Community Impact

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UW Linguistic Bias Working Group collaborates with genetic counselors
December 2, 2025
Professor Emily Bender shakes hands with the Dalai Lama
Emily Bender participates in Mind & Life Dialogue at the Dalai Lama Library and Archive in Dharamsala India. 
November 3, 2025
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The SocioLinx team does fieldwork in Arizona
October 13, 2025
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Emily Bender plenary speaker at the UNESCO Digital Learning Week
September 24, 2025
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A Sociolinguists’ Eye-View
October 18, 2024
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Language Bias Workshop
May 6, 2024
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Emily Bender Speaks with Ted Chiang: Wishful Thinking and AI
October 23, 2023
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NACLO 2024 at the University of Washington
October 10, 2023
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Professors Bender and Choi make Time's list of the world's most influential people in artificial intelligence
September 14, 2023
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Emily M. Bender in the news
April 28, 2023
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Lhasa Tibetan returns to the UW
April 28, 2023
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Trent Ukasick receives Arienne Dwyer Language Documentation Award 
February 1, 2023
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UW Linguistics at DeafNation Expo
February 1, 2023
Kellie Martin, Austin Vaday, Melissa “Echo” Greenlee
ASL Club and Linguistics
February 1, 2023
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Inspiring the next generation
February 1, 2023
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
May 6, 2022
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Emily M. Bender in the news
May 6, 2022
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Virginia Beavert celebrates 100th birthday
January 10, 2022
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Kirby Conrod receives Arnold Zwicky award from Linguistic Society of America
January 10, 2022
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Alumna Lesley Carmichael
September 3, 2021
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Reflecting Back to Head Forward
August 31, 2021
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Jiahui Huang, Memorial Service
July 1, 2021
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Featured alumnus: Adam Werle
May 10, 2021
Laura McGarrity with TA annotation practice
Teaching linguistics in the COVID-19 era
February 22, 2021
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American Sign Language News
February 19, 2021
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Featured Language: Tigrinya
February 19, 2021
Faculty News
February 19, 2021
Alicia Wassink, Harriet Joyce Craven, Ethel Craven-Sweet, Jana Jefferson at Black Pioneer Family Annual Picnic
Historic family takes part in Pacific Northwest English Study
October 19, 2020
Black Lives Matter
UW Linguistics Anti-Racism Statement
June 30, 2020
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Teaching & Telework Spring 2020
March 30, 2020
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Linguistics and AIS undergraduate student named to 2019 Husky 100
April 30, 2019
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Joseph Hill gives lecture on emerging trends in Black ASL
January 14, 2019
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UW Sociolinguists attend NWAV 2018
December 4, 2018
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Ryan Neale Cross Memorial Fellowship to Support Assistive Technology in Linguistics 
February 14, 2018
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Undergraduate Martin Horst named to Husky 100
April 25, 2017
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ASL Language Director Lance Forshay Signs the Constitution
November 8, 2016
Visualizing Ambiguous Sentences
UW Linguistic Graduate Students and Post-Docs Explore Language with Young Researchers at Paws on Science at the Pacific Science Center
May 10, 2016
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NACLO 2022 Invitational Round at the University of Washington on March 17, 2022
October 19, 2015
Deaf history lecture by Dr. MJ Bienvenu on May 8 at Kane Hall:  "Bringing Back Gallaudet's Sesquicentennial Celebration With a Focus on the 15 Visionary Leaders"
April 22, 2015
Linguistics graduate student participates in 3rd annual Spring Research Symposium hosted by UW Stroum Center for Jewish Studies
April 20, 2015
UW Linguistics grads teach kids about language at Paws-on Science event at Pacific Science Center
April 14, 2015
NACLO 2015 at the University of Washington
January 6, 2015
Is there a Pacific Northwest accent? UW sociolinguist's interview appears on KUOW website
December 16, 2014
Alicia Beckford Wassink gives Invited Plenary Address at Linguistics Society of America's annual meeting in Portland
December 15, 2014
Celebrate International Ladino Day on Dec. 4th!
November 18, 2014
Dr. Beth Benedict Presents ASL Talk at Kane Hall on Oct. 24
October 8, 2014