Faculty and Staff

2024 History Lecture Series
Announcing the 2024 History Lecture Series
(November 14, 2023)
John Findlay
From Side Job to Career: How One Professor Found His Passion
(November 14, 2023)
UW Quad with Autumn Leaves
Faculty News Bits
(November 6, 2023)
Drawing of revenants from medieval manuscript
Revenants, Werewolves and Dragons: A Lesson from History   
(October 20, 2023)
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Rethinking the Conference: Jews Amidst the Embers  
(August 2, 2023)
Affirmative Action
A Reading List on the History of Affirmative Action
(June 30, 2023)
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History department Faculty and Students Win Numerous Simpson Center Awards 
(June 9, 2023)
An ariel view of the University of Washington Quad during cherry blossom time looking out towards the downtown Seattle
The Wide World of History: Updates from the History Community
(May 16, 2023)
2023 History Award Winners
History Celebrates 2023 Award Winners
(May 15, 2023)
Urdu poetry text
Sharing the Beauty of Urdu Poetry 
(May 15, 2023)
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The Unexpected Journey of Tevye's Ottoman Daughter
(May 15, 2023)
Global shot of the Philippines
Dr. Vicente Rafael on the "Sovereign Trickster" Rodrigo Duterte and Politics in the Philippines
(April 26, 2023)
Joan Ullman
In Memoriam: Joan Ullman
(April 19, 2023)
Dauril Alden
In Memoriam: Dauril Alden
(April 17, 2023)
Jere Bacharach
In Memoriam: Jere Bacharach
(April 13, 2023)
UW History Celebrates Women's History Month
Reading List: Women's History Month
(March 24, 2023)
Celebrate Black History Month
Black History Month Reading List
(February 15, 2023)
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Professor Josh Reid on the link between Orca recovery and Coast Salish values and practices 
(September 1, 2022)
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Professor Josh Reid featured in Seattle Times article on the Duwamish Tribe
(May 31, 2022)
Retirement reception, 2022
History Hosts Reception in Honor of Recent Retirees
(May 27, 2022)
Spring cherry blossoms in front of Smith Hall
A Year of Excellence
(May 27, 2022)
2022 History Department award winners
History Salutes the 2022 Department Award Winners
(May 27, 2022)
Image from the exhibit "Vessels of Genealogies” by Firelei Baez
Explore Your World - Check out these Autumn 2022 courses
(May 26, 2022)
book cover of Menace to Empire by Moon-Ho Jung
Professor Moon-Ho Jung launches new book Menace to Empire
(May 10, 2022)
Professor Jordanna Bailkin
Professor Jordanna Bailkin receives Guggenheim Fellowship
(April 20, 2022)
an image illustrating the Racial Restrictive Covenants Project led by Professor James Gregory
The Racial Restrictive Covenants Project featured in College of Arts & Science's Perspectives
(December 16, 2021)
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Department of History and UW Continuum College Team Up for Distance Learning Innovation
(November 22, 2021)
book cover of Menace to Empire by Moon-Ho Jung
New book forthcoming: Menace to Empire by Professor Moon-Ho Jung
(November 3, 2021)
Citizens of Scandal: Journalism, Secrecy, and the Politics of Reckoning in Mexico by Vanessa Freije
Professor Vanessa Freije won the Palmegiano Prize in the History of Journalism
(November 2, 2021)
Professor Linda Nash
In Memoriam: Linda Nash
(November 1, 2021)
book cover of Women in the Sky by Hwasook Nam
Professor Hwasook Nam publishes new book Women in the Sky: Gender and Labor in the Making of Modern Korea
(October 25, 2021)
book cover of The Pope in Poland by James Felak
Professor James Felak publishes new book The Pope in Poland: The Pilgrimages of John Paul II, 1979-1991
(October 20, 2021)
book cover of The Oldest Guard by Liora Halperin
Professor Liora Halperin publishes new book The Oldest Guard: Forging the Zionist Settler Past
(October 19, 2021)
Prof. Bianca Dang
Introducing Professor Bianca Dang
(August 23, 2021)
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Blue-collar workers at Silicon Valley companies hope for better future
(August 20, 2021)
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The circle of life: Amazon reportedly to open department stores in latest physical retail bid
(August 19, 2021)
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Amazon pushes back return to office until January, raising questions about pace of downtown COVID-19 recovery
(August 5, 2021)
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ArtSci Roundup: Grit City Think and Drink, Unpacking Form and Function: Ceramics, and More
(August 4, 2021)
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ArtSci Roundup: Lux Aeterna, Faculty Trio: Beethoven Piano Trios, Part 3, and More
(July 29, 2021)
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Biden says social media companies are 'killing people’ through the spread of misinformation and disinformation
(July 17, 2021)
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Dianne Harris named dean of UW College of Arts & Sciences
(July 15, 2021)
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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)
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ArtSci Roundup: Will Rawls: Everlasting Stranger, Grit City Think & Drink: Global Themes in World History since 1500 in Five Images, and More
(July 6, 2021)
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Amazon’s new CEO will need to be more than Jeff Bezos 2.0
(July 5, 2021)
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What it means for Juneteenth to be an official holiday
(June 18, 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)
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UW bids farewell to trio of transformational leaders
(June 1, 2021)
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The History Department celebrates recipients of the 2021 William J. Rorabaugh Departmental Service Award
(May 27, 2021)