Poet Lena Khalaf Tuffaha wins the National Book Award in poetry for “Something About Living”

January 7, 2025

A woman with olive skin and brown hair in a white blouse stands on a dusty road smiling.

Poet of resistance

Lena Khalaf Tuffaha writes with balance: violence and liberation, bias and truth, destruction and possibilities.

December 23, 2024

An old photo of a college student flipping through papers in a library

Cozy up with UW alumni

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

A scan of an old photograph shows a young Don Pember in a white shirt and black tie, smiling and leaning casually against his desk.

Don Pember, 1939–2024

Professor Don Pember was a favorite of communication students.

Octavia Butler poses in the book store with her elbow on a stack of her own books and her chin in her hand.

Books and beyond

In January 2025, University Book Store, a bastion for UW students and community, celebrates its 125th anniversary.

December 6, 2024

Winged things

The Burke Museum exhibit shares beautiful and endangered flighted species through art and interactive experiences.

Former tennis phenom Max Manthou is now pickleball’s patron saint of purple

Max Manthou contains multitudes: tennis player, pickleball champion, Purple Jesus, author, scholar.

November 27, 2024

Writing at red lights

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

A slice of his story

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

Natural wonder

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

Free people read freely

‘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

Odes to Washington

These authors write lavish fiction about the real Washington, thorns and all.

June 14, 2024

Summer reads (and more!)

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 wild, wild world of Art Wolfe

The UW and UW Alumni Association present Art Wolfe, '75, with the Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus, the highest honor bestowed upon a UW graduate.

May 9, 2024

Welcome to the spring 2024 issue of Viewpoint. As long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by the power of language. I was the shy kid who never spoke up in class, the weird kid pulled out of class to attend speech therapy, the lone Black kid afraid to open my mouth because...

May 3, 2024