Paul Carrington

Contact
- pauldc@uw.edu
- (206) 543-6938
- THO 301
About
As managing director, Paul Carrington works with faculty, students and a diverse range of off-campus partners to implement the East Asia Center’s mission to advance knowledge of China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan throughout the UW and wider community. This includes developing K-12, college and university curriculum; hosting academic conferences, public lectures and trainings; facilitating study abroad; and administering FLAS fellowships. His administrative responsibilities include fiscal management, grant management and reporting for the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies’ East Asia Division.
Prior to his current role, Paul served for seven years as assistant director and lecturer for the UW Tacoma Institute for Global Engagement. In this capacity, he oversaw program administration, advising services, and taught Introduction to Global Studies courses that utilized place-as-text frameworks to orient undergraduates to themes in international relations. He also has three years’ experience teaching English in Japan, has co-led study abroad in Canada, and is an alumnus of the Fulbright-Hays Taiwan Seminar Abroad and Fulbright Korea International Education Administrators (IEA) programs.
Paul holds an MA in Comparative Politics and a BA in History & Politics from the University of York, UK.