UW Events Archive

The Women’s Liberation Movement in Seattle; Book Talk with Barbara Winslow

Thursday, Apr. 6, 2023

3:30 p.m.

Communications 120

Barbara Winslow tells the story of the radical women’s liberation movement in Seattle during the 1960s and 1970s from the perspective of its founding members.

Symposium | Energy Security in Europe: Current and Future Challenges

Tuesday, Apr. 4, 2023

9 a.m.

Livestream

This symposium will showcase cutting-edge research on where the European Union is headed on energy security and what the U.S. and the EU can learn from each other.

Sarah Zaides Rosen on “Tevye’s Ottoman Daughter”

Monday, Apr. 3, 2023

4 p.m.

Livestream

Historian and Stroum Center for Jewish Studies’ Assistant Director Sarah Zaides Rosen will trace the story of 19th- and 20th-century Russian Jews.

Ukraine and Russia: A Conversation with Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch

Thursday, Mar. 30, 2023

7:30 p.m.

Kane Hall, Room 120

A discussion featuring former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, also author of “Lessons from the Edge,” with veteran Moscow correspondent Carol J. Williams (UW ’77).

Rocking the world of physics

Wednesday, Mar. 29, 2023

5:30 p.m.

HUB Lyceum

Our best theory of how the universe works may be imperfect. In the 2023 University Faculty Lecture, UW Physics Professor David W. Hertzog will explore how scientists are using subatomic particles called muons to do some detective work. A collaborative experiment involving UW researchers showed muons behaving differently than predicted — another clue to help solve the mystery. Come hear the rest of this story.
Registration is not required. Livestream at www.uw.edu/ufl

Caste: Exposing America’s Invisible Scaffolding

Sold out
Friday, Mar. 3, 2023

6:30 p.m.

Kane Hall, Room 130

Isabel Wilkerson captivates audiences with the universal human story of migration and reinvention. A Pulitzer Prize winner and profound storyteller, she will be discussing how Americans can move beyond destructive separations of human divisions and towards hope as a humanity.

Registration opens December 13, 2022.

Assessing President Biden’s Nuclear Policy

Wednesday, Mar. 1, 2023

2:30 p.m.

HUB 214

A talk with President of Ploughshares Fund Emma Belcher on geopolitical and diplomacy impacts of President Biden’s new nuclear policy at this time of global nuclear threats.

An Evening with Questlove -Sold Out

Sold out
Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023

6 p.m.

Meany Performing Arts Center, Room 130

Questlove, six-time GRAMMY Award-winning musician, Producer, New York Times Bestselling Author, and Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker, will visit the UW Seattle campus and engage in a moderated conversation with Seattle Central College professor, writer, and historian Daudi Abe.

Registration re-opens on February 9, 2023 at 8 am PT.

Standby Policy
If an event is sold out, as a courtesy, the Graduate School will offer standby seating. Any remaining unclaimed seats within 15 minutes of lecture start time will be offered to our guests in the standby line on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note there is no guarantee of admission to the public lecture for those in the standby line.

An Evening with Chuck D

Sold out
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023

7:30 p.m.

Kane Hall, Room 130

Join us for an exciting evening with the co-founder of the legendary rap group Public Enemy. In an interview with Seattle Central College professor, writer, and historian Daudi Abe, Chuck D will discuss culture, race, gender, communication and, of course, hip-hop.
Registration opens December 13, 2022.

UW Tacoma Alumni Speaker Series featuring Alicia Porter, ’08, ’10

Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023

6 p.m.

Jane Russel Commons

Alicia Porter is a graduate of UW Tacoma. Read bio on webpage. She will be interviewed by a UW Tacoma student. Q & A to follow. Stay after for light snacks, social, and networking.