June 17, 2025
Get to know the descendant of a rebel, acclaimed international writing program director and poet whose work has been translated into 40 languages.
June 4, 2025
AI expert Brian Christian explores the tricky dynamics between human behavior and artificial intelligence.
From riches to rags to riches, Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm led a fairy tale life, UW alumna Ann Schmiesing finds.
May 14, 2025
Martha Silano, who died May 5 after living with A.L.S. for two years, delighted in the natural world.
March 17, 2025
Books and podcasts to brighten your spring. Because reading is what? Fundamental.
February 28, 2025
Sujin Witherspoon, UW alumna and full-time author, describes her writing process and explores her identity in a Q&A.
January 14, 2025
The renowned children's author and UW grad's name is in the running as Portland conducts a contest to name its snowplows.
January 7, 2025
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha writes with balance: violence and liberation, bias and truth, destruction and possibilities.
December 23, 2024
Need a reason to stay inside this winter? Check out our media recommendations for books, games, music and TV by UW alumni.
December 9, 2024
Professor Don Pember was a favorite of communication students.
In January 2025, University Book Store, a bastion for UW students and community, celebrates its 125th anniversary.
December 6, 2024
The Burke Museum exhibit shares beautiful and endangered flighted species through art and interactive experiences.
Max Manthou contains multitudes: tennis player, pickleball champion, Purple Jesus, author, scholar.
November 27, 2024
When poet Martha Silano was diagnosed with A.L.S., she turned to writing to make sense of her experience, the way that she’s always turned towards her art.
November 8, 2024
You might recognize the UW in Dr. Wilson Reed's novel, "Junebug," partly inspired by his time in Seattle in the 1970s.
October 30, 2024
Ada Limón, the U.S. Poet Laureate, returned to Washington for her new project, which she hopes will "remind us of our love for the earth."
September 9, 2024
‘Warrior Librarian’ Tracie D. Hall doesn't tell people to be quiet, but to speak up against censorship that threatens learning and access to information for all.
August 7, 2024
These authors write lavish fiction about the real Washington, thorns and all.
June 14, 2024
Whether you need a book to dive into on your next plane ride, a podcast for a long walk or a TV show for a rainy day, UW alumni are ready to keep you company this summer.
May 24, 2024
The UW and UW Alumni Association present Art Wolfe, '75, with the Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus, the highest honor bestowed upon a UW graduate.