This summer, 19 students from across campus delved into language through the University of Washington’s federally-funded Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships, which are housed at the Jackson School.

Name: Kalisha Dent Major: International Studies Expected to graduate: Spring 2026 Hometown: Tennessee What language did you receive a Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship to study? I received

Name: Robert Chase Major: Accounting Expected to graduate: Spring 2026 Hometown: DeSoto, Kansas  What language did you receive a Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship to study? I received

Name: Jimmy Pollard  Major: South Asian Languages and Cultures  Expected to graduate: Spring 2026  Hometown: Coeur d’alene, Idaho What language did you receive a Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS)

The Jackson School recently spoke with Doyeon Park, a second-year Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) student in Epidemiology at the School of Public Health. Park, a Foreign Language and Area

In 2021, Chiwa Lee left Hong Kong; it was a separation from the city he had loved, now being reshaped by forces beyond his control. “My sadness and disappointment toward

For Safaa Turner-Rahman, a fourth-year undergraduate as an international studies major, receiving a Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) award signaled the start of a new, deeply personal chapter in her

In this Q&A, we speak with Cari An Coe, a recent graduate of the University of Washington and a Center for Southeast Asia and its Diasporas affiliated student. We asked

Tran Huynh Bao Ho, a graduate from the Department of Asian Languages and Literature, recently spoke with the Jackson School about her time as a Foreign Language and Area Studies

Join in Jackson School international activities this month! Follow this link for an ongoing list of Jackson School public events throughout the month, and read University of Washington President Cauce’s UW