We are proud to welcome the first Banting scholar, Dr. Patricia Johnston, to the School. Her research project is titled, “Inuit child and family welfare.” Dr. Johnston’s research program concerns social services in the Canadian Arctic. She has worked in social services for the governments of British Columbia, the Northwest Territories (NWT) and Nunavut and

Emma Elliott-Groves, former FLAS fellow with the Center, is now a tenure-track faculty member with the College of Education. Dr. Elliott-Groves is an assistant professor in the Department of Learning Sciences and Human Development in the College of Education. Her research centers on understanding the meanings and explanations of suicidal behavior from the perspective of

Lindsey Popken, M.A. student Marine Affairs is researching sea otters and gaining proficiency in Nuu-chah-nulth. Lindsey Popken is a Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellow for this past summer 2020 and for the 2020-21 academic year. She is a first year M.A. student in Marine Affairs in the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs,

Madison Welsh, a political science major, was awarded a virtual internship to work with the Consulate General of Canada in Seattle this fall quarter. Madison is majoring in political science and is deeply curious about how Canadian politics fits into the larger Canada-U.S. relationship. Working for the Canadian government has been a life-long dream for

I had the privilege of studying at the University of British Columbia (UBC) for the 2019 – 2020 academic year. In this post, I hope to share with you, the reader, four essential tips I have learned during my time abroad. While it might have been easier to write about commonly-shared topics, I’ve decided to

For the Corbett Exchange Program, as with most exchange programs, COVID-19 brought forth new and  unforeseen complications. From the beginning of this program, my primary goal was to focus on the cross-border connections and making a “second home” in Seattle. While our classes may have been cut short, I still feel that I have achieved

Our featured course for fall quarter 2020 is ARCTIC 200: Indigenous Diplomacies and International Relations in the Arctic, offered Tuesdays from 2:30-5:20pm. Taught by Jason Young (a former Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellow in Inuktitut through the Canadian Studies Center), this course introduces students to international relations in the Arctic, with an emphasis on understanding

Each year, the Center welcomes newly awarded Corbett Exchange Scholars and sends off our departing students with a reception that brings them together with our patrons, Gary and Consuelo Corbett, representatives from the Consulate General of Canada in Seattle, and staff and administrators from the Canadian Studies Center and the Henry M. Jackson School of

Thanks to a new partnership between our Pacific Northwest National Resource Center on Canada, which includes Western Washington University, students at both institutions are eligible for internships with the Consulate General of Canada, Seattle. The Consulate General of Canada, Seattle and University of Washington and Western Washington University are opening the Virtual Canada-U.S. Relations International

At the end of May, Kathy Snow, UW’s 2019-20 Fulbright Canada Chair in Arctic Studies, and colleagues from Nunatsiavut, discussed Inuit education in Canada. Across the Arctic, innovative teachers, principals, school boards, and community members have been moving forward the National Committee on Inuit Education’s goal of supporting Inuit youth to stay in school and achieve