UW and the Community

University of Washington Provost Mark A. Richards today announced Dianne Harris will become dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, beginning Sept. 1.

In the Honors course "Abolishing Poverty," students untangle the interwoven complexities that lead to impoverishment.

Jana Mohr Lone, Director of the UW Center for Philosopy for Children, discusses her new book.

As an undergrad interested in criminal justice, Anthony Stokes has visited prisons, met with incarcerated men, and worked on court cases.

A collection of work by Arts & Sciences faculty, students, alumni and friends related to Asian American and Pacific Islander history, heritage and culture.

En el 2019, Toro ganó el premio Marsha L. Landolt, de la Universidad de Washington, donde trabaja desde 1994. El reconocimiento, que obtuvo por su capacidad pedagógica e interés en enseñar un área a la que muchos le temen, también la ubicó como una de las científicas colombianas más reconocidas y brillantes. (English translation: In 2019, Toro won the Marsha L. Landolt Award from the University of Washington, where she has worked since 1994. The recognition, which she obtained for her pedagogical ability and interest in teaching an area that many fear, also ranked her as one of the most recognized and brilliant Colombian scientists).

UW senior Ishira Parikh helped create an award-winning curriculum using what she'd learned through UW courses and volunteer activities. 

UW senior Hunter Brown has  275,000 TikTok followers. A UW Communication course helped him build his online community. 

Professor Michelle Liu shares literary works with employees at Microsoft and other companies to explore complex workplace issues. 

Take a look back at the last year of the UW's research of and adaptation to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Professor Sarah Stroup of the Department of Classics explains the process of getting seized ancient coins transported to the UW Libraries.

Concerned it would threaten their cultural preservation, history and treaty rights, 40 tribes in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska joined a Jan. 4 lawsuit with Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson to stop the federal government from selling the National Archives facility in Seattle and shipping its millions of boxes of records to California and Missouri. Alexandra Harmon, professor emerita of American Indian studies and of history at the UW, is quoted.

Artists usually create work on campus during their Jacob Lawrence Legacy Residency. COVID changed that, but the spirit of the residency remains.

UW senior Owen Oliver grew up on the UW campus. Now he wants others in his community to feel at home at the University.

John Wilkerson, Chair of the Department Political Science, responds to the current political landscape that we face and shares insights on the student response.