Growing up in beautiful Vancouver, BC, the United States was always a bit of a puzzle to me. On the one hand, its proximity and similarity to Canada, coupled with our frequent visits, made it familiar. On the other, popular culture and news media would often convince me I actually knew very little. Close, yet

In spring quarter 2019, the World Affairs Council of Seattle hosted a roundtable discussion with Chief Dana Tizya-Tramm of the Vuntut Gwic’hin First Nation in Old Crow, Yukon, in collaboration with the International Policy Institute Arctic initiative. The event focused on recent initiatives concerning the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and climate change. Indigenous people, particularly

As sea and air traffic in the Arctic grows, so does the importance of U.S.–Canada joint preparedness and emergency response capabilities. To address these issues, the International Policy Institute Arctic Initiative in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, hosted five representatives, part of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program, to

Elena Bell, Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellow in Inuktitut and PhD student in International Studies, presented her research project at the annual Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies PhD Capstone Workshop on 10 June 2019. Elena’s presentation was titled, “Arctic ‘creative diplomacy’: Indigenous documentary films as an instrument for building international relations

To the aspiring, intelligent, and passionate Huskies who will soon be joining the community of Thunderbirds, I am here to offer some tips to help you survive the first week at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Course Registration Faculties (departments): When you submit your exchange application you have to report your major and will

On May 20, 2019, newly-awarded 2019-2020 Corbett scholars and outgoing 2018-2019 scholars gathered along with Gary and Consuelo Corbett and University of Washington administrators. Current scholars shared highlights of their experiences and new students were able to meet and thank the Corbetts in person. Every year, Consuelo Corbett gifts a journal to each student so

I work as the Program Director with the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies in Homer, Alaska. In addition to our primary focus on coastal ecology and stewardship education through field trips, internships, after school programs, and camps for youth, I am involved in leading a number of educator professional development workshops and courses around the

Fifteen educators from around the world, five days, and nearly two million square kilometers of ice—these were the makings of a unique workshop organized by the Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS; based in Copenhagen, Denmark) with travel to the Disko Bay region of west Greenland. The goals of gathering this group together from 27–31

In my second term at the University of British Columbia (UBC), I took an intensive modern Chinese literature course for Chinese heritage speakers. I only signed up for it because I couldn’t get into a discrete mathematical modeling class that was full, and literature wasn’t even on my radar to consider until I took the

Understanding differences and similarities in the Pacific Northwest region is a key part of the Corbett program. Even with cities as similar as Victoria, Vancouver and Seattle, there are subtle differences that future Corbett scholars might want to prepare for when moving from one city to another. I have lived in all three cities, and