College of Arts & Sciences, University of Washington

About the College
The College of Arts and Sciences provides a liberal arts education of tremendous breadth and depth to more than 25,000 students while advancing research in the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. A&S alumni have received the Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prizes, and Emmy and Tony Awards, and have been elected to key government positions regionally and nationally. Learn more about the College
Arts
The world communicates across generations and cultures through the arts. Our students are the creative artists, audiences and arts advocates of the future. Our degree programs, museums, exhibitions, and artistic performances reflect the dual nature of the arts as both creative endeavors, requiring constant renewal, and as subjects of scholarly research.
Humanities
The humanities allow us to understand and communicate the range and diversity of human cultural achievement. As the world becomes more connected and interdependent, such understanding becomes imperative. Through their focus on language, literature, film, and the history of ideas, the humanities encourage students to reflect upon their own beliefs and values as they explore those of other peoples and periods.
Natural Sciences
The natural sciences provide us with methods to investigate and understand ourselves, our world, and the universe, from the subatomic to the cosmic level. As we learn more about our world, we also come to understand our place within it as individuals and as a species. Discoveries in the sciences, often emerging from basic research, transform society as they address everything from disease to global warming.
Social Sciences
The social sciences study how and why human communities and societies are organized as they are, behave as they do, and change over time. Drawing on a diverse array of disciplines and using both quantitative and qualitative methods, social scientists are committed to creating, disseminating, and applying knowledge to address significant social problems in local, national, and global contexts. Learn more about the Social Sciences.
Support the College
Private gifts allow our students and faculty to make new discoveries, create innovative programs and reach out to people beyond the campus to enhance our communities and the world. We hope you will consider lending your support to the College so that we can continue to provide our students with exceptional educational and research opportunities.
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Dean Allen (BS 1976 Biology, BA/BS 1977 Psychology)
Alfredo Arreguin (BFA 1967 Art, MFA 1969 Art)
Jerry Baldasty (BA 1972 Communications)
Bruce Barcott (BA 1988 Philosophy)
Michael Barratt (BS 1981 Zoology)
Linda Bierds (BA 1969 English, MA 1971 English)
David Bonderman (BA 1963 Russian Language)
Debbi Brainerd (BS 1966 Biology)
Bobbe Bridge (BA 1966 Political Science)
George Bridges (BA 1972 Sociology)
Donald Brownlee (PhD 1971 Astronomy)
Emory Bundy (BA 1958 General Studies)
Loren Carpenter (BS 1974 Mathematics, MS 1976 Computer Science)
Christine Charbonneau (BA 1982 History & Political Science)
Peter Clarke (BA 1958 Journalism)
Dow Constantine (BA 1985 Political Science)
John Corbett (BS 1948 Chemistry, PhD 1952 Chemistry)
Bryan Cressey (BA 1972 Economics)
Christina (Christy) Cressey (BA 1978 Communications)
Robert Dahl (BA 1936 Political Science)
Geraldine Dawson (BS 1974 Psychology, PhD 1979 Psychology)
Norm Dicks (BA 1963 Political Science)
Tim Egan (BA 1981 Communications)
Holley Farmer (MFA 1996 Dance)
Sharon Friel (BA 1961 Radio & Television)
Erasmo Gamboa (BA 1970 Spanish, MA 1973 History, PhD 1984 History)
Mike Garvey (BA 1961 Mathematics)
Carver Gayton (BA History 1960, PhD Political Science 1976)
Gary Gayton (BA 1955 Political Science)
Dorothy Gilford (BA 1940 Mathematics)
Robert Golden (MS 1979 Psychology, PhD 1984 Psychology)
Nicolas (Nick) Hanauer (BA 1981 Philosophy)
Lenore Hanauer (BA 1984 Comparative Literature & History)
Elaine Hansen (PhD 1975 English)
Bruce Harrell (BA 1981 Political Science)
Alexes Harris (BA 1997 Sociology)
David Horsey (BA 1975 Communications)
Jeremy Jaech (BA 1977 Mathematics, MS 1980 Computer Science)
Larry Jones (BA 1965 Sociology)
Janet Kavandi (PhD 1990 Chemistry)
Harold Kawaguchi (BFA 1961 Art, MFA 1965 Art)
Lawrence Knopp, Jr. (BA 1983 Political Science)
Allan Kollar (MFA 1976 Art)
Mary Kollar (MA 1981 English)
Arthur Levinson (BA 1972 Biology)
Jake Locker (BA 2010 History)
George Long (BA 1977 Korean Language, MA 1979 International,Studies East Asia)
Barbara Madsen (BA 1974 Political Science)
Hans-Peter Marshall (BS 1999 Physics)
Mary Kay McCaw (BA 1976 Art)
John McKay (BA 1978 Political Science)
Nate Miles (BA 1982 Communications)
Glen Milliman (BA 1981 Economics)
Alison Milliman (BA 1984 Art History)
Jana Mohr-Lone (MA 1990 Philosophy, PhD 1996 Philosophy)
A. Bruce Montgomery (BS 1975 Chemistry)
Johsel Namkung (MA 1950 Music)
Harold "Hal" Newsom (BA 1952 Communications)
Assunta Ng (BA 1974 International Studies, MA 1979 Speech Communication)
Pete Nordstrom (BA 1985 English)
Dara Norman (MS 1996 Astronomy, PhD 1999 Astronomy)
Grace Pollock (1941 Drama)
Dixie Porter (BA 1959 Political Science)
James (Jim) Riswold (BA 1983 Communications, BA 1983 History, BA 1983 Philosophy)
Marilynne Robinson (MA 1968 English, PhD 1977 English)
H. Jon Runstad (BS 1965 Building Construction, BA 1965 Economics)
Harriet Sanderson (BA 1988 Printmaking, MFA 1990 Interdisciplinary Visual Arts)
Bror Saxberg (BA 1980 Mathematics, BS 1980 Electrical Engineering)
Rodger Schlickeisen (BA 1963 Economics)
Ronald Simons (MFA 2001 Drama)
Sonny Sixkiller (BA 1974 General Studies)
Jean Smart (BA 1974 Drama)
Hope Solo (BA 2004 Communications)
Helen Sommers (BA 1969 Economics, MA 1970 Economics)
Rick Steves (BA 1978 History, BA 1978 Business Administration)
Bernd Sturmfels (PhD 1987 Mathematics)
Travis Sullivan (BA 1997 Political Science, BA 1997 International Studies)
William Thompson (BA 1968 Political Science, MA 1969 Political Science , PhD 1972 Political Science)
Pang-Hsin Ting (PhD 1972 Asian Languages & Literature)
Mark Torrance (1964 Economics)
Ed Viesturs (BS 1981 Zoology)
Maggie Walker (BA 1974 History, BA 1987 Communications)
Gary Waterman (BA 1965 Economics, MA 1968 Economics)
Robb Weller (BA 1972 Communications)
Aber Whitcomb (BS 2000 Applied & Computational Math Sciences)
Hannah Wiley (BA 1973 Drama)
Antoinette Wills (PhD 1975 History)
Lorin Wilson (BA 1940 Economics and Business)
Arthur Wolfe (BA 1975 Interdisciplinary Visual Arts)
Robin Wright (BA 1971 General Studies, MA 1977 Art History, PhD 1985 Art History)
Luly Yang (BA 1990 Graphic Design)

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