Originally posted: December 2012 The 92nd Annual National Council for the Social Studies Conference in Seattle last month was simply an outstanding professional development opportunity for the 3500 plus educators who attended the more than 400 sessions, poster presentations, clinics and workshops that were offered. It was my honor to be selected by NCSS leaders

Originally posted: December 2012 As part of the 92nd National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) annual conference, “Windows to the World,” a pre-conference clinic on the Arctic was provided to educators. “This is an area that few students know anything about yet is vitally important to the future of not only our country, but to the

Originally posted: December 2012 One of the most active groups at the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) meeting is the International Assembly and College and University Faculty Association (IACUF). This year the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies was a key sponsor of the IACUF reception that drew over 300 participants including higher

Originally posted: December 2012 As part of the 92nd Annual National Council for Social Studies Conference, “Windows to the World,” held in Seattle, November 16-18, Nadine Fabbi, Canadian Studies Center, offered a presentation on the effective involvement of the Inuit in domestic and international affairs and how that involvement is altering how we understanding international

As a Puget Sound area native who grew up only a few hours from the border—and someone whose great-grandparents immigrated originally to Vancouver, B.C. from Europe—Canada has long intrigued me. I even took a vacation a few years ago to do a brief home stay in a francophone household in Montréal. When I heard about

Associate Professor, University of North Dakota, chaired a very successful conference entitled, “Science, People, & Sustainability in the Canadian Arctic: From the 1913 Canadian Arctic Expedition to the 2013 Arctic Council Chairmanship” on December 12, 2013.

The 2011 Task Force on Arctic Governance team presented their research at the UW Annual Undergrad Research Symposium. Their panel was entitled, “Governance Issues in the Arctic Region” presented as part of the session, “Governance, the Environment, and Private Militaries.” Joel Migdal, Jackson School of International Studies, served as the moderator. Task Force mentioned in

I graduated in the summer of 2011 from the Jackson School of International Studies with a major in International Studies and a minor in Latin American Studies. I am currently enrolled as a Master’s student in comparative politics at McGill University. I always had an interest in indigenous politics but my participation in the Arctic

Five months ago when I walked across the commencement stage, I realized that it was a beginning of a new journey in life. I would not have been able to embark on this new journey without the academic and professional experiences that I gained at the Canadian Studies Center at the Henry M. Jackson School

Originally posted: October 2012 How often do you get to discuss Canadian literature and multiculturalism over breakfast with fellow educators over a weekend? Along with a group of 11 high school teachers and teacher-administrators from Washington State I had a chance to do just that while attending the Vancouver International Writers and Readers Festival in