faculty

March 1, 1994

Spineless friends

The Smithsonian Press calls UW zoology professor Alan Kohn the world's leading authority on marine cone snails.


September 1, 1993

Credits reconsidered

An overhaul of UW graduation requirements hit a snag when more than 100 faculty objected to changes.


June 1, 1993

The best of 1993

Each year, the University searches for top teachers and public servants to honor for their exceptional efforts.


December 1, 1992

Professors share Nobel

The discovery of a regulatory mechanism affecting almost all cells led to Nobel honors for two UW professors.


March 1, 1992

The innocent eye

Collage artist Richard Kehl wants his students to take a fresh look at the world.


Angelo Pellegrini dies

Angelo Pellegrini's books include "The Unprejudiced Palate," "Wine and the Good Life," "The Food-Lover's Garden," and "Lean Years, Happy Years."


December 1, 1991

Reform rejected

The University of Washington faculty voted 921 to 434 against establishing a new undergraduate requirement in the study of American pluralism.


September 1, 1991

Zoller’s gift

It's not Hollywood fiction, but the true story of a UW professor whose brain injury forced him to start life over.


Vote on pluralism

The Faculty Senate polls 2,500 professors on establishing an American pluralism requirement.


June 1, 1991

Literary fame

UW English Professor Charles Johnson, is holding steady through the months of accolades that have followed winning the 1990 National Book Award in fiction.


March 1, 1991

Historic hindsight

The story of American Indians, says UW Professor Richard White, is not a tidy narrative with all the facts leading in one direction.


Debate over requirement

It is time, reformers say, to add an ethnic studies requirement to the foundation of a liberal education.


Johnson wins award

Charles Johnson, UW professor of English, received the 1990 National Book Award for Middle Passage.


December 1, 1990

Master of his fate

At the UW School of Law, Wallace Loh became the first Asian American to head a law school in the United States.


September 1, 1990

Down to business

Robert S. Leventhal takes over as dean of the UW business school, with his sights set on making it among the nation's best.


Maestro from the majors

A respected European conductor says goodbye to the concert hall to join the UW School of Music.