A&S Perspectives

Newsletter of the University of Washington
College of Arts and Sciences
Winter-Spring 2005

Plain Talk at the Speech & Hearing Clinic
The Speech and Hearing Clinic serves a dual role--as a resource for the community and a teaching tool for students.

Texts and Tupac
Eight years after his death, the work of hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur lives on. A UW course that explored his literary influences has led to a Seattle Public Library discussion series.

A Gift with a Twist--for the Arts
A&S alumni Floyd and Delores Jones are establishing a chair that will rotate among the College's arts units.

Keeping a Promise, with a Paycheck
Chia-Hui Huang made a promise to herself to donate her first paycheck to the Linguistics Department after earning her PhD--and she kept her promise.

Choosing to Stay: The Challenge of Retaining Talented Faculty
When A&S faculty are courted by other universities with greater resources, they must decide whether to stay or go. Most choose to stay at the UW. In this article, they share their reasons for staying--or leaving.

A&S Research
New Tools to Curb Ivory Poaching
New Evidence Against Popular Extinction Theory

Awards, Honors, and Professorships

©2005 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