Friday, June 4, 2021, 1:30 – 3 p.m. Email Bree Bang-Jensen at uwisc@uw.edu for a Zoom invitation. Join UWISC for a talk by Dr. Elena Shih on “The Humanitarian Development Nexus: Anti-Trafficking in the Asia Pacific.” Elena Shih is the Manning Assistant Professor of American Studies and Ethnic Studies at Brown University, where she directs a human trafficking research cluster through the Center

Tuesday, June 1, 4:00 -5:00 pm PST via Zoom | More information | Zoom link Navigating Global Careers Speaker Series | Featuring Darius Izad, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, U.S. Air Force Moderated by Paul Carrington, Managing Director, East Asia Center Free and open to all UW students. Faculty and staff also welcome. No registration required. Darius

UW’s College of Arts & Sciences Perspectives newsletter recently featured Marcy Migdal Fellow, Ishira Parikh, in “Inclusive Biology Lessons with a Global Reach.” Ishira is a major in both biology and disability studies and was a 2020 recipient of the Center for Global Studies’ Marcy MigdalFellowship for Educational Equality. The award supports exceptional students engaged in activities aimed

Thursday, May 27, 1:00 -2:00 pm PST via Zoom | More information | Zoom link Drawing from her experience as Executive Director of the nonprofit organization PeaceTrees Vietnam, Claire Yunker will provide an informative overview of nonprofit career pathways, including interfacing with foundations, embassies, and international NGOs. Claire has over a decade of experience working in nonprofit

The European Union has set impressive standards on gender equality, providing legal frameworks for equal pay, investing in work/life balance and childcare, and allowing for positive action to advance equal treatment of women across member states. At the same time, Europe witnesses considerable backlash from anti-gender activists and rightwing reactionary movements, calling into question gender

Applications are now closed. We will notify all applicants by June 22, 2021 if they have been accepted into the program Into the abyss or taking flight – What’s the ‘new normal’ in our post-pandemic world?  And are we really ‘post-pandemic’? Please join us for this curriculum development workshop focused on The New Normal? and how to respond as

Tuesday, May 25th, 2021 | 6:00-7:30PM PST The World Affairs Council’s Global Classroom is thrilled to host the 2021 World Citizen Essay Contest (WCEC) Awards Ceremony to honor this year’s nine essay contest winners, whose insight and inspiration illustrated just how important it is to ensure that youth have a seat at the table when working to

If you missed the Center for Global Study’s week-long lunch and learn event with the Northwest International Education Association, you are in luck — all the sessions were recorded. This year’s lunch & learn explored ways that faculty and staff could internationalize their campuses.

JSIS 480/581: Global Cybersecurity takes an area and international studies approach to investigating nation-state cybersecurity strategy and regional dynamics. Structured geographically, it addresses the cybersecurity strategies of major international actors, regional dynamics, famous cyberattacks, and the state of international cybersecurity, and involves instruction by guest experts. Dr. Jessica Beyer, who developed the course, is offering Global

The Center for Global Studies (CGS), East Asia Center (EAC), and South Asia Center (SAC) are pleased to support the Spring Quarter 2021 Global Business Forum taught by Professor Christina Fong, in partnership with the Foster School’s Global Business Center, the School of Law’s Global Business Law Institute, and The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR). The Global Business Forum