Faculty and Staff

Is Seattle Mayor a Bad Job?
February 25, 2021
Taylor 2019 UW Faculty Lecture
Black history is American history
February 24, 2021
COVID-19 interrupted a generation of theater artists. Now they wonder what’s next
February 24, 2021
The Seattle Times file photo
Seattle touts itself as the country’s most literate, most educated city. Whoa. We used to be pretty rough.
February 21, 2021
Downtown Seattle
Will downtown Seattle bounce back after the pandemic?
February 21, 2021
Is there a place for ‘good union jobs’ in tech?
February 19, 2021
"Republicans continue to believe conspiracy theories"
February 17, 2021
Anand Yang, Empire of Convicts Cover
UW books in brief: Historian Anand Yang explores British ‘penal transportation’
February 16, 2021
If Work Is Going Remote, Why Is Big Tech Still Building?
February 16, 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
Amazon wealth reigns: Jeff Bezos, MacKenzie Scott lead list of top U.S. philanthropists for 2020
February 10, 2021
John D. Rockefeller. Credit: Bettmann Archive, via Getty Images
Opinion: After Amazon, what’s next for Jeff Bezos?
February 9, 2021
Devin Naar
Faculty/staff honors: Holocaust commemoration, new compositions, a top local album of 2020
February 9, 2021
ArtSci Roundup: Patty Hayes – The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Impacts of Systemic Racism, Book Launch: Union by Law, and More
February 2, 2021
Decentralizing art museums: The Henry’s museum guide internship spurs active community engagement
February 1, 2021
Female Genital Cutting Is on the Rise During COVID in Kenya
January 28, 2021
ArtSci Roundup: Meany On Screen: Cuarteto Latinoamericano, Maria Gaspar: Disappearance Landscape, and More
January 27, 2021
Experts say Biden’s inaugural address had folksy tone, direct message and phrase that will be remembered: ‘uncivil war’
January 20, 2021
US historians on what Donald Trump's legacy will be
January 19, 2021
Google workers make waves with new labor union
January 14, 2021
Seldom-seen Amazon unit made the call that brought down pro-Trump Parler
January 13, 2021
ArtSci Roundup: Events to honor Martin Luther King, Jr; ‘Attack on the Capitol: What Does It Mean for Democracy?’; COVID-19 and racial inequities — and more
January 12, 2021
‘This has not happened before’: Tech historian on Trump, social media, and an unprecedented moment in American history
January 9, 2021
'Seattle Now': Chaos in DC
January 7, 2021
What is the 25th Amendment? Democrats, some Republicans calling for use on Trump
January 7, 2021
ArtSci Roundup: The Converso’s Return, Drop-in Meditation Session, and More
January 6, 2021
Faculty/staff honors: Distinguished educator, historic preservation planning award — and a film documentary appearance
January 4, 2021
Amazon surpasses Boeing as Washington’s biggest employer. Here’s what that means for how we live.
January 3, 2021
The Most-Read Stories of 2020
December 28, 2020
The Year Inequality Became Less Visible, and More Visible Than Ever
December 28, 2020
Opinion: Silicon Valley isn’t over just because tech companies are moving away
December 28, 2020
New course in Arctic histories
December 23, 2020
Behold! UW-authored books and music for the good Dawgs on your shopping list
December 14, 2020
The Technology 202: Facebook antitrust lawsuits will test government's ability to rein in Silicon Valley
December 10, 2020
Jill Lepore on the ethically challenged birth of the computer age
December 4, 2020
2020: The Course
December 1, 2020
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
ENGL 285 is a cathartic creative writing class
November 30, 2020
Pushed by Pandemic, Amazon Goes on a Hiring Spree Without Equal
November 27, 2020
profile image of Professor William Rorabaugh
Legacies of Bill Rorabaugh carry on in new fellowship and book prize
November 24, 2020
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
History: a source of inspiration for navigating 2020
November 20, 2020
What happens to workplace perks when no-one’s in the office?
November 15, 2020
Seattle Now: Trump's refusal to concede
November 11, 2020
Republican Loren Culp lost King County by the worst margin in at least four decades in Washington governor’s race
November 10, 2020
Professor Margaret O’Mara on history around election concessions nationally and in Washington
November 9, 2020
profile image of Professor Alexandra "Sasha" Harmon
Professor Alexandra Harmon receives Robert G. Athearn book award
November 9, 2020
Opinion: Seattle Colleges In Crisis, But Harmful Budget Cuts Not The Answer
November 6, 2020
Faculty/staff honors: New atmospheric research board trustee; prize-winning fiction; PBS show consultant
November 4, 2020
Donald Trump isn’t first president to face illness in office, but stakes are now higher, local experts say
November 4, 2020