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CTRL-ALT-Delete? The internet industry’s D.C. powerhouse vanishes.
July 12, 2021
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Covid Didn’t Kill Cities. Why Was That Prophecy So Alluring?
July 12, 2021
Larry Gossett, photo by Rick Dahms
Can't Hold Him Back: From radical youth to senior statesman, Larry Gossett is an activist for us all
June 23, 2021
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Awards of Excellence
June 15, 2021
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Opinion: ‘BIPOC’ erases by omission Latinos like me
June 4, 2021
Amanda Robb, working at Hoover Institutions, with a potrait of Empress Dowager Cixi
History alumna Amanda Robb embarks on archivist career at Stanford University
May 26, 2021
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May 14, 2021
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COMMENTARY: The big lie in Volunteer Park
May 13, 2021
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ArtSci Roundup: A new Measure: the Revolutionary Quantum Reform of the Metric System, Sacred Breath: Indigenous Writing and Storytelling Series, and more
May 10, 2021
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W. Royal Stokes, who chronicled Washington jazz scene for The Post, dies at 90
May 4, 2021
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ArtSci Roundup: Drive-In at On the Boards, The Engine Room Residencies: The Black Tones, and More
May 3, 2021
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University of Washington graduate and professional disciplines rank highly in US News’ ‘Best Graduate School’ lists
March 29, 2021
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ArtSci Roundup: Music of Today: Indigo Mist, Accidental Death of an Anarchist, and More
March 29, 2021
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ArtSci Roundup: Fighting Visibility: Unpaid Gendered & Racialized Labor for the UFC, Beverly Guy-Sheftall – Say Her Name: The Urgency of Black Feminism Now, and More
March 25, 2021
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Black history is American history
February 24, 2021
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COVID-19 interrupted a generation of theater artists. Now they wonder what’s next
February 24, 2021
Cayton Family, 1904, (Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature/Chicago Public Library)
The extraordinary Seattle legacy of the Cayton-Revels family
February 11, 2021
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ArtSci Roundup: Patty Hayes – The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Impacts of Systemic Racism, Book Launch: Union by Law, and More
February 2, 2021
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ArtSci Roundup: Meany On Screen: Cuarteto Latinoamericano, Maria Gaspar: Disappearance Landscape, and More
January 27, 2021
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ArtSci Roundup: Meany On Screen: Cuarteto Latinoamericano, Maria Gaspar: Disappearance Landscape, and More
January 27, 2021
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Experts say Biden’s inaugural address had folksy tone, direct message and phrase that will be remembered: ‘uncivil war’
January 20, 2021
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'Seattle Now': Chaos in DC
January 7, 2021
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Behold! UW-authored books and music for the good Dawgs on your shopping list
December 14, 2020
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Behold! UW-authored books and music for the good Dawgs on your shopping list
December 14, 2020
A Place for History: Meet Turkiya Lowe ('10), National Park Service Chief Historian
December 9, 2020
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ArtSci Roundup: Katz Lecture: Remaking the Silicon Society, The Button: The New Nuclear Arms Race and Presidential Power from Truman to Trump, and more
November 30, 2020
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ArtSci Roundup: Ladino Day 2020, Commemorating the Centennial of the Negro Leagues in baseball, Meany Center presents Ragamala Dance Company, and More
November 23, 2020
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ArtSci Roundup: Global Challenges Discussion, Katz Lecture: Abderrahmane Sissako, and more
November 3, 2020
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LIN HONGXUAN TELLS AN UNTOLD HISTORY
October 30, 2020
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COVID-19. Social unrest. Election Day. Where does 2020 stack up against other chaotic times in U.S. history — and where do we go from here?
October 30, 2020
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‘2020: The Course’ ponders the meaning of this unusual year
October 30, 2020
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Why race matters in the 2020 election
October 27, 2020
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Facing growing scrutiny from Congress, tech companies have sought to influence regulation. Here’s how much money they’ve given Northwest lawmakers
October 25, 2020
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Google Lawsuit Marks End Of Washington's Love Affair With Big Tech
October 21, 2020
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New annual book prize named for late UW historian William Rorabaugh
October 16, 2020
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History alumna Kate Brown wins two ASEEES book prizes
October 12, 2020
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UW secures competitive $1 million Luce Foundation grant to advance Southeast Asian research and community engagement
October 5, 2020
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UW Graduate School shares profile on Lin Hongxuan, winner of Distinguished Dissertation Award
September 30, 2020
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ArtSci Roundup: Velvet Sweatshops and Algorithmic Cruelty, Social Movements & Racial Justice, the Vice Presidential Debate Preview, and More
September 29, 2020
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UW History Alumnus Dale Soden receives highest award from Washington State Historical Society
September 23, 2020
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Historian solves mystery of lost World War II pilot
September 21, 2020
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What Science and Technology Owe the National Defense
September 9, 2020
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Language in Seattle-area rental ads divides neighborhoods along racial lines, UW study finds
September 7, 2020
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The historian of Seattle hip-hop
September 1, 2020
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UW professors give insights on the past, present, and future of Ladino
August 11, 2020
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Podcast | What regulation of Big Tech might look like
August 7, 2020
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Amid rising racial tensions, parts of the Pacific Northwest don’t feel safe, BIPOC travelers say. Do we need a new Green Book?
July 2, 2020
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Check out more than 20 must-read books to learn more about Black history, racism and social justice
June 11, 2020
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ArtSci Roundup: Pandemic Then (and Now), UW Bothell 2020 MFA Spring Festival, and more
May 27, 2020
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ArtSci Roundup: Former Prime Minister of Italy Talk, Pandemic Urbanism Symposium, and more
May 19, 2020
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Faculty/staff honors: Distinguished contributions to Asian studies, social equity award, Swedish physical geography honor, new Cascade Public Media director
May 6, 2020
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Opinion: The Coronavirus Could Rewrite the Rules for Silicon Valley
April 30, 2020
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UW books in brief: Chinese funerary biographies, skin lighteners through history, NYC neighborhood gentrification study, Arthurian verse-novel in translation
April 29, 2020
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Field report: Honors course explores whether national parks are in progress or peril
April 22, 2020
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Life in Seattle, America’s Coronavirus Capital
March 5, 2020
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Faculty Friday: Patricia Ebrey
January 30, 2020
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The Duwamish people were here first. Should Seattleites pay them rent?
January 27, 2020
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Mindful travel, Silicon Valley’s evolution, Schumann on viola, Seattle history — UW-authored books, music for the Husky on your list
December 19, 2019
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Amazon Critics Rally at Bezos NYC Penthouse for Cyber Monday
December 2, 2019
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History Alumnus Mentors International Scholars
November 15, 2019
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Dr. Michael Aguirre receives the Distinguished Dissertation in the Humanities & Fine Arts Award
August 7, 2019
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UW Books in Brief: US credit markets in history, ‘value sensitive’ design, the lasting effects of reproductive slavery, and more
July 11, 2019
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Facebook should be punished, not broken up
May 16, 2019
QuinNita Gonzaga
A New Voice in Eastern Washington. Department of History alumni, Quin'Nita Cobbins-Modica, and her role at Gonzaga University. 
April 22, 2019
Devin Narr
Department of History's Devin Naar featured in documentary at Seattle's Jewish Film Festival.
March 20, 2019
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Amazon’s Hard Bargain Extends Far Beyond New York
March 5, 2019
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Jay Inslee is running for president. Does he have a shot?
March 1, 2019
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Do you speak Ladino? Meet the folks trying to save a dying language
February 26, 2019
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The Freddie Mercury story that goes untold in 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
February 26, 2019
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University of Washington is a top producer of Fulbright recipients
February 21, 2019
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Faculty Friday: Adam Warren
February 7, 2019
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UW to mark centennial of 1919 Seattle General Strike
February 1, 2019
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Introducing the Frank and Joan Conlon Endowed Graduate Student Fellowship.
November 20, 2018
Karyl Winn
Preserving the Past with an Eye to the Future. Remembering Karyl Winn.
November 20, 2018
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History Lecture Series 2019: Challenging Gender. Tickets Now on Sale!
November 20, 2018
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History Lecture Series 2019 Title Announced! Challenging Gender.  
November 9, 2018
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UW historian Margaret O'Mara discusses famous 1968 computer mouse 'demo' – and the start of Silicon Valley – for new podcast by The Conversation
September 20, 2018
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Working class heroes: A look inside the Labor Archives of Washington
August 31, 2018
Department of History PhD's Jessie Kindig and Shruti Patel
History Alums and Graduate Students Making Waves—Their Own Way
April 6, 2018
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The Power of Protest? The 2018 History Lecture Series in Retrospect.
February 8, 2018
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History Lecture Series 2018 Comes to a Close - Final Video Here!
February 1, 2018
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History Lecture Series - Latest Video Here!
January 25, 2018
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History Lecture Series Continues - Live Recording Here!
January 18, 2018
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History Lecture Series 2018 begins - live recording here!
January 11, 2018
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2018 History Lecture Series
January 4, 2018
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History Lecture Series 2018. Speaking Truth to Power: Protest and Dissent in Modern History.
December 7, 2017
History Notebook
Upcoming Alumni Career Panel Encourages Huskies to Make History! 
November 8, 2017
Robert J.C Butow.
In Memoriam: Robert J. C. Butow (1924-2017)
November 3, 2017
Dr. Turkiya Lowe, NPS Chief Historian and Deputy Federal Preservation Officer
Meet Dr. Turkiya Lowe (PhD, 2010), the National Park Service's Chief Historian and Deputy Federal Preservation Officer
October 2, 2017
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Professor Emeritus Quintard Taylor Awarded Robert Gray Medal by WA State Historical Society
September 14, 2017
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200 years later, Centralia celebrates its very own George Washington
August 15, 2017
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Alt-right finds a new hero: ex-Googler James Damore
August 15, 2017
Kayla Schott-Bresler (History MA, 2013)
History Alumna Tackles the Challenge of Affordable Housing 
August 11, 2017
Portrait of UW History Alum Ben Green
Undergraduate Internship Spotlight: Ben Green, Skate Like a Girl, Spring 2017
August 4, 2017
UW History Alum Cynthia Meng speaks on the senate floor during her internship with the Washington State Legislature.
Undergraduate Internship Spotlight: Cynthia Meng, Washington State Legislative Internship Program, Winter 2017
July 31, 2017
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Run-up to revolution: Early American history seen through the stage in Odai Johnson’s book ‘London in a Box’
July 28, 2017
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Military's transgender challenges are reminder of race, gender struggles
July 28, 2017
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From gay Nazi to "we're here, we're queer": A century of arguing about gay pride
June 27, 2017
Twenty-nine undergraduate and four graduate students were recognized for their scholarship, teaching and service to the field at the Department of History Awards on May 10, 2017
Department of History Celebrates Student Achievements at Annual Awards Ceremony
June 13, 2017
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'Scales of Struggle'
June 8, 2017
Distinguished Teacher Awards 2017
Of the highest grade
June 5, 2017
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Mark Zuckerberg has a Harvard degree and a mission: create a sense of purpose
May 31, 2017
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The forgotten origins of the modern gay rights movement in WWI
May 15, 2017
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'Panic' over Trump takes us to activism we haven’t seen in 157 years
April 13, 2017
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Historical reference for US relations with Russia
April 12, 2017
Robin Lindley
Robin Lindley: Lawyer by Trade, Historian by Calling
February 21, 2017
Michael Kendrick
Alumni Q&A: Michael Kendrick
February 15, 2017
Amanda Morse
Amanda Morse: Finding Out Where History Can Take You
February 6, 2017
Turkiya Lowe
Turkiya Lowe Named Chief Historian of the National Park Service
February 6, 2017
Anne Melton standing in front of propeller airplane
History Takes Flight with Anne Melton
January 3, 2017
Rayna Mathis
Recent Alum Rayna Mathis takes History into the Art World
January 2, 2017
Josie Rollins
Alumni Profile: Josie Rollins
March 25, 2016
Cathleen Buzan
Congratulations to Cathleen Buzan for Harry W. Fritz Award!
October 13, 2015
Ivan Doig
In Remembrance: Ivan Doig, 1939-2015
April 12, 2015
Alumni panel at "Careers Outside Academia" workshop
Life Outside the Ivied Walls: History Alumni Return to Share Their Experiences
February 9, 2015
Christine R. Charbonneau
Alumni Profile: Christine Charbonneau
January 20, 2015
Jim Maddock
Alumni Profile: Jim Maddock
December 10, 2014
Sarah Lindsley
Alumni Profile: Sarah Lindsley
December 1, 2014
Dan Hue-Weller
Alum Dan Hue-Weller shares how skills learned in history can translate to business
January 29, 2014
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History News Network Features UW Alum
October 29, 2013
Everyone Skis
Everyone to Skis! Skiing in Russia and the Rise of Soviet Biathlon
August 29, 2013
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