Each year, the Center for Global Studies sponsors a film at the Seattle International Film Festival. The environment is a priority for the Center for Global Studies and this year we are proud to sponsor Inventing Tomorrow, an uplifting science documentary directed by Laura Nix. “Meet passionate teenage innovators from around the globe who are

This year marks the University of Washington’s 14th Annual Teaching & Learning Symposium. The Symposium this year will feature 70+ posters from all three UW campuses on innovative teaching and learning projects, and two keynote speakers on “Teaching in Global Classrooms.” Both keynote speakers this year are faculty associated with the Center for Global Studies.

Christian Lee Novetzke is a Professor in the South Asia Program, the Comparative Religion Program, and the International Studies Program at the University of Washington’s Jackson School of International Studies, where he holds a College of Arts and Sciences Endowed Professorship. Novetzke also serves as the Associate Director of the Jackson School and the Director of the

The FIUTS CulturalFest performance showcase, again partially sponsored by the Center for Global Studies, is a chance to explore the world. Students, alumni, faculty and others—people from unique backgrounds—came together to put on this showcase, inviting all to come and experience the beautiful sights and sounds of multiple cultures. Foundation for International Understanding Through Students

The FIUTS Pen Pal program (sponsored by the Center for Global Studies) connected 95 University of Washington students from around the world with 156 local elementary school students from Martha Lake Elementary and Beacon Hill International School. After exchanging letters this past quarter, Pen Pals met and got to know one another face to face

There are many opportunities for educators (K-12 to university) to further their professional development for free in the summer. Explore these opportunities to travel and teach. Follow the links for more information. National Endowment for the Humanities  Each year, NEH offers tuition-free opportunities for school, college, and university educators to study a variety of humanities

The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies wrote a recap of the conference on “International Affairs Careers in the 21st Century.” The conference was held on Thursday Oct. 26, where over 70 U.S. government, APSIA school representatives, students and alumni and other international affairs practitioners gathered in the Cosmos Club in Washington D.C. The event was

Originally posted by Dan Arnaudo on May 1st On April 20, the Jackson School’s International Policy Institute Cybersecurity Fellow and alumnus Dan Arnaudo (MAIS, 2014) released his report “Brazil, the Internet and the Digital Bill of Rights” at an event hosted by the Igarapé Institute in Rio de Janeiro. The report, published by Igarapé with support from Open Society Foundations,

MARCH 22, 2017 POSTED BY: MONIQUE THORMANN   What do a U.S. Navy Admiral, American and foreign ambassadors, NGO directors, Indigenous Peoples leaders and a group of University of Washington international studies majors have in common? On March 10 they collaborated on transforming Jackson School student research on pressing world issues into actionable data. Ambassador of

Originally posted on March 16th 2017 by Beth Do “It took two decades of war between the USSR and the U.S. to understand that nuclear weapons alone are not a credible deterrence to conventional warfare,” said John M. Deutch to over 150 students, faculty and community members who filled Walker Ames in Kane Hall to capacity