UW and the Community

  • A Pow Wow Primer

    American Indian Studies offers a course on the history and significance of pow wow, which includes working on one of the University's two annual pow wow events. 

    March 2006 Perspectives
  • Texts and Tupac

    Eight years after his death, the work of hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur lives on. A UW course that explored his literary influences has led to a Seattle Public Library discussion series. 

    March 2005 Perspectives
  • Plain Talk at the Speech & Hearing Clinic

    The Speech and Hearing Clinic serves a dual role--as a resource for the community and a teaching tool for students. 

    March 2005 Perspectives
  • Guiding People Out of Despair

    Psychology Professor Marsha Linehan has developed a new approach, dialectical behavior therapy, for treating intensely suicidal patients

    October 2004 Perspectives
  • Reaching Out with Residencies

    When internationally acclaimed artists perform through the UW World Series, many also visit local schools or University classes through residencies. 

    March 2003 Perspectives
  • Encouraging Questions, Not Answers

    At the Summer Institute in Life Science, offered by UW Biology Program, middle school teachers do a lot of hands-on learning--and gain ideas for their own classrooms. 

    October 2002 Perspectives
  • Video Live Sessions: Michael Partington

    Guitar Studies Chair Michael Partington performs music from Baroque composer Jakob Johann Froberger for KING FM's Northwest Focus Live in this video broadcast recently on NPR Music's Live Sessions.

    NPR Music