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Veterans Day

Holidays No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Autumn. Event Types: Academics. Wednesday, November 11, 2026. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

UW Global Innovation Fund "Office Hour" (proposal support)

UW Global is offering drop-in office hours to address specific questions as you develop your UW Global Innovation Fund (GIF) proposal. https://washington.zoom.us/j/92454585596 Meeting ID: 924 5458 5596 One tap mobile +12063379723,92454585596# US (Seattle) +12532158782,92454585596# US (Tacoma)   ---   Join by SIP • 92454585596@zoomcrc.com   Join instructions https://washington.zoom.us/meetings/92454585596/invitations?signature=hoF_8sJynpw3VGmYkUktNvJhS6ZGi… Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/92454585596. Accessibility Contact: Donna O'Neill. Event Types: Information Sessions. Meetings. Event sponsors: UW Global. Target Audience: UW faculty. Friday, November 13, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. Online. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

CHID Pedagogy Workshop

Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: chid@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Monday, November 16, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.

CHID Faculty Meeting

CHID Faculty Meeting  October 17, 2025  1pm-2:30pm Padelford C 101 Agenda 1. Toward the 2026 CHID Self-Study: A Conversation with Deans Harris and Reed (What is the place of CHID in the future of the College of Arts and Sciences?)  2. Announcements/ "House-keeping" Votes  3. Discussion of Diversity Committee Charter (attached) 4. Update and Discussion of "Shared Services". Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Padelford Hall (PDL). Campus room: C101. Accessibility Contact: mdina@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, November 20, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.

CHID Faculty Meeting

Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: chid@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, November 20, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.

Thanksgiving Day

Holidays No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Autumn. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, November 26, 2026. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

Native American Heritage Day

Holidays No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Autumn. Event Types: Academics. Friday, November 27, 2026. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

Instruction Ends - Autumn 2026

Dates of Instruction Instruction ends. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Autumn. Event Types: Academics. Friday, December 11, 2026. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

Final Examinations - Autumn 2026

Dates of Instruction Week of final examinations for autumn quarter. Event interval: Ongoing event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Autumn. Event Types: Academics. Saturday, December 12, 2026 – Friday, December 18, 2026. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

UW Scholars Abroad - Be a student again! (Rome, Italy)

The UW Rome Center’s Scholars Abroad programs offer learners of all ages the chance to embrace this enriching experience. Imagine living in the heart of Italy’s capital, reliving your own study abroad journey or discovering Rome for the first time. While on Scholars Abroad, you’ll step beyond the typical tourist experience, immersing yourself in the city’s rich culture and vibrant daily life. Taught by University of Washington Rome Center instructors, courses take place both in the classroom and at cultural sites throughout the city, providing a dynamic and engaging learning experience. During these programs, you’ll have the chance to explore Rome’s historic streets, connect with its past and present, and create memories that will last a lifetime. Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus room: UW Rome Center, Rome Italy. Accessibility Contact: Virginia Agostinelli. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Special Events. Event sponsors: UW Global and the UW Rome Center. Target Audience: Learners of all ages! Sunday, December 13, 2026 – Saturday, December 19, 2026. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

CHID Faculty Meeting

CHID Faculty Meeting  October 17, 2025  1pm-2:30pm Padelford C 101 Agenda 1. Toward the 2026 CHID Self-Study: A Conversation with Deans Harris and Reed (What is the place of CHID in the future of the College of Arts and Sciences?)  2. Announcements/ "House-keeping" Votes  3. Discussion of Diversity Committee Charter (attached) 4. Update and Discussion of "Shared Services". Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Padelford Hall (PDL). Campus room: C101. Accessibility Contact: mdina@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, December 18, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.

CHID Faculty Meeting

Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: chid@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, December 18, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.

Quarter Break - Winter

Dates of Instruction Break between autumn and winter quarters. Event interval: Ongoing event. Year: 2027. Quarter: Winter. Event Types: Academics. Saturday, December 19, 2026 – Sunday, January 3, 2027. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

Christmas Day

Holidays No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2027. Quarter: Winter. Event Types: Academics. Friday, December 25, 2026. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

New Year's Day

Holidays No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2027. Quarter: Winter. Event Types: Academics. Friday, January 1, 2027. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

Instruction Begins - Winter 2027

Dates of Instruction Instruction begins. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2027. Quarter: Winter. Event Types: Academics. Monday, January 4, 2027. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

CHID Faculty Meeting

CHID Faculty Meeting  October 17, 2025  1pm-2:30pm Padelford C 101 Agenda 1. Toward the 2026 CHID Self-Study: A Conversation with Deans Harris and Reed (What is the place of CHID in the future of the College of Arts and Sciences?)  2. Announcements/ "House-keeping" Votes  3. Discussion of Diversity Committee Charter (attached) 4. Update and Discussion of "Shared Services". Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Padelford Hall (PDL). Campus room: C101. Accessibility Contact: mdina@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, January 15, 2027, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.

CHID Faculty Meeting

Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: chid@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, January 15, 2027, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Holidays No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2027. Quarter: Winter. Event Types: Academics. Monday, January 18, 2027. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

Katz Distinguished Lecture: Benjamin R. Teitelbaum, "Limitless: Silicon Valley and the Dream of Apocalypse"

Registration required. Link coming soon. Based on years of ethnographic fieldwork and interviews with tech entrepreneurs and venture capitalists like Peter Thiel and Bryan Johnson, Benjamin R. Teitelbaum argues that renegade leaders in Silicon Valley are crafting a theory of time. In a reversal of the right-wing populist playbook, the tech right dreams not of recovering a golden age of order, but of summoning a world without limits or responsibilities from the future. In this lecture, Teitelbaum shows how tech leaders convey this vision through the languages of religion, physics, and geography. One refrain sounds throughout: that humanity's fate is not to reform, but to transcend, society and politics.     Benjamin R. Teitelbaum is an associate professor at the University of Colorado Boulder. An award-winning expert on the radical right, he is author of War for Eternity and Lions of the North. His essays have appeared in The New York Times, Foreign Policy, The Wall Street Journal, The New Statesman, The… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Kane Hall (KNE). Campus room: 210. Accessibility Contact: Simpson Center for the Humanities, 206.543.3920, humanities@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: Simpson Center for the Humanities, 206.543.3920, humanities@uw.edu. Tuesday, February 9, 2027, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM.