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Simpson Center News

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

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

Spring Funding Round: March 13-May 1, 2020

Monday, March 2, 2020

This year’s Spring Funding Round opens on March 13. Funding covers the term July 2020-June 2021. The deadline for all Spring Funding Round applications is May 1.

Announcing the 2020-21 Sawyer Seminar on Humanitarianisms Pre-doctoral Fellows

Monday, March 2, 2020

The Simpson Center for the Humanities is pleased to announce that Gozde Burcu Ege and Mediha Sorma will be joining the Mellon Sawyer Seminar on