The Canadian Studies Center is saddened to share the passing of Joel Paget, former president of the Canada-America Society of Washington, longtime friend of the Center, and generous contributor to our student scholarship fund. Read about his life and remarkable professional contributions.

Earlier this month the Canadian Studies Center, in partnership with the World Affairs Council Seattle, hosted a virtual workshop for K-12 teachers to develop their understanding of the Arctic and Arctic security — and what that means from the perspective of northern peoples, beyond military security. The virtual workshop for K-12 educators addressed security from

In October 2024, the Canadian Studies Center community gathered to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Corbett Exchange Program, kick off a new school year, and honor our newest group of student fellow and scholarship recipients. Nearly 50 people, including students, alumni, UW staff, local community members, and Canadian partners came together and shared stories,

After completing his Corbett exchange at UW from his home university of the University of British Columbia in 2019, Parsa Shani recently moved back to Seattle to start a new role as a Senior Consultant at Dalberg. Dalberg is a global advisory firm focused on tackling the most pressing global development challenges faced around the

The first few days at UBC were spent unpacking, purchasing things I couldn’t pack, and exploring the campus. The day before classes start, UBC holds “Imagine Day,” which helps people explore various topics. For exchange students, it meant being assigned to small groups and getting a tour around campus, as well as getting to attend

At Consuelo Corbett’s Celebration of Life held at the Seattle Tennis Club on August 25th, 2024, Nadine Fabbi made the following comments: My name is Nadine Fabbi. I am the director of the Canadian Studies Center in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. I bring condolences from the

Join us at 4:00pm on Wednesday, October 16th to meet our faculty, researchers, FLAS Fellows, Corbett Scholars and other exchange students and to hear about their studies and research. RSVP to canada@uw.edu by October 9 to join the Center and some of our community members in the Peterson Room in the Allen Library.

UW students may now declare the Jackson School’s newly revised Arctic Studies minor focused on Arctic peoples and environments with over 20 electives to choose from. The second minor in Arctic Studies in the United States was founded at the University of Washington in 2014. Since that time dozens of students have benefited from courses

Faculty members, researchers, and practitioners from campus and the community join the Center’s 2024-25 advisory board to advance Center goals. The Center’s Advisory Board includes UW faculty members and heads of departments and other units from the Jackson School to the Information School to the Law School and more; leaders from the community including from

The Center welcomes Ben Johnson an assistant professor at Groningen University with a specialization in security challenges in Arctic Canada. Benjamin is an assistant professor of Humane Artificial Intelligence (AI) and International Relations with the Department of International Relations and International Organization (IRIO) at the University of Groningen, Netherlands. His primary research areas are the