Tram Nguyen, Ph.D., is UW’s Fulbright Canada Visiting Chair in Arctic Studies whose research concerns social justice and underrepresented communities. As an early-career researcher, Tram Nguyen has an established reputation for strong collaborative work both nationally and internationally and a proven track record for research and teaching excellence and productivity. Tram completed a Canadian Institutes

I always considered Canada our friendly neighbor to the north, but prior to this program, I did not think much further than that. I knew we had close economic and political ties, and that we have defensive commitments to one another, but it goes so much deeper than that. This program has given me the

Although our class of Corbett Exchange students haven’t been able to physically travel across the border to experience life and school in our neighbour countries, we have still been able to share. Share knowledge, share views, share laughs, and importantly we’ve been able to see just how much we share in commonalities and responsibilities looking

The start of 2022 has not been quiet. We are all connected to one another now more than ever. Individuals and groups are taking advantage of our connectivity to manipulate economies, stand up to powerful foes, and to share valuable information for progress. We may be seeing a beginning of a new way of money

Border communities have always fascinated me. It’s absurd yet entirely normal that people lead vastly different lives depending on which side of an arbitrary line they find themselves on. There are dozens of communities straddled along the U.S.-Canada border and I even had the chance to visit one last summer (Cornwall, ON). As a geography

This year has been a tumultuous one for everyone, and personally has been one of the hardest of my life. In the spring of 2021, I was accepted into the Corbett Program and planned to spend my entire next year of school at the University of Washington. I was excited to move to a different

My first memories are of my family’s old house on Bainbridge Island, taking the ferry to or from Seattle. We moved when I was still little, and I spent my elementary and middle school years in Indiana and Tennessee. Even though I’d spent most of my life east of the Mississippi, I held onto the

Joining the Corbett Virtual Exchange program has been a great way to meet new students, get involved in various issue areas involving both countries, and gain valuable insights from my peers at the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria. As a member of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and having grown up

We often think that the world is much bigger than it is. With its vast size and enormous population, we are in many ways tricked into believing in this myth of a large world. In adopting this mindset, we can separate ourselves from certain things that happen, stating “well that’s happening so far away, so

One year ago I could not have imagined where I am today. One year ago, I was a second year student attending the University of British Columbia just going through the motions of being your everyday student; I got good grades, had a part-time job, and went out with friends. In November of 2020, I