2023
Dr. Joanne Woiak
Associate Teaching Professor
Disability Studies Program
University of Washington
Engaging Disability, Empowering History: Ethics and Politics of Disability History
2022
Dr. Ali Mokdad
Professor of Health Metrics Sciences at IHME and Chief Strategy Officer
Population Health
University of Washington
Health Disparities in the United States: Drivers and the Path Forward
2021
Dr. Charlotte Coté
Associate Professor
Department of American Indian Studies
“Indigenizing” the University of Washington: Lessons from the wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House
2019
Stephanie A. Fryberg
American Indian Studies and Psychology
William P. and Ruth Gerberding University Professor
Reclaiming Native Truths: How Stereotypes and Invisibility Shape Bias Towards Native Americans
2018
James A. Banks, Ph.D.
College of Education
Kerry and Linda Killinger Endowed Chair in Diversity Studies
Director, Center for Multicultural Education
Civic Education for Excellence, Diversity, and Inclusion: Global Perspectives
2017
Joe Lott, Ph.D.
College of Education
Invisible Men: Black and Brown Males in the Academy
2016
Janice Sabin, Ph.D., MSW
Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education
Hidden Bias in Health Care: A Reflection on 10 Years of Health Care Disparities Research
2015
Shawn Wong
Department of English
Tourist to Traveler: The Transforming Experience of Study Abroad
2014
Cheryl A. Metoyer, Ph.D.
Information School
Department of American Indian Studies
Are We There Yet? The Four Directions in Native American Higher Education
2013
Amanda Lock Swarr, Ph.D.
Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies
Racing the Boundaries of Gender and Sexuality: Rethinking Apartheid and Transitional South Africa
2012
Alexes Harris, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology
The U.S. Criminal Justice System: Race, Poverty and Permanent Punishments
Watch Lecture
2011
Luis Fraga, Ph.D.
Russell F. Stark University Professor
Director, Diversity Research Institute
Professor, Department of Political Science
Change and Continuity: Latinos in the Future of America
2010
Richard Ladner, Ph.D.
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering
Department of Linguistics
Designing and Building Technology Empower People.
2009
Biren (Ratnesh) Nagda, Ph.D.
School of Social Work
Embracing Difference, Engendering Justice: From the Courthouse to the Classroom to the Community Center.
2008
Joy Williamson, Ph.D.
College of Education
Black Students, Campus Activism, and the Reform of Higher Education: History and Legacy.
2007
Karina Walters, Ph.D.
School of Social Work
From Dis-placement to Dis-Ease: Embodiment and Expression of Historical Trauma among Indigenous Women.
2006
Devon G. Pena, Ph.D.
Department of Anthropology/American Ethnic Studies
Place, Identity and Social Justice in the City; The Story of an Indigenous Diaspora.
2005 Inaugural Lecture
Quintard Taylor, Ph.D.
Department of History
From Civil Rights to Black Power in the West: The Movement in Seattle, 1960-1970