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Philanthropy and the NAACP: how 'movement capture' changed civ
Posted 03/01/2019
UW political science professor, Megan Ming Francis, explores how the NAACP and its funders have lessons for philanthropy and activism.
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In an increasingly expensive Seattle, artist residencies provide much-ne
Posted 02/19/2019
Emily Zimmerman, director of the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, explains how the gallery is taking action for a more equitable future for artists.
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Jacob Lawrence and the art of radical imagination
Posted 02/15/2019
Twenty-five years ago, the University of Washington inaugurated a gallery to honor a giant of our time.
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Crocker's Jacob Lawrence show celebrates black history and the dign
Posted 02/13/2019
If ever a show deserved a rave review, it's the Crocker Art Museum's "History, Labor, Life: The Prints of Jacob Lawrence." Lawrence was a professor of
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Tanya Tagaq takes Inuit throat singing to wildly unexpected places
Posted 01/30/2019
Tanya Tagaq will be in residency at the University of Washington Feb. 6 to 8, capped by a concert at Meany Center on Feb. 8.
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Professor Emeritus Marvin Oliver to Receive UW's 2019 Odegaard Awar
Posted 01/25/2019
Established in 1973, the Odegaard award honors individuals whose leadership in the community exemplifies the former UW president’s work on behalf of
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Seattle artist seeks utopia through stories about grandma
Posted 12/10/2018
Through his G'ma Project, artist Che Sehyun (BA, English, CHID | BS, Biology, 2011) is honoring elders, ancestors and culture.
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New center to recognize American Indian and Indigenous studies
Posted 10/26/2018
As the discipline of American Indian studies approaches its 50th year at the UW, a new research center is in the works:
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Don’t Forget About Serena
Posted 10/15/2018
Dr. Ralina Joseph, founding Director of the Center from Communication, Difference, on Serena Williams, racism and sexism.
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Seattle style blogger launches Asian American female web series
Posted 09/27/2018
Carolyn Yuen-Marino (BA, English, 2010) wanted to see more Asian American representation in pop culture, so she took a leap of faith and produced her
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Faculty Friday: Jennifer Bean
Posted 10/05/2018
“I want to recover these moments in which women were stepping out into the streets, onto the screen, and behind the camera and mobilizing."
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UW Jackson School centers receive $13.4 million in federal funding to ad
Posted 09/14/2018
Funding to support the teaching and study of world regions and foreign languages, and generate public engagement in international affairs.
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A Summer of Indigenous Cultures
Posted 09/10/2018
In an introductory American Indian Studies course, students left the classroom to learn about Indigenous cultures.
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The 'whitening" of Asian Americans
Posted 09/04/2018
UW sociologist, Jonathan Warren, is quoted in this article about identity, privilege and affirmative action.
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A look at painter Mickalene Thomas’ lesser-known photography at Henry Ar
Posted 08/28/2018
An exhibition at the Henry Art Gallery offers a revealing look into Michalene Thomas' lesser-known photographic practice. And it feels personal.
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