UW Events Archive

Motherland by Shahzoda Samarqandi

Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024

7 p.m.

Thirdplace Books, 6504 20th Ave NE

Book Launch – Motherland by Shahzoda Samarqandi, translated by Shelley Fairweather-Vega

The Role of Public Universities

Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024

6 p.m.

Kane Hall, Room 120

Join UW Honors’ 10th annual Global Challenges/Interdisciplinary Thinking event, where our whole community considers big, knotty topics in conversation with UW professors.

Democracy Discussions: The 2024 Election: What Just Happened and What Happens Next?

Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024

5 p.m.

Kane Hall, Room 210

Discussion with UW Department of Political Science faculty following the election, what happened, and what it means for the future.

Trust on the Ballot: Voting in Washington

Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024

7:30 p.m.

Town Hall Seattle, Livestream

Join three Washington Secretaries of State to discuss the history and evolution of voting in WA; from the various systems in place to the complex climate we now operate in.

Film Screening: ‘Carving the Divine: Buddhist Sculptors of Japan’, with filmmaker Yujiro Seki

Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024

4:30 p.m.

Livestream

Attendees will receive the link to view the film and then rejoin our Zoom meeting for discussion and Q/A with the filmmaker moderated by Professor Miriam Chusid, UW Art History.

Bill Holm Center 20th Anniversary Symposium

Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024

11 a.m.

Kane Hall, Room 220

Join us for a symposium featuring contemporary Northwest Native artists who have experienced the impact of BHC fellowships and will share their current work and artistic journey.

Research Talk with Visiting Scholar Ben Johnson

Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024

3:30 p.m.

Thomson Hall 317

Members of our UW community who are thinking about security in the Arctic from unique perspectives. We hope you will join us and add your thoughts to the conversation.

Who Votes and Why Voting Matters

Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024

4 p.m.

Livestream, Oak Hall, Denny Room

Every Tuesday leading up to the election, UW faculty members will share their expertise through a public lecture on an election-related topic.

Reclaiming Venus: The Many Lives of Alvenia Bridges

Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024

7 p.m.

Third Place Books Ravenna

Dr. Maya Smith, co-author of the memoir Reclaiming Venus, discusses the remarkable life and work of Alvenia Bridges.

Erich Gruen (UC Berkeley): Were the Ancient Greeks Responsible for Antisemitism?

Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024

4:30 p.m.

Livestream, Denny 112

Professor Gruen will address the roots of antisemitism in antiquity and the degree to which it may have arisen in the Jewish experience in the Greek and Hellenistic worlds.