Undergraduate Education

Scott Freeman, principal lecturer emeritus of biology, discusses his new research into the resiliency of underrepresented students in introductory chemistry courses.

Nicole Stankovic plans to go to medical school. Her UW major? Piano.

French and oceanography major Anna Sulc has traveled the world for her humanities and biology research. 

U.S. Navy veteran DiShawnn Newell found community as a transfer student majoring in psychology and neuroscience.  

Law, societies & justice major Samantha Fredman focused on societal inequities through courses and work at a local shelter.

As a triple major in astronomy, physics, and dance, Zakkir Rahman has decided his future is in the arts.

Bruce Lee, who studied philosophy at the UW, is portrayed in a new documentary entitled "Be Water."

Jane Brown, professor emerita of comparative literature, explains why she likes re-reading favorite books and how that relates to her role as a professor.

English student Victor Andy and American Indian Studies lecturer Tami Hohn discuss Hohn's classes in Indigenous language Southern Lushootseed.

As COVID-19 has forced education out of classrooms and onto the internet, UW clean energy “ambassadors” (who teach to K-12 students) are also making the shift to remote teaching.

Contest winners for the UW Libraries Student Video Contest are announced. Students Long Tran, Joshua Winiarski, Robie Rivera, Maryana Wu, Rachel Kisela, and Luke Bandagosa are winners.

Incoming Interaction Design Professor James Pierce discusses his discipline, his background, and his style of teaching, and how it is impacted by remote learning. 

It's very intense to teach the history of another recent pandemic that's still shaping our lives right now with a pandemic shaping out lives in historically unprecedented ways.

Robert Rhee, incoming Interdisciplinary Visual Arts professor, discusses his background, teaching style, and future at the UW. 

They can't perform together on stage right now, but members of the UW Wind Ensemble are still making music.