history
December 1, 2008
Back in time
Frank Nowell’s photographs offer an intriguing glimpse of the UW in its infancy, and suggest the significant role the school played in introducing Seattle to the world.
Escape from Shanghai
Going off to college can be difficult, even traumatic—leaving home for the first time, moving to an unfamiliar town, living with strangers. For Julia Lin, ’65, though, it required assuming a false identity, dodging bombs and surviving a pirate attack.
December 1, 2007
Pulitzer winner
David Anderson, ’86, never expected to win a Pulitzer Prize for journalism—especially as a history major with every intention of getting a law degree.
June 1, 2007
Dan Evans, engineer of change
Fate and a fierce independent streak kept him out of the White House. But that may have been for the best, since it kept Dan Evans close to his home state — and his alma mater.
September 1, 2006
Revisiting Nuremberg
Whitney Harris, '33, is one of only two surviving prosecutors from the Nuremberg International Military Tribunal, and the only one who was present for the entirety of the historic trials.
June 1, 2006
A. Scott Crossfield, 1921-2006
A. Scott Crossfield, '49, '50, was the fastest man alive—the first person to fly at twice the speed of sound and a pioneer in space exploration.
Magnificent 7
A great university has great teachers. This year, the UW honors seven instructors from three campuses who have touched the lives of thousands.
March 1, 2006
Stolen years
After Pearl Harbor, as the U.S. imprisoned thousands of its own citizens in internment camps, more than 400 Japanese American students had to drop out of the UW.
December 1, 2005
Detective story
The assignment was straightforward, but it felt like mission impossible: Find out what happened to more than 400 students forced to leave the University of Washington when the federal government incarcerated Japanese Americans in 1942.
The stolen years
After Pearl Harbor, as the U.S. imprisoned thousands of its own citizens in internment camps, more than 400 Japanese American students had to drop out of the UW. This is the story of some forced to leave — and the efforts the UW made to protect them.
December 1, 2003
Keeping their words
The UW is helping to revive Native languages of the Pacific Northwest, thanks in part to a quirky professor's quest in the 1930s to preserve tribal legends and songs.
June 1, 2003
The tipping point
Is it a new era for the Middle East, American politics and international relations? UW experts consider the war in Iraq and its global impact.
Gallery of distinction
Since 1970, the University of Washington has honored its best teachers for striving to bring knowledge to the next generation. This year the UW has given its Distinguished Teaching Award to seven faculty on three campuses. In addition, the UW is honoring TAs, public servants and staff.
Lane closures
On May 5, 1970 — the day after four students were killed by National Guardsmen at Kent State University in Ohio — a march from the UW employed a new tactic never tried before in the nation: blocking a freeway.
December 1, 2001
Reflections on 9/11
From the December 2001 issue: Voices from the UW community on the events of Sept. 11, 2001.
December 1, 2000
A civil action
Almost a century after snubbing Takuji Yamashita, the state's legal establishment is taking steps to honor the first Japanese graduate of the UW Law School.
December 1, 1999
True West
Most of us don't have a clue about the African-American experience in the West. Quintard Taylor's goal is to set us straight.
September 1, 1999
Against all odds
After surviving the horrors of the Holocaust, Tom Lantos got a fresh start at the UW. Now he is serving in Congress, and his story is part of an Oscar-winning film.
March 1, 1999
History fellowship
History professors Richard Johnson and Carol Thomas created a $100,000 endowed fellowship to support graduate students in their department.
June 1, 1998
Columns turns 90
A comprehensive look at the history of the UW through the eyes of its alumni magazine as we celebrate 90 years of publishing.