Part of the Global Business, Law, and Policy Speaker Series Co-sponsored by the Foster School of Business, the UW Law School and the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Come for one session, two sessions, or stay for them all.Coffee and a light breakfast are included.  Space is limited, register now!  Please join us

The theme of this conference was “Transdisciplinarity… what’s in a name?” which was motivated, as the conference chair phrased it, “by a desire to bring closer to researchers in our field the rich intellectual and imaginative resources of thinkers outside Applied Linguistics whose work on language can act as a stimulus and trigger for our

As a teacher, self-reflection is a big part of my professional life and, even though I’ve been an educator for many years, I am constantly working on making my classroom and my teaching better. Based on this, I decided that attending CCFL Spring Conference in Denver is a great way to learn from innovative language teachers.

Wednesday March 29th, the Global Speakers Wednesdays series kicked off with a conversation with Marc Allen, the president of Boeing International. Mr. Allen spoke frankly about some of the many key concerns for Boeing in the ever changing economy, and welcomed several fascinating questions from the audience. Students asked questions ranging from how President Trump’s

Details Britain chose Brexit; America chose President Trump. Right wing movements are (re)surging in Holland, France, or Germany. Leaders press a similar case that the country is in decline, and the return of national greatness can only be accomplished by the restoration of the racial and cultural majority. Some call it populism, others authoritarianism, still

On March 11, we partnered with the Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies, the Global Business Center, and the World Affairs Council to host the Washington State Regional Euro Challenge. Students from Inglemoor High School (Kenmore) and Newport High School (Bellevue) went head to head in what would become an extremely close

2017’s West Coast Model European was a success. Nearly 60 students from across the U.S. and Canada attended this year’s conference in Seattle and discussed the politics of Brexit and fiscal reform. Students acted as Finance Ministers and Heads of State for their perspective countries, engaging in upper-level negotiations. Special guest and Keynote, Ernesto Penas Lado,

On December 6, Professor Sabine Lang announced the winners of an exciting Op-Ed competition in the Euro 301 Class. Over the past weeks, the students had worked tirelessly to address the question “How has Merkel’s open doors policy affected Germany and migration?” The Op-Eds covered varying perspectives of Germany and Merkel’s “can do attitude”. The

This year, the University of Washington’s Center for European Studies, the Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies, and the World Affairs Council will host the regional competition of the Euro-Challenge. The program, developed by the Delegation of the European Union to the United States, aims to increase students’ knowledge of the Euro Area

When: Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, 12:30 – 1:20 p.m. Where: Thomson Hall, 317 Presenters: Christopher C. Harmon, Professor, Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies  and Paula Holmes-Eber, Affiliate Professor, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, UW Most contemporary research on terrorist movements ignores gender, in large part because of the biased assumption that terrorism is a