Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities

In 1987, the UW's College of Arts and Sciences established the University of Washington Center for the Humanities with a mandate to support interdisciplinary activities.Recent examples include the American Music Partnership with KEXP-FM of Seattle (Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, 2009–2011), the Sawyer Seminar on Now Urbanism (Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, 2010–2012), and Biological Futures in a Globalized World (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 2011–2012).The Certificate in Public Scholarship is a portfolio- and project-based program that enables graduate students and faculty mentors to integrate their scholarly, social, and political commitments in the context of their intellectual and professional development.[2] Center grants support humanities-based research, teaching, and engagement projects that encourage dialogue, exchange, and collaboration among UW scholars and community members.The Center hosts the Solomon Katz Distinguished Lectures in the Humanities, which feature leading thinkers such as Dipesh Chakrabarty, Robin Kelley, Wendy Brown, Anne Balsamo, and Cathy Davidson in events that are free and open to the public.
humanitiesUniversity of WashingtoncrossdisciplinaritycollaborationLeroy SearleKathleen WoodwardKEXP-FMPaul G. Allen Family FoundationAndrew W. Mellon FoundationFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centerpublic humanitiesDipesh ChakrabartyRobin KelleyWendy BrownAnne BalsamoCathy DavidsonNational Endowment for the Humanitiesdigital humanitiesConsortium of Humanities Centers and InstitutesHASTAC