Newsletter of the University of Washington
College of Arts and Sciences
Autumn 2000

Letter from the Dean

What's News.

Milestones
Faculty promotions, retirements, and losses during the past year.

Making the Grade: A&S Alumni Lead the Way in K-12 Education
Throughout the region, Arts and Sciences alumni are making a difference in K-12 education. Six alumni educators share their experiences.

A Taste of College Life for Middle School Students
A GEAR UP program co-sponsored by the College brought middle and high school students to the UW to sample classes and experience college life for one week in August.

Presenting Native Voices Through Film
Throrugh the UW's new Native Voices Program, students are producing a documentary film on the American Indian Women's Service League.

Laurie McDonald Jonsson '71: Linking Women Leaders Around the Globe
As a co-founder of the new Center for Women and Democracy at the UW, Laurie McDonald Jonsson combines two of her passions: travel and politics.


A&S Research
Microscope Bone Evidence Supports Dinosaur-Bird Link
Predicting Which Marriages Will Fail--and When
A Rare Glimpse into a Poet's Notebooks
Another Factor for Smoking--Early Abuse


Awards and Honors

 

©2000 A&S Perspectives - Editor: Nancy Joseph
University of Washington, College of Arts and Sciences
Box 353765, Seattle, WA 98195-3765
(206) 543-5340 - nancyj@u.washington.edu