• Madness and Reason in the Maximum Security Prison

    Anthropology professor Lorna Rhodes explores the challenges faced by prisoners and prison staff in a maximum security prison.

    March 2003 Perspectives
  • Border Crossings

    Canadian and American students collaborate through an innovative course offered jointly by the UW, Western Washington University, and University of British Columbia. 

    October 2002 Perspectives
  • Burma's Enduring Military Regime

    International studies professor Mary Callahan’s new book is Making Enemies: War and State Building in Burma. 

    July 2002 Perspectives
  • Celebrating the College's Top Graduates

    Meet the Dean's Medalists for 2002, representing the top student in each of the College's four divisions. 

    July 2002 Perspectives
  • An Insider's View of State Politics

    UW undergraduates in the Legislative Internship Program spend winter quarter in Olympia, learning the intricacies of state politics as they intern for legislators. 

    July 2002 Perspectives
  • A Rhodes Scholar Reflects on her UW Education

    An interview with Rhodes Scholar Elizabeth Angell (BA, History, International Studies, 2001).

    March 2002 Perspectives
  • A Talent for Teaching

    Beloved history professor Jon Bridgman discusses his teaching, his colleagues, and more.

    March 2001 Perspectives
  • 45 Years Later, an Apology from the U.S. Government

    When A&S alumnus Gordon Hirabayashi refused to go to an internment camp in 1942, he went to prison for his actions. Nearly five decades later, the government finally overturned his conviction.

    March 2000 Perspectives
  • Worth a Thousand Words—and a Pulitzer

    A&S alumnus David Horsey (BA, Communications, 1976) wins a Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Editorial Cartooning.

    July 1999 Perspectives
  • Seattle Now: Unions are back in style

    Margaret O'Mara, professor of history, is a guest on this podcast about the reemergence of unions across the US and in Seattle.

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