On our Terms: New video project creates shared definitions of common DEAI...
On Our Terms is a video project by the Burke Museum, grounded in the storytelling of commonly used DEAI terms like decolonization, consultation, and healing. Through personal stories and unique...
View ArticleThe Spark of Intention
In a marketplace transformed by emerging technology and plagued by systemic underrepresentation, three academic entrepreneurs share how personal experiences and perspectives guide their work to build...
View ArticleLauding UW faculty innovators, change-makers, and trailblazers this Women’s...
Through its eras and across its varied disciplines, countless extraordinary women have defined and redefined the UW, advancing equity through their actions and their examples. Here are a few of their...
View Article‘Work of passion:’ How Catalina Velasquez’s life led her to immigrant rights...
Catalina Velasquez heads Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network, which is the largest immigrant-led coalition in Washington, alongside Brenda Rodriguez Lopez. A refugee from Colombia herself,...
View ArticleOmari Amili: Navigating the Post-Prison Pathway
Omari Amili, 2023-24 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient and new Husky Post Prison Pathways program director, shares his vision for welcoming and supporting previously incarcerated people like...
View ArticleTabitha Espina: Writing the Invitation
As UW Tacoma’s new writing director, Tabitha Espina wants to celebrate students in all their strengths. In writing instruction and curriculum, Tabitha Espina wants to decolonialize the student...
View ArticleAnita Ramasastry applies law, policy and pragmatism to fight corruption and...
Ramasastry’s prolific research on international commercial law, responsible business conduct, anti-corruption and economic development has given rise to the new field called “Business and Human...
View ArticlePreparing for Faculty Hiring in our Current Climate
Presented by: Chadwick Allen and Joyce Yen Each workshop covered: Brief review of current policy, legal, and political climate for faculty hiring; Planning ahead for forming search committees, faculty...
View ArticleWhat the Sky Teaches Us: Pacific Indigenous Astrophysics
Brittany Kamai is an astrophysicist with knowledge of Pacific Islanders’ Indigenous navigation — the use of the stars, winds, and waves as a guide for navigating across the Pacific Ocean. This spring...
View ArticleDisability Resources for Students (DRS) celebrates 45 years of increasing...
The Disability Resources for Students (DRS) office at the University of Washington (UW) has seen transformative growth and shifts since its inception in 1978. DRS recognizes disability as an aspect of...
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