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Michael Honey Examines MLK's Legacy of Economic Justice in his latest book, film, and in Time Magazine
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
In Time’s recent special issue on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.—which coincided with the opening of the immersive virtual exhibit The March
Image from a Storytellers for Change Event
The Depths of Others: Storytelling as Diversity Work at Access-Oriented Institutions
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
By Kaelie Giffel
CFP: 2020-21 Joff Hanauer Graduate Fellowships
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Applications are now open for six supplemental graduate fellowships in the amount of $5000 for the period September 16, 2020 - June 15, 2021, for graduate students whose work and research involves Western civilization, broadly defined.
Christian M. Anderson's New Book, Urbanism without Guarantees, Explores Urban Dynamics and Urban Structural Inequality
Monday, April 13, 2020
Congratulations to Christian M.
The author speaking on her panel at Geek Girl Con. Photo by Xandre Chateaubriand
Public Scholarship Is Scholarship. When Will Universities Treat It as Such?
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
By Caitlin Postal
Emergency Resources for Faculty and Students
Monday, April 6, 2020
In keeping with our mission of connecting people across the College of Arts & Sciences and beyond, we've gathered together resources from across and beyond the UW, from emergency funds for adjunct faculty and undocumented folks to departmental
Illustration by Olaf Hajek for The New York Times, 2012
A Message From Our Director
Friday, April 3, 2020
In this time of upheaval and vulnerability, the Simpson Center is committed to fulfilling its mission of fostering crossdisciplinary exchange and building intellectual communities across the UW and beyond, while also working to secure much-needed
The Challenges of Employing Critical Pedagogy as a Teaching Assistant
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
In our latest Reimagining the PhD blog post, Adrian Kane-Galbraith, a doctoral candidate in History, reflects on how his experiences as a Mellon Fellow have revealed the way in which the complicated power dynamics of teaching assistantships create...
#UWtranslators: Q&A with Professor Aria Fani
Monday, March 9, 2020
#UWtranslators is a series of interviews with translators by the UW Translation Studies Hub. By Jesús Hidalgo
What Are You Reading?: Reading Recommendations from Simpson Center Scholars and Staff
Monday, March 9, 2020
As we find ourselves in the throes of social distancing, we asked Simpson Center-affiliated scholars and staff what b

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