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Ready to talk about something besides snow?聽 “Americanese”, the film version of UW English Professor Shawn Wong’s novel “American Knees”, will be shown at the in lower Queen Anne at 7 pm Tuesday, January 24. Wong and director Eric Byler will speak at the screening. (天美影视传媒 Press has rereleased the .)

The UW Department of Communication is joining with the Seattle Times to present , an on-the-ground blog that will cover part of the 2012 primary campaign 鈥渁s seen through the eyes of UW students and faculty.鈥�

Twenty years of decreasing state funding has led to an increasing reliance on tuition. But did you know that the UW has one of the lowest tuitions among its peer institutions? Or that increased tuition has resulted in a 45% increase in financial aid for low and middle income families? A tuition fact sheet from the explains how the UW is working to provide a top-ranked university education in tough economic times.

, showcasing the work of graduates from , will begin accepting submissions for its second issue in May 2012, with publication expected in July. The new 100-page journal includes novel excerpts, short stories, children鈥檚 literature, narrative nonfiction and memoir, as well as drawings, paintings and photographs.

At a, Ali Tarhouni, a senior lecturer at the UW’s who took a leave last February to help lead the revolution in Libya, discusses what he found there and the United States’ 鈥渕oral and courageous stand鈥� in supporting the cause against Libyan dictator Moammar Gaddafi.