UW and the Community

  • Thinking outside the bot

    MFA alum Brian Christian explores the tricky dynamics between human behavior and artificial intelligence. After moving to Seattle—drawn by both it’s tech and literary scenes—he decided to pursue a master’s in creative writing at the UW. He studied creative nonfiction and poetry but did not lose touch with his affinity for computer science.

    06/25/2025 | UW Magazine
  • Meet the artist, promoter and producer who shaped Seattle's cultural landscape: Terry Morgan

    From promoting punk bands to designing light festivals, Terry Morgan has shaped Seattle’s cultural landscape for over 50 years. As an African American studies major at the UW, Morgan, ’76, studied widely outside his major, learning video art from art faculty Bill Ritchie and electronic music from Glenn White.

    06/25/2025 | UW Magazine
  • UW's American Indian Studies department celebrates 55 years of relationships and learning

    In the spring of 1970, a group of Native American students brainstormed ways to prioritize Native studies at the UW. By fall, the American Indian Studies Center was formed, with faculty from across campus teaching anthropology, art, and history from a Native perspective. Five faculty from the department share their thoughts on 55 years of Native knowledge at the UW.

    06/20/2025 | UW Magazine
  • ArtSci People & Research in the Media: Spring Quarter Roundup

    The College of Arts & Sciences is home to many distinguished researchers, faculty, and students. Their work and contributions have been featured in media outside of the UW and across the country. Take a look at some ArtSci features from this past Spring Quarter. From AI to nature's poets, ArtSci in the Media has something for everyone!

    06/13/2025 | College of Arts & Sciences
  • College of Arts & Sciences Students Recognized in the 2025 Husky 100

    The College of Arts & Sciences celebrates undergraduate and graduate students from across all four divisions, who are recognized for making the most of their time at the UW. 

    06/12/2025 | 2025 Husky 100
  • ArtSci Roundup: Summer 2025

    From campus to wherever you call home, we welcome you to learn from and connect with the College of Arts & Sciences community through public events spanning the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. We hope to see you this Summer.

    06/11/2025 | College of Arts & Sciences
  • Watch: Henry Jackson-Spieker

    Henry Jackson-Spieker, assistant professor of ceramics, glass and sculpture at the UW, is a born-and-raised Seattle artist known for his art installations. In his own work he uses a mix of material metal, glass, paracord, neon, wood to push viewers expectations of space and discernment, forcing them to rethink their physical and sociological relationship to everything around them.
    06/06/2025 | Cascade PBS
  • College of Arts & Sciences Commencement 2025

    June marks the end of many College of Arts & Sciences students’ undergraduate experience. Interested in attending a graduation ceremony? Check out this extensive list of all the celebrations happening with the College's departments.

    06/04/2025 | College of Arts & Sciences
  • ArtSci Roundup: June 2025

    From campus to wherever you call home, we welcome you to learn from and connect with the College of Arts & Sciences community through public events spanning the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. We hope to see you this June.

    05/23/2025 | College of Arts & Sciences
  • Angela King, ’94, receives Charles E. Odegaard Award for her her journalism, mentorship and volunteerism

    “Angela has spent her career bringing tough issues into the light, and she has done so with integrity and an honest desire to inform the public,” says Rickey Hall, vice president for Minority Affairs and Diversity and the UW diversity officer.

    05/14/2025 | UW Magazine
  • UW Design Collaboration with Partners in Print

    Your Words Have Power is a temporary exhibition designed by a team of Design students and Studio Matthews in Partners in Print's new location in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood.

    05/12/2025 | School of Art + Art History + Design
  • 5 Ways to Stay in the Pack After Graduation

    Graduation isn't the end of your Husky journey — here's how to keep the connections going wherever life takes you.

    05/09/2025 | College of Arts & Sciences
  • Global Visionaries: Antonia Romana Zito

    The Office of Global Affairs features Antonia Romana Zito for the Global Visionaries series. Antonia is a senior double-majoring in International Studies and History in the College of Arts & Sciences. Antonia was recognized as a 2025 Husky 100 and is passionate about advocating for migrants and refugees, being trilingual, and making a global impact.

    05/07/2025 | Office of Global Affairs
  • Global Visionaries: Tony Lucero

    The Office of Global Affairs celebrates Tony Lucero for the Global Visionaries series. Dr. José Antonio (Tony) Lucero, is Professor and Chair of the Comparative History of Ideas Department and a Professor in the Jackson School of International Studies. He describes his experience centering reciprocity in his research and teaching, and leading study abroad programs to Peru and Ecuador.

    05/07/2025 | Office of Global Affairs
  • Finding Focus Behind the Camera

    When UW junior Audrey Spurgeon is at Husky athletic events, she's usually part of the broadcast team, thanks to an internship through the Big Ten Network's StudentU program. 

    May 2025 Perspectives