• ARTSUW Roundup: Peruvian Textiles, This Moment, Innovation the Nordic Way, International Experimental Music Ensemble, MFA Concert, and more!

    This week in the arts, examine up-close a selection of Peruvian textiles from the Henry’s collection, attend a lecture about Nordic innovation at the Nordic Museum, and more!

    05/08/2019 | UW News
  • Faculty Spotlight: James Clauss

    James Clauss, professor of classics, challenges students to go in search of myth and meaning in moving making.

    04/19/2019 | The Whole U
  • Classics & Catapults

    A popular course combines building catapults and other ancient technologies with the study of ancient philosophers. 

    December 2017 Perspectives
  • Big honors to A&S in UW Awards of Excellence

    The University of Washington has announced this year’s Awards of Excellence recipients, several come from the College of Arts & Sciences.

    UW Today
  • Playing Favorites

    Faculty across the College recommend a favorite book related to their field.

    December 2015 Perspectives
  • Cutting a Wide Swath with Math and Classics

    "Scary-smart" is how one professor describes David Jekel, who majored in math and classics.

    June 2015 Perspectives
  • The Fantastic Four

    A violist, an economist, a poet, and a mathematician share the College of Arts & Sciences’ highest undergraduate honor, the Dean's Medal.

    June 2015 Perspectives
  • A Mind for the Medieval

    Ever heard of a student writing a second honors thesis "mostly just for fun"? Meet Kathleen Noll (History, Classics/Latin, 2014), a scholar of medieval history.

    June 2014 Perspectives
  • UW Latin classes expand to local high schools

    The UW Department of Classics recently expanded beyond the UW campus and into various high schools in Washington, making the UW the first college in the state to offer Latin university courses to high school students.
    The Daily
  • Building Diversity, One Classicist at a Time

    The Department of Classics was recently recognized for its efforts to promote equity and diversity in both its faculty and students.

    March 2014 Perspectives
  • The (very) long view on the state of football

    NPR profiles Sarah Stroup's class called War Games: Greek Athletes, Roman Gladiators, the Modern Olympics and College Football.
    NPR
  • From Gladiators to Gridirons

    Next time you watch the Huskies do battle on the football field, imagine the cheering crowd wearing togas. War Games, a Classics course, highlights some surprising connections between ancient and contemporary athletics.

    October 2013 Perspectives
  • Student archaeologists wrap up their summer in Israel

    The UW Tel Dor Archeological Excavation and Field School - whose students in 2009 unearthed a rare gemstone with the image of Alexander the Great - has completed another summer's excavation work.
    UW Today
  • Revisiting Helen of Troy

    Disappointed by the depiction of Helen of Troy in a recent film, Ruby Blondell was inspired to research Helen, whom she describes as “simultaneously the supreme object of men’s desire and the instrument, or agent, of their destruction.” 

    September 2009 Perspectives
  • Archaeology Field School's a Gem—Literally

    The UW's field school at Tel Dor, Israel, took center stage recently when a student unearthed a very rare gemstone, carved with a portrait of Alexander the Great, that dates back to about 230 BCE. 

    September 2009 Perspectives