Former FLAS fellow Ellen Ahlness (Inuktitut, 2018-2021) recently shared the following words about her experiences with the Canadian Studies Center: “I credit my experiences with the Canadian Studies Center, and the Arctic and International Relations program, as shaping my path to where I am today. The faculty, staff, and graduate students in the center are

Lindsey Popkin just graduated with her master’s degree from the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs in June 2021. In her final year she also studied Nuu-chah-nulth, a First Nations language spoken on Vancouver Island with funding from a Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowship through Canadian Studies. Her research focused on Indigenizing sea otter

Samantha Farquhar, 2019 FLAS Fellow in French, is working to establish studies in Canada in food security, fisheries and development. Samantha was a 2019 Foreign Language and Area Studies fellow in French through the Center while pursuing a Masters in Marine and Environmental Affairs at UW. Her research focused on Canadian community-based resource issues and

Adam Werle, an alum in International Studies, Japan track, now teaches Nuu-chah-nulth to Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellows. Read more in his words: — I discovered in high school that I am fascinated by languages. Before university, I studied Spanish, Japanese, and French. At the University of Washington, I took linguistics, and studied

Max Showalter, Ph.D. in Oceanography (2020) has been awarded a 2021 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Max Showalter will serve as an Ocean Policy Fellow at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). This year-long position, which begins in February 2021, is the

Emma Elliott-Groves, former FLAS fellow with the Center, is now a tenure-track faculty member with the College of Education. Dr. Elliott-Groves is an assistant professor in the Department of Learning Sciences and Human Development in the College of Education. Her research centers on understanding the meanings and explanations of suicidal behavior from the perspective of

Timothy Pasch, former Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellow in Inuktitut (2005-09), has become a key contributor to the National Science Foundation’s Arctic Data Center. The Arctic Data Center provides hands-on training for Arctic researchers who would like to learn more about open data. Timothy attended an Arctic Data Center training in fall of

A paper by FLAS Alumna Samantha Farquhar, “Inuit seal hunting in Canada” was just published in ARCTIC Journal. — Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) alumna Samantha Farquhar (French, 2018-2019) just had a paper published in the March issue (vol. 73, no. 1) of ARCTIC Journal – “Inuit Seal Hunting in Canada: Emerging Narratives in

In 2012–13 Michael Tillotson was awarded the nation’s first Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship in Tlingit. Tlingit traditional land includes the northwest coast of British Columbia into Alaska. Michael’s MA thesis, in the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, examined how traditional uses of marine resources by Tlingit and other Indigenous groups serve

Jason Young, former FLAS Fellow studying Inuktitut gave a colloquium talk Spring Quarter 2017 . On Friday, May 12, Jason Young presented his talk entitled, “Qaujimaniq Ikiaqqivingmi: Inuit, Arctic Environmentalism, and Digital Knowledge Politics” in Smith 304 at 3:30pm. Jason’s abstract: Climate change offers a fundamental challenge to many societies to reconsider how they think about