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Anna May Wong will become the first Asian American featured on US curren
Posted 10/20/2022
The U.S. Mint will begin shipping quarters featuring actress Anna May Wong on Monday. Wong championed the need for more representation and less
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From student activist to intersectional labor organizer: Meet Yasmin Ahm
Posted 09/01/2022
At the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, Yasmin fosters relationships between UW students and local labor organizations to promote social change
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Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month is a celebration of what un
Posted 09/14/2022
Across our campuses, and far beyond, Hispanic and Latinx Americans with a UW connection are changing the world – through teaching, scholarship
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UW student, whose first novel was optioned for a movie, releases a seque
Posted 07/07/2022
University of Washington undergraduate Zoe Hana Mikuta made waves in the young adult (YA) book community last summer when she released her Sapphic sci
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Opinion: There are too few women in computer science and engineering
Posted 07/27/2022
"Only 20 percent of computer science and 22 percent of engineering undergraduate degrees in the U.S. go to women. Women are missing out on flexible
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Seven UW faculty members elected to the Washington State Academy of Scie
Posted 07/14/2022
Seven professors at the University of Washington are among 25 new members of the Washington State Academy of Sciences for 2022, according to a July 15
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A Walk in Their Heels: Meet the Hustle Evangelist
Posted 07/06/2022
Abdiel Jacobsen, a graduate in the Department of Dance and a former Martha Graham dancer, found freedom in hustle, which offers a progressive, gender
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The Power of Cohorts & Collective Histories
Posted 06/30/2022
Kemi Adeyemi, Jasmine Mahmoud, and Nikki Yeboah first met as PhD students in Chicago. Now they pursue scholarship in support of Black arts as UW
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Upholding the Legacy of Jacob Lawrence
Posted 06/14/2022
Jacob Lawrence was one of the foremost visual artists of the 20th century, but much about his legacy in Seattle and at UW remains to be documented and
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In Classics, a Different Take on Race
Posted 05/02/2022
A new Classics course looks at conceptions of race in antiquity and how ancient racial categories “put the arbitrariness of race as we know it into
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Unmasking the Activism of Community Theater
Posted 04/05/2022
UW Drama professor Valerie Curtis-Newton (MFA, 1996), who will present the University Faculty Lecture on May 3, has been stirring up "good trouble"
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Women Are Creating a New Culture for Astronomy
Posted 03/31/2022
A new generation of scientists is challenging the biased, hierarchical status quo in astronomy. The UW's Jessica Werk, Sarah Tuttle, and Emily
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The Poetics of Barbara Earl Thomas
Posted 02/08/2022
In her work, artist and alum Barbara Earl Thomas "offers a lovingly tender elevation of Black people and their stories."
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Kerschbaum Honored for Inclusive Mentoring
Posted 01/26/2022
Stephanie Kerschbaum, English professor and director of the Expository Writing Program, has received national recognition for her inclusive mentoring.
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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Posted 09/08/2021
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month this September 15 through October 15 by exploring work by College of Arts & Sciences faculty, students and
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