Aidan Swayne, M.A. International Studies, is the latest JSIS student to receive an internship position in the Virtual Student Federal Service (VSFS) working with the U.S. Consulate General in Vancouver. The VSFS connects the talents of students with the needs of federal agencies. The Canadian Studies Center worked with the Consulate in Vancouver to develop

Hedwige Meyer (French and Italian Studies) visited Québec City in July 2023 thanks to the financial support of the Canadian Studies Center, the Department of French and Italian Studies, and a grant from the Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie of the Quebec government. Meyer met with Suzie Beaulieu from the Association Internationale

For the first time ever, alumni from the Corbett Exchange Program gathered to build connections and share experiences and advice with each other. Seventeen alumni and students came together in person and over Zoom. Past and present Corbett Scholars discussed the impact of the exchange program on their lives. Several shared that the program changed

Originally from Toronto, Canada, I completed my undergraduate degree at Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA. My past experience was focused on projects in marine ecology and conservation as I worked in Southern California Fisheries management and kelp forest/ intertidal restoration. Currently, I am about to finish a Master’s degree at the UW School of

Fulbright Canada and the University of Washington announced the renewal of their partnership on May 19, 2023. This marks the third signing of the five-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two organizations. Since 2013, the University of Washington has hosted a Fulbright Canada Visiting Research Chair in Arctic Studies. The partnership promotes research on

The International Indigenous Paths project kicked off spring quarter with a whirlwind trip to the University of British Columbia (UBC). 11 students from the Native UW (NUW) Scholars program, together with Todd Clark (Program Manager, Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies) and Marion Ferguson (Exchange Programs Manager, Canadian Studies Center), traveled to UBC to

This quarter over 100 UW undergraduates will study our relationship to the world’s oceans including wind energy in the Salish Sea and Inuit concepts of management. The School of Marine and Environmental Affairs (SMEA), Program on the Environment, and the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies (JSIS) are offering the course Society and the Oceans 103 this

K-12 educator and Ph.D. student Paulette Thompson (Multicultural Education) presented on teaching Black Canadian histories at the Washington State Council for the Social Studies Conference in March 2023. African/Black Canadian educators and artists have been embracing “Sankofa”, an Akan concept loosely translated as “go back and get it”. In this spirit, Paulette Thompson began her

In September, the “International Indigenous Paths: Building Community Across the Canada-U.S. Border” project kicked off in partnership with the 2022-23 Native UW Scholars cohort. Funded by World Learning and the U.S. Department of State, this project aims increase Indigenous student participation in study abroad programs by developing student confidence in the study abroad application process,

The Western Washington University Children’s Literature Conference is back in person after a two year pandemic hiatus, and with a new addition: the Inaugural Canadian Children’s Literature honoree, Sydney Smith. Thanks to a Title VI grant from the U.S. Department of Education, the conference will bring a notable Canadian Children’s author or illustrator as one of four presenters