Sharing global insights by learning how to write for the publicThe Jackson Report 2021-22
Message from the Director
Every year the Jackson Report gives us an opportunity to tell a story about how we at the Jackson School of International Studies seek to understand all manner of global connections. If your relationship with the School extends over years (or decades), you will see familiar plot lines in this year’s narrative. We continue to educate and graduate extraordinary students. We have attracted faculty members whose expertise underscores our commitment to knowledge of diverse languages, histories, religions and cultures. We remain a community resource through public programming, educational opportunities for K-12 teachers, and faculty insights on world affairs in the media and in policy. This 2021-22 Report will introduce you to new faculty, new books and new honors and awards. But the storyline has not changed: we remain committed to excellence in International Studies at one of the world’s most impacting public universities.
That said, nothing in the School this year feels like more of the same. On campus we are all, students and faculty, wrestling with what a classroom can and should be after multiple years of online education. Most of our students – and even some of our faculty – were born after the last historic period in which there was serious talk of peer-to-peer global conflict. There is a palpable sense that we cannot predict how climate change and new information technologies will shape our future. All of us are questioning how we should teach and what we learn to remain relevant in today’s public sphere. This year’s Jackson Report will give you a sense of how all of us are changing the Jackson School story to meet those challenges.
The extraordinary people featured in this year’s Jackson Report are writing an exciting and important next chapter to our story. It is my privilege to serve as the Jackson School’s interim director this year, and to share this report’s insights into our remarkable institution. Thanks to all of you for your interest and for your support.
Daniel Hoffman
Interim Director and Bartley-Dobb Professor for the Study and Prevention of Violence
Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
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Student Experience
We train our students to work inclusively and expand the definition of professional and policy training to include linguistic, religious, and cultural literacy. Through unique hands-on learning experiences and research opportunities, our students connect theory with practice in direct and impactful ways.
Sharing global insights by learning how to write for the public
An international strategic crisis negotiation course takes on North Korea’s nuclear program
National dissertation research award for Jackson School doctoral candidate Yasir Zaidan
Doctoral candidate Katie Gonser selected for UW data incubator research project
Task Force Impact Story: Student research goes abroad – and into a book
Task Force Impact Story: Going from Global to Local in Seattle’s Housing Crisis
Learning across borders: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Tara Saleh receives Jackson School Leadership Award 2021-2022
UW Asia-Pacific Army War College Fellowship Program 2022-2023
A medal for making a difference in global disabilities
Four Jackson School undergrads named to annual Husky 100 list
Task Force: Ways to view the world and make recommendations to foreign policymakers
Caitlin Quirk, Donald C. and Margery S. Hellmann Scholar 2021-2022The Jackson Report 2021-22
Faculty Highlights
Our distinctive intellectual agenda gives us an expansive and rich foundation to provide intellectual leadership in a world that is being shaped by major geopolitical shifts and multiple global and regional challenges. By proactively creating and sharing knowledge with the public, our faculty are recognized as trusted experts, advancing understanding of challenging international issues.
Robert Pekkanen receives Outstanding Research Award from Japan’s nonprofit studies association
María Elena García receives 2022 Best Book on Peru prize
Sasha Senderovich awarded funding for collaboration on UW Translation Studies undergrad curriculum development
Devin Naar receives research fellowships for language, anti-Black racism and American Jewish community
Vanessa Freije receives Latin American Studies Association book prize
Christian Novetzke awarded a Fulbright India research grant for upcoming book
Scott Radnitz receives European University Institute fellowship abroad for post-Soviet researchVanessa Freije receives prestigious grant for new book on information sovereignty in Mexico
Smadar Ben-Natan receives additional $40,000 grant for Israel-Palestine research
Sabine Lang awarded Jean Monnet Chair in Civil Society, Inclusion, and Diversity in the European UnionChristian Lee Novetzke awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for book projectWelcome to new faculty
In September 2022, the Jackson School welcomed Danya Al-Saleh as its first faculty in a role dedicated entirely to the field of environmental justice. Al-Saleh joins us as Assistant Professor of International Studies from the University of California Los Angeles.
Off the Bookshelf
New faculty books 2021-2022
Breathtaking -How One Family Cycled Around the World for Clean Air and Asthma
Co-Author: Paula Holmes-Eber
(Globe Pequot / Falcon Guides, 2022)
Cooking Greek, Becoming American -Forty Years at Seattle’s Continental Restaurant
Author: Taso Lagos
(McFarland, 2021)
The Oxford Handbook of Japanese Politics
Co-Editor: Robert Pekkanen, Saadia Pekkanen
(Oxford University Press, 2022)
The Evolution of Chinese Filiality -Insights from the Neurosciences
Author: Deborah Porter
(Routledge, 2022)
Enemies Within -The Global Politics of Fifth Columns
Co-Author: Scott Radnitz
(Oxford University Press, 2022)
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Alumni Highlights
Our alums are fully engaged in the world, serving as leaders in NGOs, academia, business and government. As geographic area and international issues experts, they work in Seattle and other cities in the U.S. and abroad, making an impact that spans industries and sectors.
Helping Jackson School students transition from academic to professional life
Mayowa Aina: Jackson School Distinguished Alum 2022If you are a Jackson School alum who wants to become a mentor for current Jackson School students and/or engage with them through other career events and programs, please reach out to our Career Services Director, Alice Kim, at aliceyk@uw.edu. As an alum, you are also more than welcome to schedule a career advising appointment with her to discuss your own career goal and plan.
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Spotlight: Our National Resource Centers
Committed to educating the widest spectrum of American society, our federally-funded National Resource Centers hosted at the Jackson School annually contribute over $2.6 million to foreign language training and area instruction at the UW, along with educational outreach to K-12 teachers, community college instructors, and the general public throughout the Pacific Northwest and the nation.
University of Washington Jackson School centers receive $10.6 million to advance understanding of world regions and foreign languages
Impacting the world through Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships
Globalization at a crossroads: UW National Resource Centers support teacher training on challenges to the global order
Annual event helps Jackson School students leverage their skills for a global careerLearn more about our National Resource Centers (2022-2026)
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Our Jackson Offer
Jackson School centers, programs and units
- African Studies Program
- Arctic and International Relations
- Canadian Studies Center*
- Center for Global Studies*
- Center for Human Rights
- Center for Korea Studies
- Center for West European Studies
- China Studies Program
- Comparative Religion
- East Asia Center*
- East Asia Resource Center
- Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies
- European Union Center
- Hellenic Studies Program
- International Policy Institute
- Japan Studies Program
- Latin America and Caribbean Studies
- Middle East Center
- South Asia Center*
- Southeast Asia Center*
- Stroum Center for Jewish Studies
- – Israel Studies Program
- – Sephardic Studies Program
- Taiwan Studies Program
*U.S. Department of Education-funded National Resource Centers
Jackson School degree programs
- Applied International Studies (M.A.)
- Asian Studies (B.A.)
- China Studies (M.A.)
- Comparative Religion (B.A.)
- Comparative Religion (M.A.)
- European Studies (B.A.)
- Global and Regional Studies (B.A.)
- International Studies (General) (B.A.)
- International Studies (General) (M.A.)
- International Studies (General) (Ph.D.)
- Japan Studies (M.A.)
- Jewish Studies (B.A.)
- Korea Studies (M.A.)
- Latin America and Caribbean Studies (B.A.)
- Middle East Studies (M.A.)
- Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies (M.A.)
- South Asian Studies (M.A.)
- Southeast Asian Studies (M.A.)