982) wanted to know why.

Dance major Angel Langley celebrates women dancing in the hip hop style known as popping.

"This election season has seen an unusual number of conspiracy theories, mostly emanating from Donald Trump. Recently, however, Trump has been the object of a conspiracy theory," writes Scott Radnitz.

What does it take to prove that you are more human than a computer? A&S alum Brian Christian (MFA, Creative Writing, 2008) finds out. 

On Thursday at 7 p.m. two professors from the UW Japan studies program, Andrea Gevurtz Arai and Davinder Bhowmik, will be at the Elliott Bay Book Company to discuss their recent books.

Zoe Mesnik-Greene is the founder of Lasting Smiles, an eco-friendly lip-balm company that raises funds for cleft-palate lip surgery for children in developing countries.