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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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‘2020: The Course’ ponders the meaning of this unusual year
October 30, 2020
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New annual book prize named for late UW historian William Rorabaugh
October 16, 2020
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Glennys Young appears in documentary on Cold War CIA interrogation program in Spain
October 16, 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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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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Historian solves mystery of lost World War II pilot
September 21, 2020
Beneath the Surface: A Transnational History of Skin Lighteners, by Lynn Thomas
Has the skin lightener industry learned from Black Lives Matter?
September 21, 2020
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Seattle Now: What the Fourth of July is and isn't
July 1, 2020
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Dr. Jennifer Thomson: Gaia Has A Fever
April 29, 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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Mindful travel, Silicon Valley’s evolution, Schumann on viola, Seattle history — UW-authored books, music for the Husky on your list
December 19, 2019
Poster for the Horn of Africa Initiative
History Students and Faculty Team Up with Local Communities for the Horn of Africa Initiative
November 18, 2019
Racquel West
A Museum Mission
November 5, 2019
Racquel West framed by shelves of storage at the Burke Museum.
A Museum Mission
November 3, 2019
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National attention, praise for new Silicon Valley history ‘The Code’ by UW historian Margaret O’Mara
July 15, 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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The Year So Far: Department News & Notes for 2018-19
April 18, 2019
Ancient Iran
Ancient Iran Day: Another Side of the Ancient World
April 18, 2019
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Department of History's Devin Naar featured in documentary at Seattle's Jewish Film Festival.
March 20, 2019
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Jay Inslee announces climate-focused 2020 presidential run. Does he stand a chance?
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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Faculty Friday: Adam Warren
February 7, 2019
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UW to mark centennial of 1919 Seattle General Strike
February 1, 2019
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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Department of History Professor James Gregory on the history of 'Redlining' in Seattle. 
November 13, 2018
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History Lecture Series 2019 Title Announced! Challenging Gender.  
November 9, 2018
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Working class heroes: A look inside the Labor Archives of Washington
August 31, 2018
Department of History, Doctoral Candidate Michael Aguirre
Cinco de Mayo and Cultural Appropriation - an interview with graduate student Michael Aguirre 
May 5, 2018
Husky 100 recipient Hannah Fumiko Takemori
Undergraduate Historian Makes the Husky 100
April 6, 2018
Award Winnning Faculty Quintard Taylor and Laurie Marhoefer
Home of Award-Winning Faculty
April 6, 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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History that Speaks to Your Moment
April 6, 2018
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Event Spotlight: Putting The Past to Use, #historyconnects.
February 20, 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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Preserving Past Voices.
December 14, 2017
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History Lecture Series 2018. Speaking Truth to Power: Protest and Dissent in Modern History.
December 7, 2017
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Upcoming Alumni Career Panel Encourages Huskies to Make History! 
November 8, 2017
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Event Spotlight: Continuing the Conversation “Why Race Matters: Resistance and Resilience” in 2017 America
October 10, 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
Image of Haitian Vodou Flag depicting 2010 earthquake.
As We Begin Our Autumn Quarter
September 26, 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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Military's transgender challenges are reminder of race, gender struggles
July 28, 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