Kyle Haddad-Fonda

February 11, 2026

Q&A: UW course uses the Olympic Games as a historical lens

A statue of the Olympic rings in front of a snowy mountain range

Kyle Haddad-Fonda, a part-time lecturer of history at the University of Washington, is teaching “Modern Olympic Games” this quarter. The course covers subjects ranging from ideology and national identity to race and the position of women in society.