Welcome
The Center for Global Studies (CGS) mission is to enhance understandings about the world's cultures, societies and economies as they shape and are shaped by global and transnational forces. As one of eight National Resource Centers housed in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington, CGS provides resources for transforming interdisciplinary global studies via its research and teaching foci, professional training opportunities for educators, general public programs, and media outreach. Our Global Studies Initiatives focus on global human security, global health and global religions.
The Center for Global Studies is home to the International Studies Program, including an undergraduate major, undergraduate minor, and a master’s degree. Graduate students may also pursue concurrent degrees jointly offered with six UW professional schools. The Center's 128 core and 184 affiliate faculty hail from more than 23 departments and schools within the UW and offer a comprehensive selection of over 400 international or comparative courses and 365 language courses in 50 languages.
CGS programs connect the events of particular moments in time and parts of the world to the larger forces that shape our present and future. CGS resources and programs include:
- Language Learning Resources
- Curricular materials and resources for K-20 teachers
- Resource materials for K-20 teachers and Summer Institutes for elementary, high school, and community college faculty. Upcoming workshops include:
- Professional development opportunities for UW faculty
- Faculty expertise for public programs on global issues
- Events on campus and around the region, including:
- Summer Seminars for Educators
- Stay tuned for information on the 2012 Summer Seminars!
For up-to-date information regarding lectures, events, seminars and policy fora, please subscribe to the CGS E-News published bi-weekly. Join the CGS mailing list to receive these bi-weekly installments of CGS E-News by clicking here.
Jackson School Journal of International Studies
The Spring 2012 issue is now available online and profiles research and policy writing generated by undergraduate students at UW. We encourage you to consider the journal and website as resources for students across campus and for others interested in compelling new articles on international studies.
Center For Global Studies Newsletter
The Winter 2012 Center for Global Studies Newsletter is now available online. This newsletter features some of the accomplishments of our students, faculty and center. Along with the timely opening article "Fukushima: Japan's Crisis and the Future of the Nuclear Renaissance," written by Jackson School lecturer Scott L. Montgomery, this newsletter highlights the innovative class work being undertaken in SIS202, exploration seminars, and the 2012 Task Forces, features some of the thoughtful projects students are conducting abroad and at home through Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships, and includes alumni and faculty updates. We encourage you to stay connected with CGS by joining our mailing list and subscribing to the bi-weekly CGS E-News.
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