Simpson Center News

Simpson Center Welcomes New Communications Specialist

Friday, February 20, 2015

The Simpson Center welcomes Jonathan Hiskes as its new Web and Communications Specialist.

Anne Balsamo Delivers Winter 2015 Katz Lecture

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Anne Balsamo outlines her approach to the study and practice of technology-based innovation on Wednesday, March 4.

Simpson Center Announces Funding Awards for 2015-2016

Sunday, January 11, 2015

The Executive Board of the Simpson Center has awarded support to UW scholars for 2015-16. Funding from the Simpson Center supports a wide range of activities, including Society of Scholars and Summer Digital Humanities Commons fellowships for UW...

Simpson Center Welcomes Visiting Scholars

Sunday, January 11, 2015

The Simpson Center welcomes two visiting scholars who are currently in residence: Shingo Nagaoka and Elizabeth Barry.

Reimagining the Humanities PhD and Reaching New Publics

Sunday, January 11, 2015

The Simpson Center announces a new four-year program—Reimagining the Humanities PhD—starting in July 2015, thanks to a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. At this time of accelerating change in higher education, Reimagining the...

Simpson Center Announces Barclay Simpson Prize for Scholarship in Public

Friday, November 21, 2014

The Walter Chapin Simpson Center mourns the passing of the visionary philanthropist Barclay Simpson on November 8, 2014. The generosity of Barclay Simpson is legendary among our faculty, students, and staff at the University of Washington and among...

Research Spotlight: WIRED Returns to Stuart Hall

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

This year, WIRED’s research committee—a subgroup of WIRED members working to highlight research within the group—has organized a series of events around the life and work of Stuart Hall (1932-2014), a public intellectual whose contributions to...

The Simpson Center Welcomes New Staff!

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Meet the new members of the Simpson Center team: Nirmala Singh-Brinkman, Malia Trick, Alison Fiorenza, and Benji Liang!

Announcing Certificate in Public Scholarship Tri-Partnership + Video!

Monday, November 3, 2014

As of July 2014, the graduate Certificate in Public Scholarship is a three-way partnership between the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences at the University of Washington Bothell, the UW Graduate School, and the Simpson Center. The...

Call for Nominations: Katz Distinguished Lectures in the Humanities

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Beginning Oct. 15, the Simpson Center will accept nominations of UW faculty and visiting scholars for the Katz Distinguished Lectures in the Humanities series for the 2015-16 academic year. The deadline is Nov. 14. 2014.