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Contents
Letter from the Center
Upcoming CGS Events
Scholarship, Research & Travel
Opportunities
Other Items of
Interest
For Faculty
For Alumni
Letter from the
Center
Global Human Security, writ large, is on the CGS events calendar!
From climate change and famine to international relations and
innovations in global development! Please join us for the following
engaging events (more details found under Upcoming CGS Events):
- On November 9, Cary Fowler presents "Feeling the Heat: Food and
Famine in a Finite World," as part of the ongoing Food: Eating Your
Environment lecture series. Cary Fowler, the Jesse and John Danz Endowed
Lecturer, is Executive Director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust.
- On November 12, The UW International Security Colloquium welcomes
Keren Yarhi-Milo who will speak on "Assessing Intentions in International
Politics." Keren Yarhi-Milo is an Assistant Professor of Political Science
at Princeton University whose research focuses on international security,
foreign policy decision-making, intelligence, and signaling.
- On November 15 & 16, please join us for the Global Washington 2010 Conference:
Bridges to Breakthroughs: How Partnerships and Innovation are Changing the World.
Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-at-Large Global Women's Issues, U.S. Department of State,
will give the keynote address on the first day. She has worked to coordinate foreign
policy issues and activities relating to the political, economic and social advancement
of women around the world. UW students, staff, and faculty may register for this event
as a member, since the UW's CGS and Office of Global Affairs have both contributed
towards a UW-wide membership.
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships enable undergraduate,
graduate, and professional students to study world languages and their respective
regions either at UW or abroad. To learn more about FLAS Fellowships, please
consider attending one of our FLAS information sessions; details may be found
under Scholarship, Research & Travel Opportunities. The FLAS application
deadline is January 15, 2011.
Besides upcoming events, every e-news issue includes conference,
scholarship, fellowship and employment announcements. Please scroll
down to see what may be there for you. As always, please send us
your news, announcements and ideas for e-news. Thanks!
Sara R. Curran
Associate Professor of International Studies & Public Affairs
Director, Center for Global Studies &
Chair, International Studies Program - Henry M. Jackson School
Associate Director, Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology
http://csde.washington.edu/~scurran
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Tamara Leonard
Associate Director
Center for Global Studies
http://jsis.washington.edu/isp/
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Upcoming CGS
Events
November 9, 2010
Feeling the Heat: Food and Famine in a Finite World
6:30-8:00 PM, Kane Hall
Speaker: Cary Fowler, Executive Director, Global Crop Diversity Trust,
Rome; Jessie and Jon Danz Endowed Lecturer. Join the University of Washington in a conversation
about food--ranging from its security, to politics, to consumption. This is part of the "Food:
Eating Your Environment" Lecture Series. Co-Sponsored by The College
of the Environment, The Graduate School, the UW Alumni Association and The Center for Global
Studies. Lectures are free, but registration is required. For more information and to register
online go to uwalum.com/food or call 206-543-0540 .
November 12, 2010
Assessing Intentions in International Politics--Part of the UWISC Lecture Series
12:00--1:30 PM, Gowen 1A
Speaker: Keren Yarhi-Milo, is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at
Princeton University. UWISC is sponsored by UW Institute for National Security Education and
Research (INSER), the Center for Global Studies, and the Department of Political Science. For more
information please go to
http://www.polisci.washington.edu/Conferences/UWISC.html.
November 15-16, 2010
Bridges to Breakthroughs: How partnerships and
innovation are changing the world--Global WA 2010 Conference
Microsoft Campus, Redmond
Speaker Spotlight: Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-at-Large Global
Women's Issues, U.S. Department of State. This session will provide leading
examples of both non-profits leveraging for-profit principles and systems to
affect greater impact for their development programs, and for-profit
organizations developing models to address opportunities in global
development. Panelists will highlight challenges of integrating for-profit
and non-profit sectors, highlight specific methodologies and tools they have
developed to achieve impact and scale, consider the required management skills
to lead such ventures, and discuss the future of non-profit/for-profit
integration for development. UW students, staff, and faculty may register for this event
as a member, since the UW's CGS and Office of Global Affairs have both contributed
towards a UW-wide membership. For more information and to register please go to
http://globalwa.org/events/conference-2010/.
November 16, 2010
Collaborative Conservation to Restore America's Wild Food Diversity
6:30-8:00 PM, Kane Hall
Speaker: Gary Paul Nabhan, Founder, Renewing America's Food Traditions (RAFT).
Join the University of Washington in a conversation
about food--ranging from its security, to politics, to consumption. This is part of the "Food:
Eating Your Environment" Lecture Series. Co-Sponsored by The College
of the Environment, The Graduate School, the UW Alumni Association and The Center for Global
Studies. Lectures are free, but registration is required. For more information and to register
online go to uwalum.com/food or call 206-543-0540 .
November 30, 2010
The Ecosystem as the Measure: 50 Years to Perennial Sustainability
6:30-8:00 PM, Kane Hall
Speaker: Wes Jackson, Founder, The Land Institute.
Join the University of Washington in a conversation
about food--ranging from its security, to politics, to consumption. This is part of the "Food:
Eating Your Environment" Lecture Series. Co-Sponsored by The College
of the Environment, The Graduate School, the UW Alumni Association and The Center for Global
Studies. Lectures are free, but registration is required. For more information and to register
online go to uwalum.com/food or call 206-543-0540 .
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Scholarship, Research & Travel
Opportunities
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships Information Sessions
November 8- December 1, 2010
The FLAS mission is to meet the national need for expertise and competence
in foreign language and area studies. Language study must be in one of these
target languages: Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Bulgarian, Burmese,
Chinese, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Filipino/Tagalog, Finnish, Hebrew, Hindi,
Indonesian/Malay, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Kirgiz, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian,
Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Swahili, Swedish,
Tajik, Thai, Turkish, Uighur, Urdu, Uzbek, and Vietnamese. FLAS fellowships are
avvailable for undergraduate, graduate and professional school students. Interested
students should attend one of the following information sessions:
-Monday, November 8, 3:30-4:20pm, Denny 216
-Tuesday, November 9, 2:30-3:20pm, Thomson 317
-Wednesday, November 10, 3:30-4:20pm, Mary Gates Hall 258
-Monday, November 15, 3:30-4:20pm, Denny 216
-Tuesday, November 16, 1:30-2:20pm, Mary Gates Hall 258
-Wednesday, November 17, 3:30-4:20pm, Thomson 317
-Tuesday, November 30, 2:30-3:20pm, Mary Gates Hall 258
-Wednesday, December 1, 3:30-4:20pm, Thomson 317
The online application will be available by Nov. 15, 2010 and will
be due Jan. 15, 2011. Please RSVP to attend by e-mailing
macurtis@u.washington.edu.
Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) for Intensive Summer Institutes
Deadline: November 15, 2010
CLS institutes provide fully-funded group-based intensive language instruction
and structured cultural enrichment experiences for seven to ten weeks. A program
of United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
the CLS Program will offer intensive summer language institutes overseas in thirteen
languages for summer 2011: Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla/Bengali, Chinese, Hindi,
Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish and Urdu. Students
in all disciplines, including business, engineering, law, medicine, sciences, and
humanities are encouraged to apply. For more information please go to
http://www.clscholarship.org/.
Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Center Residency Program
Deadline: December 1, 2010, 5:00 pm
The Residency Program allows for one-month of disciplined work, uninterrupted by
the professional and personal demands of daily life, in a diverse and stimulating
community of fellow residents. Residents include scholars, scientists, journalists,
writers, artists, non-governmental organization practitioners and policymakers from
around the world. The competition is now open, and applications are due by
December
1st, 2010. Webinars are offered on a weekly basis to answer questions about the
application process. To sign up for a webinar and learn more about the program, please visit
http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/bellagio-center
and make sure to browse through the Application Resource Center (in "Before You Apply").
Global Youth Connect's Summer 2011 International Human Rights Delegations in Rwanda and Bosnia
Deadline: December 3rd & 10th, 2010
Global Youth Connect is seeking young leaders (ages 18-35) to apply to their summer program.
Until December 3rd (Bosnia) and December 10th (Rwanda), there are
Rolling Early Admissions policies in effect for up to half of the
available positions. We know that many people want to plan their
summers well in advance and we hope to award qualified candidates with
the ability to plan and fundraise early. The final deadline to receive
applications is January 7, 2010 (Bosnia) and January 19, 2011 (Rwanda).
Global Youth Connect (GYC) is an international human rights organization
which is building and supporting a community of youth who are actively
promoting and protecting human rights, and educating and inspiring the
next generation to work for peaceful change. GYC has been organizing
international human rights delegations since 2001. Please visit their
website to learn more about their work: www.globalyouthconnect.org.
Killam Scholarship
Deadline: January 7, 2011
The Killam Fellowships Program, in conjunction with the Henry M. Jackson
School of International Studies, is offering up to two full academic year
fellowships for U.W. undergraduates to study at a Canadian institution in
2011-12. Majors from all schools and departments on campus are eligible
to apply for study in any field represented by the host institution. More information about the
application process can be found online at
http://jsis.washington.edu/canada/undergraduate/killam.shtml.
8th Annual Youth Assembly at the UN--January 20 & 21, 2011
Application Deadline: December 15, 2010
The Annual Youth Assembly at the United Nations (YA) has been a resounding
success. Each year it registers the maximum number of youth delegates that the
United Nations will permit. The Youth Assembly demonstrates what committed,
global youth leaders can and have accomplished in support of the 8 UN Millennium
Development Goals. The Executive Sessions will foster an intimate and intensive version of the
Youth Assembly, providing a rare opportunity to network among young working
professionals, UN representatives, and corporate leaders - within the backdrop
of UN Headquarters in New York City. Space is very Limited. Registration by application
only (Thru (12/15)10). Sliding scale rates for individuals from LDC and groups.
Apply online today:
http://www.faf.org/unyouthassembly/applytoday.htm.
Betty and David Jones Language Scholarships
Deadline: February 1, 2011
The Betty and David Jones Scholarships offer up to 50 full-tuition scholarships for
study during the summer 2011 at the Middlebury Language Schools, the Monterey Institute's
Summer Intensive Language Program (SILP) or the Monterey Institute Intensive English Program.
These scholarships are available to students intending to enroll at the Monterey Institute in
fall 2011. To be eligible for fellowships, candidates must be admitted to a degree program in
international policy, public administration, nonproliferation and terrorism studies,
international environmental policy, international business or teaching foreign language for fall
2011. A limited number of top students will receive full scholarships including tuition, room,
and board to attend the Middlebury Language Schools. Additional highly qualified students will
receive tuition-only scholarships to attend SILP or the Intensive English Program at the Monterey
Institute. For more information please visit
http://www.miis.edu/admissions/financialaid/scholarships.
Kathryn Davis Fellowships for Peace Arabic, Chinese, Japanese and Russian
Deadline: February 1, 2011
The Kathryn Davis Fellowships for Peace offer up to 30 full-fellowships, including tuition,
room, board, and books to attend Middlebury Language Schools during summer 2011. These scholarships
are available to students intending to enroll at the Monterey Institute in fall 2011. To be eligible
for fellowships, candidates must be admitted to a degree program in international policy, public
administration, nonproliferation and terrorism studies, international environmental policy, international
business or teaching foreign language for fall 2011.
http://www.miis.edu/.
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Other Items of
Interest
November 9, 2010
Research Commons Grand Opening
3:00-5:00 PM, Research Commons, Allen Library South ground floor, University of Washington
The University of Washington Libraries cordially invites you to celebrate
the Grand Opening of the new Research Commons. Remarks from Interim President Phyllis Wise,
Dean of University Libraries Betsy Wilson, Research Commons Librarian Lauren Ray,
and Professor Albert Folch, Department of Bioengineering, will be given. The UW
Libraries Research Commons is intended to meet a new set of student and faculty needs
that are emerging with the growth of data-driven research, digital scholarship and
interdisciplinary studies. Learn more about the development of the space here:
http://uwresearchcommons.wordpress.com.
International Service Learning Opportunities for Bilingual (Spanish/English) Graduate Students and Faculty
TeenSmart International seeks volunteers and/or consultants to support its work promoting adolescent
health in Central America. We are especially looking for professionals with expertise in the development
of adolescent health education methods and materials, grant writing and publication, information
technology, and statistics and evaluation. Professionals can work either locally (in Costa Rica or Nicaragua)
or virtually from the USA. We encourage interested candidates to seek Fulbright scholarships or other sources
of funding to work with us in Central America. For more information please visit
www.teensmart.net. Interested persons should send a cover letter
and an updated curriculum in English and Spanish to info@teensmart.net
For more information call 011 506- 8837 6478 in Costa Rica, Central America.
Pacific Northwest Canadian Studies Consortium
Since 1986 the Pacific Northwest Canadian Studies Consortium www.pnwcsc.org
has promoted and helped sustain Canadian studies across our region. One of our member
universities, the University of Washington, via its Canadian Studies Center, is offering
this valuable and needed opportunity to include North America in international studies
education. The nearby may seem familiar, but on closer look is known as richer, more
complex, and in need of study. I encourage you and your colleagues to take in this
"Portal for North America: Adding North American Content in Mainstream Course" program.
And I encourage your institution's interests in the Pacific Northwest Canadian Studies
Consortium, now some 47 colleges, universities, and associated organizations across Alaska,
British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Montana. More and more the
colleges and universities of our region should be working collaboratively to enrich the
education and training we provide to our region. I think this "Portal for North America"
and the PNWCSC are among the instruments for such mutual help to one another. For more
information please contact Michael Treleaven, executive director of PNWCSC,
Gonzaga University, treleaven@gem.gonzaga.edu
or call 509.313.6698.
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For
Faculty
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows
Application Deadline: November 11, 2010
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows program provides the nation's
most comprehensive fellowship experience at the nexus of health science, policy and politics
in Washington, D.C. It is an outstanding opportunity for exceptional midcareer health
professionals and behavioral and social scientists with an interest in health and health care
policy. Exceptional candidates from academic faculties and nonprofit health care organizations
are encouraged to apply. Applicants may have backgrounds in the following disciplines: allied
health professions; biomedical sciences; dentistry; economics or other social sciences; health
services organization and administration; medicine; nursing; public health; or social and
behavioral health. Applicants must be itizens or permanent residents of the United States or
its territories. For more information please visit
http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=21143.
Simpson Center Funding Opportunities
Application Deadline: November 15, 2010
The Simpson Center invites project proposals in the humanities from UW faculty and
graduate students. Funding opportunities include faculty and graduate student research
fellowships; associate professor crossdisciplinary research initiatives; full professor
crossdisciplinary conversation awards; crossdisciplinary graduate seminars; symposia,
colloquia, and conferences; crossdisciplinary research clusters; large-scale collaborations;
projects in the public humanities; and the Solomon Katz Distinguished Lectureship in the
Humanities. For more information please visit their website at
http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/apply/.
Simpson Center Collaboration Studio Grants
Collaboration Studio grants provide focused, quarter-long opportunities for crossdisciplinary
and cross-departmental groups of two to four individuals to work together to catalyze, deepen, and/or
reconfigure research projects with near- or long-term goals of publication/dissemination, in traditional
or diverse formats. While this initiative is primarily intended to advance projects for ladder faculty,
teams may, with justification, include graduate students, lecturers, and/or staff members.
Studio grants take the form of one course release per collaborator or a summer stipend of $5,250 each,
to be taken simultaneously by members in the quarter they designate for their work. (Note: release and
compensation plans for full-time staff collaborators should be specified in the budget.)
Studio grants may be used to lay the foundations for a long-term research project and collaboration
(on the Large-Scale Collaboration model of Modern Girl Around the World, which included a visiting scholar
lecture series, curriculum development, and individual and collective publications), or to move an existing
collaboration (e.g., a research cluster, or interdisciplinary teaching partnership like the Summer Institute
in the Arts & Humanities) towards writing, publishing, or a major grant submission. While the studio provides
time for intensive collaboration, work is expected to continue throughout (and perhaps beyond) the
year-long granting period. For more informatio please visit the website at
http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/apply/2010/collaboration_studio_grants.html.
Native Peoples of the World seeking contributors
Native Peoples of the World, to be published by the acclaimed academic
reference publishing house, M.E. Sharpe, will be a first-of-its-kind
global look at the Indigenous people groups of the world, the nations
where they live, and the issues that impact their lives.
This three-volume work, edited by Steven L. Danver and associate editors
Marc Becker, Patit Mishra, Barbara Bennett Peterson, Hakeem Tijani, and
Harald Haarmann; will examine the complex relationships between the
world's indigenous groups and the societies that surround them. Of
particular interest will be borderlands issues that arise when
indigenous groups are either migratory across international borders or
have territories that span international borders. It will serve both as
a primer for people wishing to learn about indigenous relations
worldwide, and a ready-reference resource for people wishing to easily
locate information on specific groups, nations, and topics. Because of
its organization and different types of entries, it will provide both a
depth and a breadth of information, making it an indispensable resource
on the topic. They are currently looking for contributors to write many of the entries
for this work, many of which have to do with Central and South America.
Please send a copy of your c.v. to
contributors@mesaverdepublishing.com
if you are possibly interested in participating in this reference work, and we will be happy
to forward you a copy of the entry list.
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