Join us for an insightful session with Meghan King, MPH, Chief Engagement & Communications Officer at the Washington Poison Center (WAPC).
While many know the WAPC for its emergency help-line, their impact stretches far deeper into the fabric of our communities.
Meghan will also share her own professional journey—from her Master’s at the University of Washington to her roles at local health jurisdictions, the federal government, and educational institutions.
Join Professor of Anthropology Gareth Barkin for an examination of large language models and embedded worldviews. Barkin leverages decades of research on Indonesian media and society to explore how systems like ChatGPT and Claude "think" when they're speaking non-English languages. The talk investigates the mechanics of "epistemological persistence," demonstrating how LLMs impose an Anglo-American lens regardless of the language of output.
Legendary leader of the Puyallup Tribe, Ramona Bennett Bill will talk about her new memoir & her life of fighting for the Puyallup Tribe & fighting for education. Among her many achievements in life, she earned an M.Ed. & an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Puget Sound.
Books will be available for purchase & signing | Refreshments & hors d’oeuvres
Spring 2026 Indigenous History Series
Join us in welcoming Kasey Lynch of University of Oregon! She will be presenting her research titled, “Be Bimbos, Ladies!: Vocality, Drag, and the Chappell Roan Persona.” Come see if Kasey deep dives into the structure of your favorite Chappell Roan song! Light refreshments provided. 💕🐴
Join us to celebrate Politics & Government Professor Alisa Kessel's newest book, now available from Oxford University Press: Rape Fantasies: Rape Culture and the Persistence of Sexual Violence. Reception to follow book talk.
What does it mean to think about Asia beyond humans?
Come and join a public lecture by Greg Radick, Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Leeds in the U.K.
Radick is a historian and philosopher of science specializing in the history of the modern biological and human sciences. He will be speaking about his book, Disputed Inheritance: The Battle over Mendel and the Future of Biology.
On June 4, 2011, while rock climbing near Gunnison, Colorado, Danielle had a tragic accident, falling over 250 feet, breaking her ankles, femur, pelvis, and back in 2 places. Paralyzed at T6 and a wheelchair user, she had 6 surgeries and was hospitalized for 3 and a half months. Her surgeon believes Danielle survived the longest fall on record onto a hard surface, and wrote an article about it.
As history is removed from our textbooks and public spaces, how do we preserve collective memory and history?
How do absence, grief, memory, and resilience impact history?
What is the role of ideology and political predisposition in our understanding of history?
Join us as our panelists discuss these and other historically relevant questions.
