April 13, 2016
Photo: The Myanmar Post and Telecom’s HQ in Yangon. After over forty years of dictatorship, 2016 is truly Myanmar’s leap year. Last month, the first parliament controlled by the opposition
April 7, 2016
The Canadian Studies Center has published a first-person post by FLAS fellow Beth St. Clair, who writes about her experience studying comparative U.S.-Canada tax policy and cannabis law. Foreign Language
April 4, 2016
Alumna Hannah Haegeland published a piece on India’s Nuclear Dangers in Foreign Policy magazine. The upcoming Nuclear Security Summit provides a critical opportunity for high-level political engagement with the pressing issues of nuclear safety and security.
March 14, 2016
Recently the Chronicle of High Education named the University of Washington as a top producer in the country of Fulbright students in 2015-2016. Our alumna, Katherine Schroeder (B.A., International Studies),
March 1, 2016
South Asia FLAS fellow Rylee Gallagher, an undergraduate student in International Studies, writes about her travels in India following the completion of her summer 2015 Hindi language program at the
February 19, 2016
Linda Uyeda (PhD Wildlife Science, 2015, MA International Studies, 2010) wrote her dissertation on water monitor lizard behavior and human dimensions on Tinjil Island, Indonesia. Her research combined both conservation
December 7, 2015
The Middle East Center has published profiles of the current Academic Year 2015-16 Middle East Center FLAS fellows. Read the profiles here.
November 30, 2015
Earlier this month, the United Nations (UN) held the 10th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in João Pessa, Brazil, and I was there representing the University of Washington and civil society.
November 16, 2015
Interested in foreign language training? Applications for Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships will be accepted until Jan. 29, 2016. The next information session is Wednesday, Nov. 18, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
November 16, 2015
Professor Naomi Sokoloff has published a blog article profiling Middle East Center FLAS fellow Jesse Lamp on ‘The Modern Hebrew Blog.” FLAS Fellowships support undergraduate, graduate and professional students in