From May 6-10, 2024, the Canadian Studies Center, University of Washington Continuum College and the Native American Law Center hosted a short-term Distinguished Humphrey Fellowship Program, a Fulbright exchange activity funded by the U.S. Department of State focused on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The week-long executive seminar welcomed 19 professionals and leaders in Indigenous

Aidan Swayne participated in the Virtual Student Federal Service with the U.S. Consulate in Vancouver for the 2023-24 academic year.  My internship with the U.S. Consulate in Vancouver was a rare opportunity I will look back on fondly for years to come. Not only did I receive meaningful research, writing, presentation, and work-place skills that

Satu Miettinen, Tarja Pääkkönen, and Kiwoong Nam, University of Lapland, Finland, joined the Center during winter and spring quarters. Miettinen, Pääkkönen and Nam are part of a project “Empathy Business,” promoting new business opportunities for creative industries. The team has been working on developing a Proof of Concept that considers Chat GPT as a tool

A documentary by the Canadian Studies Center and UW Language Learning Center, ‘A Kabluna at the University of Washington’ is now publicly available for viewing and sharing. A Kabluna is a documentary about Inuktitut Language Scholar Sydney Tate Mallon (“Mick”), his life and partnership with the University of Washington. The film follows Mick as he

With the support of the Canadian Studies Center and the Quebec Ministry of International Relations and Francophonie, this past Winter quarter, teaching professor Hedwige Meyer revived a Québécois literature course that had not been offered for several years on the UW Seattle campus. Seventeen students were enrolled in FRENCH 441 as well as an auditing

Nadine Fabbi was first appointed assistant director of the Canadian Studies Center in 1999. Under her leadership, and thanks to the effective cultivating of relations with a diverse and global network of colleagues, the Center has grown from a modest unit little known outside of the Jackson School of International Studies into a Center with

As a Corbett Scholar, my journey in the United States has come with excitement, challenges, and personal growth. One of the most fun aspects of my experience has been immersing myself in the culture of American college sports, particularly football games. Coming from Canada, where the sports landscape is different, I found the passion and

Hello there! It’s nearly been a full year since I traded my toque for a beanie and set foot on the vibrant campus at the University of Washington. During this time, I’ve taken numerous courses, attended a few Husky football games, and explored a bit of the countryside. While I’ve never thought the Americans to

Last summer, Morna McEachern, Western Association of Canadian Studies, and Stan De Mello, School of Social Work, led a field course deep diving into the Columbia River Treaty modernization effort and meeting with communities and individuals impacted. This is the third field course to focus on the Columbia River Treaty, previously running in 2015 and

The special edition of the American Review of Canadian Studies (ARCS), edited by Center director Nadine Fabbi and 2020-22 Banting Postdoctoral Fellow Patricia Johnston, was just awarded Best Special Issue for 2023 by the Council of Editors of Learned Journals. The Council of Editors of Learned Journals (CELJ) – an international organization of about 450 editors of scholarly