Fighting for Youth Justice: an informal discussion with a former judge and an advocate
Pizza, Policy & Career Opportunities - Autumn 2025
The Department of Political Science welcomes Justice Bobbe J. Bridge former WA State Supreme Court Justice and Rachel Sottile President & CEO of the Center for Children & Youth Justice. Join us for an informal discussion on Bridge’s career in the judiciary, Sottile’s career in executive leadership in the non-profit sector and state government and how together they have fought for juvenile justice and how to get involved in social justice issues. Come grab some lunch and join the discussion!
Register Here.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Gowen Hall (GWN). Campus room: The Olson Room, Gowen Hall 1A. Accessibility Contact: polisci@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit docs.google.com. Sparking Technology and Building Community: an informal discussion with Mike Egan General Manager Microsoft
Pizza, Policy & Career Opportunities - Autumn 2025
The Department of Political Science welcomes Mike Egan General Manager, Microsoft Corporation, UW Alumni and ASUW President (1989-90)! Join us for an informal discussion on his career journey from government relations to general manager and over 26 years with Microsoft engaging the public and community in tech opportunities. Come grab some pizza and join the discussion!
Register Here.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Gowen Hall (GWN). Campus room: The Olson Room, Gowen Hall 1A. Accessibility Contact: polisci@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM.
For more info visit docs.google.com. “Structurally Induced Anxiety and Anti-War Voting: Military Social Networks and Presidential Elections”
Ryan Reynolds, PhD student
University of Washington
“Structurally Induced Anxiety and Anti-War Voting: Military Social Networks and Presidential Elections”.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Smith Hall (SMI). Campus room: Smith 40A, Smith Hall. Accessibility Contact: jihyeonc@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Friday, November 14, 2025, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit sites.uw.edu. Digital & Data Humanities Meet & Greet
RSVP Encouraged: bit.ly/dhmg
The Simpson Center invites current UW faculty, students, and staff working in the digital and data humanities, broadly defined, to a fall meet-and-greet to make connections and learn about upcoming events, workshops, and ongoing projects. RSVP encouraged. Refreshments provided. Featured Projects & Resources, Black Digital Studies in the Age of Techno-Fascism, Cultural Analytics Praxis, Digital Humanities Reading & Research Cluster, Graduate Certificate in Textual and Digital Studies, Humanities Data Lab , Minor in Textual Studies and Digital Humanities, Society + Technology at UW, Free and open to UW faculty, students, and staff; RSVP encouraged. Accommodation requests related to a disability or health condition should be made by November 4, 2025 to the Simpson Center, 206.543.3920, schadmin@uw.edu.
Generously made possible by the Digital Humanities Commons Endowed Fund.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Communications Building (CMU). Campus room: 204 (enter through CMU 206). Accessibility Contact: Simpson Center for the Humanities, 206-543-3920, schadmin@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW Faculty, Students, & Staff.
Friday, November 14, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Panel: Pathways to Faculty Positions in Two-Year Colleges
This panel will feature the voices of two-year college faculty from the Seattle District Colleges who will describe their paths to these teaching-intensive institutions and offer advice to graduate students who are considering community college careers. Panelists will discuss effective approaches to the job search and application materials, the classroom experience, service expectations, and the unique rewards of working in this critically important part of the higher education sector. Panelist remarks will be followed by Q&A with the audience.
Panelists
Deepa Bhandaru, PhD (Humanities, North Seattle College)
Cristóbal A. Borges, PhD (History, North Seattle College)
Steph Hankinson, PhD (Humanities, Drama, & English, South Seattle College)
Free and open to graduate students. Accommodation requests related to a disability or health condition should be made by November 9 to the Simpson Center: 206.543.3920, schadmin@uw.edu.
Generously made possible by the Walter Chapin Simpson Center Endowment for the…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Campus room: Allen Auditorium. Accessibility Contact: Simpson Center for the Humanities, 206-543-3920, schadmin@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
PE Forum Seminar
TBD.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: HUB 238. Accessibility Contact: polisci@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Friday, November 21, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
RSVP to Lunch Workshop Series with Josh Sturman
Josh Sturman, UW PHD Student\
The paper and RSVP link will be circulated in advance.
Questions? Reach out to
yvenegas@uw.edu.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Gowen Hall (GWN). Online Meeting Link: https://depts.washington.edu/wisir/events/lunch-workshare-series/. Campus room: The Olson Room, Gowen Hall 1A. Accessibility Contact: yvenegas@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Friday, November 21, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
RSVP to Lunch Workshop Series with Dr. Noga Rotem
Dr. Noga Rotem, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Washington
Our Lunch Workshare Series (formerly known as our Brown Bag Series) consists of discussions of work in progress by University of Washington graduate students and faculty.
The paper and RSVP link will be circulated in advance.
Questions? Reach out to yvenegas@uw.edu.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Gowen Hall (GWN). Campus room: The Olson Room, Gowen Hall 1A. Accessibility Contact: yvenegas@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Friday, December 5, 2025, 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM.
For more info visit depts.washington.edu. Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics: "Does Authoritarian International Law Shape Public Preferences?"
Jihyeon Bae, UW Ph.D. Student, University of Washington.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Gowen Hall (GWN). Campus room: The Olson Room, Gowen Hall 1A. Accessibility Contact: polisci@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Friday, January 16, 2026, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
“The Enduring Dilemma of Managing American High-level Nuclear Waste”
Barry Rabe
Arthur Thurnau Professor Emeritus of Environmental Policy
University of Michigan, Ford School of Public Policy
Non-Resident Senior Fellow in Governance Studies
Brookings Institution.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Gowen Hall (GWN). Campus room: Olsen Room (GWN 1A). Accessibility Contact: polisci@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Friday, January 23, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
“Debating Regularization: Media Frames of Immigration Policy in Spain”
Candela Arias Perez, PhD student
University of Washington
“Debating Regularization: Media Frames of Immigration Policy in Spain”
Location: The Olson Room, Gowen Hall 1A, 1:30-3:00pm.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Gowen Hall (GWN). Campus room: The Olson Room, Gowen Hall 1A, 1:30-3:00pm. Accessibility Contact: jihyeonc@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Friday, January 30, 2026, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit sites.uw.edu. Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics: "No Way Out: Governance Fragmentation and the Limits of Financial Statecraft in the Global South"
Aditi Sahasrabuddhe, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Brown University.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Gowen Hall (GWN). Campus room: The Olson Room, Gowen Hall 1A. Accessibility Contact: polisci@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Friday, February 6, 2026, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.