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The Value of the Humanities: A Literature PhD in the Tech World
November 30, 2020
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[51st Korea Times Translation Awards] Fiction Grand Prize winner Hannah Hertzog
November 11, 2020
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ArtSci Roundup: Beyond Guilt Trips, Washin Kai: Rakugo by Katsura Sunshine, Protests for the Soul of a Nation, and More
October 13, 2020
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UW secures competitive $1 million Luce Foundation grant to advance Southeast Asian research and community engagement
October 5, 2020
Sendai after the earthquake, tsunami flooding, and nuclear disaster
Students translate personal testimonies from survivors of the March 3, 2011 triple disaster in Sendai, Japan
August 21, 2020
Professor Handel smiling
Asian L&L Welcomes New Chair, Professor Zev Handel
August 12, 2020
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22 UW students receive Fulbright awards
June 4, 2020
Cover for Professor Salomon’s "Buddhist Literature of Ancient Gandhāra: An Introduction with Selected Translations"
Professor Richard G. Salomon Awarded the 2020 Khyentse Foundation Prize for Outstanding Buddhist Translation
May 29, 2020
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Asian Languages & Literature Department awarded Chinese Flagship Grant to expand language education
April 27, 2020
Paper cranes laid out in the shape of a heart with candles surrounding
Associate Professor Jennifer Dubrow receives award; publishes essay on Urdu poetry and India's anti-CAA protests
April 20, 2020
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UW’s East Asia Library to be renamed the Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi East Asia Library
February 4, 2020
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UW Books in brief: Poetry of India’s Bani-Thani, equitable parent-school collaboration, building military cultural competence — and a 2019 National Jewish Book Award
February 3, 2020
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ArtsUW Roundup: Midori with Jean-Yves Thibaudet, UW Dance Presents, Burke NiteLife, and more
January 17, 2020
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Early Buddhist Manuscripts
November 15, 2019
Strips of worn paper with Buddhist text
Early Buddhist Manuscript Project featured in National Endowment for the Humanities magazine
November 15, 2019
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ArtsUW Roundup: Visit the Burke Museum, attend a Sankai Juku performance, and more.
October 10, 2019
Professor Atkins speaking at the podium
REIWA:  Paul Atkins speaks about the new Japanese reign name at Japan Fair 2019
July 9, 2019
Cosmopolitan Dreams book cover
Professor Jennifer Dubrow publishes new book, Cosmopolitan Dreams: The Making of Modern Urdu Literary Culture in Colonial South Asia 
May 17, 2019
the quad with cherry blossoms
University of Washington is a top producer of Fulbright recipients
February 21, 2019
Prof. Atkins in office
Professor Paul Atkins' interview in the North American Post, now available in Japanese by Soy Source magazine
January 30, 2019
Melinda Frank Bangladesh photo
#UWtimeoff winning photo captures a beautiful sunset in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh
December 26, 2018
Professor Hamm remarks on the passing of Jin Yong for The New York Times
November 6, 2018
Professor Atkins standing in office
Professor Atkins interviewed by the North American Post
October 15, 2018
Mt. Fuji with cherry blossoms
Asian L&L receives Japanese Foreign Minister's 2018 Commendation
July 20, 2018
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From Japan, an award honoring scholarship and community-building
July 18, 2018
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The Humanities Get Personal
May 1, 2017
UW Awards of Excellence
Big honors to A&S in UW Awards of Excellence
March 28, 2016
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Benjamin Lee selected as Carnegie Junior Fellow
March 25, 2016
Catherine Connors, UW Dept of Classics
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December 8, 2015