On Nov. 11 at 3 p.m. join author Suzanne Selfors (’90) for a launch party for her new book, Smells Like Pirates. Selfors will be at Eagle Harbor Books on Bainbridge Island. The book is the third in the series,…
James (Jim) B. King (B.A., 1948), retired Seattle Times executive editor and senior vice president, died Oct. 17, a few days after suffering a stroke. He was 89. King was a Pulitzer Prize winner and a member of the UW…
By Erica Thompson – Katherine King, Douglas Ramsey, Elaine Ikoma Ko, Ann Darling and Lorraine Howell each stood behind the podium as new additions to the UW Department of Communication Alumni Hall of Fame last Tuesday. The ceremony was complete…
By Erica Thompson – Nonfiction writer and University of Washington Communication alumna Inara Verzemnieks (BA, 1996) received a 2012 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writer’s Award for $30,000, along with five other women writers. Born in 1973, Verzemnieks is currently working on…
By Kirsten Johnson – Ann Darling (PhD, 1987) has racked up an impressive list of accomplishments over the years, but one of her lesser-known achievements isn’t anywhere to be found on paper. “I have a second-degree black belt in karate,”…
This month the Foster White Gallery will be featuring artwork by UW alum Tony Angell (BA, 1962). From Oct. 4-27, Angell’s drawings, colored lithographs, and sculptures will be displayed in the gallery’s upcoming exhibition. Angell came to the UW…
The University of Washington Department of Communication presents a film screening and discussion with war reporter Alex Quade (B.A., 1992) on Oct. 15 at 5:30 p.m. RSVP to attend. Narrated by award-winning actor Gary Sinise, come along for the ride…
By Will Mari – Alex Quade is no stranger to adventure. From the devastated shores of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, in the aftermath of the 2004 South Asian Tsunami, to the desolate deserts of Iraq and the cave-riddled mountains of Afghanistan,…
Joanne Harrell (BA, 1976), the newly appointed chair of the UW Board of Regents and a member of the UW Department of Communication Hall of Fame, recently spoke to Ross Reynolds (MCDM, 2011) on KUOW’s “The Conversation.” The UW’s Board…
On Oct. 6 at 2 p.m., join Suzanne Selfors (MA, 1990) and Sheila Roberts to celebrate their chocolate-themed books at Liberty Bay Books in Poulsbo, Wash. Selfors’ The Sweetest Spell is a fairy tale about Emmeline Thistle, a dirt-scratcher’s daughter…
