Welcome to the Simpson Center

Profile of a Public Scholar: Keith Feldman The second in a series of public scholar alumni profiles. Currently Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, Keith Feldman received his PhD in... Read more
Katz Lecture Podcasts Now Available at simpsoncenter.org! This year we’ve been working on the development of the “Media & Publications" section of our website. Among other things, it provides a place where visitors can access podcasts of... Read more
Demystifying the Digital Humanities at UW In February 2013, the Simpson Center met its NEH Challenge Grant funding goal to build a Digital Humanities Commons at UW, and the emerging field of digital humanities (DH) has been... Read more
Remembering Herbert Blau, 1926-2013 We are sad to note the passing of Herbert Blau, Byron W. and Alice L. Lockwood Professor Emeritus of the Humanities and Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature. Herb was... Read more
Creating Value and Impact in the Digital Age Through Translational Humanities: A Case Statement by Abby Smith Rumsey The Simpson Center is delighted to circulate the following case statement, written by Abby Smith Rumsey, director of the Scholarly Communication Institute (SCI). In it, she explores the... Read more
Certificate in Public Scholarship The Certificate in Public Scholarship brings together a crossdisciplinary cohort of UW graduate students and faculty interested in: public scholarship that engages in cultural practice and...
Biological Futures in a Globalized World An initiative of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington The 20th century and first years of the 21st have been characterized by staggering increases in...
B/ordering Violence: Boundaries, Gender, Indigeneity in the Americas John E. Sawyer Seminar in Comparative Cultures The 2012-2013 University of Washington Mellon Sawyer Seminar on the Borderlands builds upon the work of a multi-year, multidisciplinary collective....

Center Funding Opportunities

The Simpson Center provides financial and administrative support for crossdisciplinary research, teaching, and engagement projects. Simpson Center funding sponsors a wide range of activities, including fellowships for UW faculty and doctoral students, cross-departmental research groups, scholarly conferences and symposia, and community-engaged collaborations. Read more

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Each year, the Simpson Center receives generous gifts that provide support for a wide range of activities on the UW campus and in the greater Seattle community. These contributions enable the Simpson Center to foster the growth of existing programs and to provide support for new initiatives in the development of cutting edge research, innovative teaching, and campus-community engagement. Learn about ways to give