The Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities fosters innovative crossdisciplinary research and teaching in the humanities and seeks to inspire exchange and debate on cultural and intellectual issues among University of Washington scholars and the Seattle community. The purpose of the Simpson Center is four-fold: * To encourage crossdisciplinary research and inquiry among UW faculty and students * To establish public programs in the humanities that promote civic engagement * To pioneer innovative and crossdisciplinary courses at the undergraduate and graduate level * To support initiatives in the humanities at the leading edge of change

Center URL : http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/about_overview.htm