The topic can be academic, interdisciplinary, informative about events in Seattle related to the discipline or simply about events that might be enjoyable for students to attend. The point is to encourage conversation among students and among students and faculty conversation that may extend beyond the lunch, encouraging collegiality and the sharing of information. This helps to contribute not only to a welcoming climate but also to innovative learning for all. The school hosted a summer journalism workshop for the National Association of Hispanic Journalists in the school s new Media Lab. The school requires all TAs to take curriculum units on teaching and interacting in classes that have diverse content.
Diversity is encouraged as a research topic.