March 1 | 6:30pm-8:00pm | University Bookstore RSVP to cweseuc@uw.edu Alexander Pantages was 13 when he arrived in the U.S. in the 1880’s, after contracting malaria in Panama. He opened his first motion picture theater in 1902 and went on to build one of the largest and most important independently-owned theater chains in the country.

The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for our Fellowships and Grants program for the 2018/19 academic year. The deadline for applications is November 1, 2017. Awards for Research/Study in Scandinavia The ASF will offer around $300,000 to outstanding American students, scholars, professionals and artists for study and/or

The UW School of Law, along with Leadership Without Borders, will be having an informational session the termination of DACA, as well as provide consultations for both renewal and options for what happens after your DACA expires. This is open to UW Seattle, Tacoma, and Bothell. Register now! Where:  UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF LAW,

A workshop series for K-12 teachers of Spanish heritage learners Save the dates – only 20 spots available! For questions, please contact María Gillman at mgill@uw.edu Nov. 4, 2017 | Feb 24, 2018 | Apr. 28, 2018 Registration priority will be given to teachers planning to attend all three workshops. Registration fee is $45 (covers the

The Center for European Studies and the European Union Center are honored to host Jürgen Salay as the 2017-18 EU Fellow. Jürgen Salay is an expert on European climate policy with close to 20 years of professional experience in preparing, negotiating and implementing climate legislation on national and European Union (EU) level.  He has worked

The Review of European and Russian Affairs (RERA) is an online academic journal that publishes research articles and book/literature reviews related to the European Union, its Member States, the states of the former Soviet Union, and Central and Eastern Europe. The journal is interdisciplinary with a focus on the social sciences, policy studies, law, and

UW South Asia and Anthropology faculty member Sareeta Amrute‘s book Encoding Race, Encoding Class: Indian IT Workers in Berlin was reviewed in Economic and Political Weekly. In her book, Professor Amrute explores the work and private lives of highly skilled Indian IT coders in Berlin to reveal the oft-obscured realities of the embodied, raced, and classed nature of

Erensya (“heritage” in Ladino, the language of Sephardic Jews) is a meeting held every other year that brings together representatives of communities of the Sephardic diaspora. It is organized by a Spanish government agency, El Centro Sefarad-Israel, whose mission is to further knowledge of Sephardic culture within Spain and abroad. This was the first year

This spring, students in Professor Christine Ingebritsen’s course did not submit a final paper as part of their course requirements. Instead, Dr. Ingebritsen encouraged her students to think creatively and use the popular web platform, YouTube, to create video submissions that make the work publicly available. She called this “Active Voice Research Projects”. The course,

When: June 20, 2017 | 9:00am – 6:00pm Where: UW Club, Yukon Room, University of Washington Space is limited! Registration Required: Please email cweseuc@uw.edu with your name and institutional affiliation to register. Preference will be given to those who plan to attend the full day. Clock hours available to K- 12 Teachers upon request. A light