history
December 1, 1997
Seeing red
Fifty years ago, a hearing on “un-American” activities tore the UW campus apart, setting a precedent for faculty firings across academe.
September 1, 1997
Living in history
The UW opens its first campus in 102 years as UW Tacoma transforms the city’s historic Warehouse District.
December 1, 1995
Reviving a theater tradition
The revival of a 1936 black drama, part of a controversial New Deal project, fulfills the dream of one determined UW director.
September 1, 1995
McCormick’s road
Richard L. McCormick was born to the academic life, but it wasn't a straight line to the presidency at the University of Washington.
June 1, 1995
Arthur Bestor dies
Arthur Bestor was one of the nation's leading authorities on constitutional law and a UW history professor from 1962 to 1976.
March 1, 1995
Through the years
Major national and international events that took place during William Gerberding's 16 years as UW president.
June 1, 1993
Tales of ‘Solidarity’
UW alumnus and retired UW lecturer Richard (Dick) Carbray, '44, '51, has written a new book titled "Prophets of Human Solidarity."
December 1, 1991
A view to a coup
A relaxing UW alumni cruise suddenly became a glimpse into the second Russian revolution.
June 1, 1991
In the wake of war
The victorious outcome of the war—and the few American casualties—have created a watershed in American public opinion, four UW historians say.
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.
June 1, 1990
Giovanni Costigan dies at 85
Giovanni Costigan was a popular, outspoken member of the faculty for 41 years.
March 1, 1990
The days of May
The Kent State Killings left many college campuses in revolt. UW administrators look back at how they defused a time bomb.
Revolution on film
“Communism in Crisis: The Second Revolution” is the brainchild of UW International Studies Professor Herbert Ellison.