Fall Quarter 2018 The Canadian Studies Center has awarded Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowships for training in Inuktitut, the Inuit language, since 2005. To date, 12 students have studied Inuktitut including Tim Pasch, now an Associate Professor at University of North Dakota and Jason Young, Senior Research Scientist at UW’s Information School. In addition,

The new year was celebrated with a check for just over $8,000 from the Canada-America Society of Washington (CAS). CAS, after closing down this past fall, left the balance in its accounts to the Center. The check was presented to Richard Watts and Nadine Fabbi by Joel Paget, past president of the Society, Brad Vancour,

Nadine Fabbi, Managing Director of the Jackson School Canadian Studies Center, is quoted in “U.S. university teaches students Inuktitut through funding prompted by Sputnik launch” on how the Inuktitut language, which is spoken in Canada, came about as a Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowship opportunity for students at the University of Washington. In discussing

In early January the Canadian Studies Center, Center for Global Studies, and the Global Business Center met with colleagues at Northwest Indian College (NWIC) as part of a joint Title VI-NWIC collaboration in curriculum development. This past summer Myron Fryberg, Jr. developed the first course to build a concentration in cross-border curriculum for the bachelor’s

My name is Christy Yu and I am a health sciences student in the child health specialization at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. During the autumn 2018 quarter, I had the opportunity to be an exchange student at the University of Washington by participating in the Killam Fellowship Program. Spending time in Seattle opened

On November 26, current and former Corbett Scholars gathered along with University of Washington administrators and the Canadian Consul General to recognize and thank Gary and Consuelo Corbett for their generosity in funding this program. The Corbett British Columbia-Washington International Exchange Program provides students from Victoria, Vancouver and Seattle the opportunity to spend a year

In November Hedwige Meyer, Senior Lecturer in the Department of French and Italian Studies and Affiliated Faculty with the Canadian Studies Center, presented on language pedagogy at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages held in New Orleans. Her paper was entitled, “An alternative to AP or IB: Teaching a College in the High School

The Center for Canadian-American Studies is partnering with the Salish Sea Institute this year to develop a new Salish Sea Studies curriculum at Western Washington University (WWU). The Salish Sea is a complex ecoregion and an international body of water governed by the United States, Canada, and over 60 Tribes and First Nations. With support

Each year, the Canadian Studies Center funds the purchase of Canadiana materials that directly supporting the teaching of Canadian studies, particularly topics that focus on trade, security, Arctic foreign policy, Indigenous self-determination, and environmental management. This year, the generous support of the Canadian Studies Center enabled the Libraries to purchase over 120 titles that would

The Washington Library Association met for its fall conference in Yakima, Washington, from October 17–20. Kyla Sweet, education and curriculum specialist for the Pacific Northwest National Resource Center on Canada, provided a presentation to a full house titled “Beyond Borders: Exploring Canadian Indigenous Children’s Literature and Resources.” Kyla showcased why Canadian Indigenous resources are particularly