This newsletter was sent from the Graduate School Dean to UW GPAs and GPCs on April 14, 2026. Letter from the Dean Dear GPAs and GPCs, As we begin spring quarter, I want to take a moment to recognize the critical role you play in supporting graduate education at the University of Washington. Your work sits at the center of the student experience – guiding, advising and problem-solving in ways that are essential to student success. With that, I’m pleased to share…
Welcome to the Lectures Library, where a selection of our past programming is available for revisiting, either in video or audio format. New lectures will be added monthly, so check back often! Video Lectures Margo Okazawa-Rey: Transnational Feminist Non-Aligned Movement For Genuine Security and A Culture of Life Margo Okazawa-Rey explores how generations of feminist and other radical and visionary movements, activists, artists, musicians, journalists, academics are facing “monsters” – the state and civil society leaders of the globalized…
The Graduate School is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the following 2026 awards: Nominations are due 5 p.m. PST, May 5, 2026. In fairness to all nominators, this is a firm deadline; no exceptions or extensions will be granted. Please send questions and/or submissions to graddean@uw.edu. Recipients The Graduate School is pleased to recognize the following recipients of the Distinguished Dissertation and Thesis Awards, which recognize outstanding and exceptional scholarship and research at the doctoral and master’s levels.
Video Lectures Morris Dees: Responding to Hate: Voices of Hope and Tolerance After witnessing firsthand the painful consequences of prejudice and racial injustice, Morris Dees co-founded the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in 1971 — a nonprofit organization specializing in lawsuits involving civil rights violations and racially motivated crimes. In this talk, Dees discusses his book, “Gathering Storm: America’s Militia Threat,” and offers strategies to combat domestic terrorism. This lecture was originally presented on January 23, 2001. Vandana Shiva: Ahimsa:…
Kelsey Bilek spent the summer studying Swahili as an awardee of the 2019 U.S. Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program. The CLS Program is part of a U.S. government effort to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering critical foreign languages. CLS scholars gain critical language and cultural skills in languages that are less commonly taught in U.S. schools, but are essential for America’s engagement with the world, contributing to U.S. economic competitiveness and national security. In 2019, Bilek…
We all have different mentors in our life. These people have our best interest in mind and are able to guide and support our professional and personal development. In your personal life, look for advisors who are compassionate, enthusiastic, generous, honest, insightful, selfless and wise. In your professional life, it is imperative to find mentors who are collaborative, intellectual, knowledgeable, accessible, and visionary. In both, it is important to have mentors who will challenge and support you in doing your best work and…