Oct 7, 2026 | Disability Studies - UW College of Arts and Sciences

Disability Studies Faculty & Affiliate Members Meeting

Wednesday, October 7th

2:00-3:00pm

Via Zoom

To join this meeting, please email DSP Director at hdevans@uw.edu

Welcome back, Joanne!
Faculty Meetings for Fall Quarter: Wednesdays 2-3
- Oct. 7^th
- Nov. 4^th
- Dec 2^nd
DSP co- Sponsored Public Lecture this year: Sunaura Taylor, Public Lecture March 31^st
Simpson Center funding – deadline November 6^th
- Co-Taught Course Development Awards
  1. 2 faculty design and teach a lower level humanities or humanistic SS course; each teaching gets $5,000 each (for summer salary or research funds); course has a min of 60 students
  2. Allocation requires sign off from chairs of the faculty
  3. Apply in the Fall to teach a course next AY

Staffing support - in “Smith-Gowen Cohort” (DSP, LSJ, GEOG, HIST, POLI SCI, Bridges Center)
1. Shared services hires:
  1. Fiscal Analyst: Frances Zielonka, zielofr@uw.edu ; Fiscal Supervisor: Robert Young, ryng@uw.edu
  2. Human Resources: vacant
  3. Admin assistance: Johannah Verhulst, disstadmin@uw.edu ; Supervisor: interviewing in process
  4. Additional advising support: not coming
DSP Program Review follow up
1. DSP will not be departmentalizing or creating a stand along major any time soon
2. Divisional Dean will initiate search / hiring process for next DSP Director this year
DSP Courses
1. Lighter enrollment this quarter

DSP had tiny cut in Instructional funding (received roughly same funding amount as last FY)
DSP got one quarter funding for a TA from Provost
This AY, DSP can fund
1. 4 TAs (Intro courses)
2. 1 TA (increase enrollment in one class)
3. 4-5 PTLs or Grad Student instructors