This spring, students took part in an international negotiation simulation focused on Arctic security. The course, taught by Robert Pekkanen, provided hands-on experience in the fast-moving, fast-evolving world of global affairs and international hotspots. This year’s negotiation explored the international consequences of the continued melting Arctic and the rush for mineral and fossil fuel exploitation.

Former Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellow Samantha Farquhar was recently awarded her doctorate in integrated coastal sciences by East Carolina University. Her dissertation, “The impacts of industrial fishing on household food security: insights from the Canadian North,” explores the intersection of industrial fisheries and food security in Arctic communities, providing key insights into

Ava Moore (Global and Regional Studies, 2024) has spent this spring as an intern at the Center for Maritime Strategy (CMS) in Washington, D.C. During her time at UW, she participated in the 2024 Transnational Task Force on the Arctic and contributed to a student-led policy report. The Task Force’s expert evaluator, Whit Fraser, suggested

A proposal from Emma Elliot (assistant professor, College of Education) has been selected for a Global Innovation Fund research award from the UW Office of Global Affairs. Fostering Equitable University-Tribal Collaborations: An International Education Initiative in the Pacific Northwest employs Participatory Design Research (PDR) to co-develop a land-based education initiative that centers Indigenous Knowledge Systems

Canadian Studies Center director Nadine Fabbi was recently selected as a finalist for the 2025 Excellence in Global Engagement Award, which recognizes UW faculty and staff for their leadership in fostering global connections through teaching, research, and service. Dr. Nadine C. Fabbi has dedicated over 25 years to advancing global engagement through her roles at

The Canadian Studies Center is supported by Title VI funding from the U.S. Department of Education, and works closely with the program officers who administer the funds and support our many programs and initatives. Our longtime Title VI program officer Carolyn Collins shares her thoughts on leaving a career at the U.S. Department of Education:

This spring, teaching professor Hedwige Meyer has been conducting a Québécois literature book club at the Alliance Française. The group of four women have been studying Kukum by Michel Jean, who is an Innu author from Québec. They are deepening their knowledge of First Nations francophone writing while thoroughly enjoying the beautiful story of Almanda Siméon and learning

As part of his course on Arctic environmental change and challenges, ARCTIC 401, professor and Fulbright Canada Visiting Chair in Arctic Studies Andrew Medeiros invited guest speakers from across northern Canada to share their work and perspectives with students. Jamal Shirley, Director, Innovation and Research at the Nunavut Research Institute, Nunavut Arctic College, joined the

Johnathan Tran, Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellow in French, has been selected to participate in the 2025 Critical Canadian Studies Summer School hosted by the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies at York University. The summer program, titled “Studying Canada Responsibly,” will bring together doctoral students from outside Canada and from York in a

Pirkko Viljakainen participated in the north2north exchange program for fall 2024. My name is Pirkko. I am a fourth-year law student at the University of Lapland. I’m originally from Tampere, a town in Southern Finland. During the autumn quarter of 2024 I had the incredible opportunity to study at the University of Washington in Seattle