UW and the Community

Dillon Gisch (B.A. 2013, summa cum laude, Classical Studies and Art History) won the Arthur Ross/Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Pre-Doctoral Rome Prize! 

KNKX presents a Studio Session live from The Forum at Town Hall Seattle with the Marc Seales Group, hosted by KNKX jazz ambassador Abe Beeson on November 14, 7 PM PT. Marc Seales, professor of music in the Jazz Studies Program, is a noted pianist, composer and leading figure in the Northwest jazz scene.

Award-winning screenwriter, playwright and novelist La'Chris Jordan, (BA, Communications, 2001), tells a timely and personal story in her debut short film.

“Something I hear all the time is that those who are closest to the pain and to the solution are furthest from the power to make the change,” says De’Sean Quinn, a Tukwila City Councilmember.

“It’s important to take stock of what we’ve accomplished so we can remember that our collective activism, past and present, isn’t in vain,” says LaShawnda Pittman, an assistant professor of American Ethnic Studies.

“Institutions move slowly,” writes sociology professor Alexes Harris, guest editor of Viewpoint Magazine. “But we are at a moment for change and we need to apply and support constant pressure and expect certain outcomes.”

A Northwest music legend of international renown, Bela Siki died Thursday, at  97, after a lifetime of excellence on the concert stage and in the classroom. The University of Washington emeritus faculty pianist was famous for his elegance and taste — and also for the wry humor and pointed observations that shaped the generations of players who followed in his footsteps.

“2020: The Course” gives students an opportunity to hear from UW professors and special guests who will discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, race in the United States, the state of the environment, the economic recession, civic participation, citizenship and this election season and outcomes.

It’s not even Election Day, but Washington voters want their voices heard. On Thursday, the Washington Secretary of State’s office announced that 60.8% of ballots have been received. James Long, associate professor of political science at the UW, is quoted.

A research team led by UC Irvine and the University of Washington has created a new model of coronavirus diffusion through a community. 

Mona Lee Locke, UW President Ana Mari Cauce, Seattle Storm co-owner Dawn Trudeau and Seattle fashion designer Luly Yang (BFA, Graphic Design, 1990) comment on hop topics, including masks as a fashion accessory, favorite Halloween costumes, traveling for the holidays and more.

It’s the most expensive race in Washington’s 2020 election. In Washington’s 3rd Congressional District in Southwest Washington, Republican incumbent Jaime Herrera Beutler is fighting for a sixth term against second-time Democrat challenger Carolyn Long. Nives Dolšak, professor of marine and environmental affairs at the UW, and Aseem Prakash, professor of political science at the UW, are interviewed.

Haunted houses won't be part of Halloween festivities this year, but a collection of artworks featuring empty and deserted spaces didn't scare the public away from attending the Henry Art Gallery's October-themed edition of its Re/frame series, "Abandoned." 

You probably already know that in certain corners of the internet, people are earnestly arguing that the Earth is flat. A few decades ago, they’d have been printing leaflets or newsletters. Now they can spread their misinformation to a much wider online audience. Mark Alan Smith, professor of political science at the UW, is quoted.

After Donald Trump won the presidential election in 2016, people in liberal areas were in shock — and wondering what a Trump presidency would mean for the country. A week after the election, we asked academics to write their thoughts. With hindsight being 2020, KUOW revisits the most prescient of those pieces, including those by 10 UW faculty members.