Two Jackson School graduate students have been awarded David L. Boren Fellowships for the academic year 2018-2019. Benjamin Kantner, who is pursuing a M.A. in International Studies with a focus on political ecology in the Brazilian Amazon, will head to Brazil to further his Portuguese language skills. He boosted his language learning by also being selected as

Indra Ekmanis (Ph.D., International Studies, 2017) has been named a Mellon/American Council of Learned Societies Fellow for a two-year full-time position as Associate Editor, Global Nation, Public Radio International. She is one of 24 selected from across the country and UK as a Fellow to serve in a top nonprofit organization or government agency. While a student at

To those UW students thinking about studying Inuktitut, I give you the words of professor Mick Mallon, renowned Canadian linguist, on “casual” Inuktitut learning: “‘Picking up’ Inuktitut would be like would be like putting together an IKEA space rocket kit.” Any beginner will quickly discover a complex language with a precise grammar completely unrelated to

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.

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 Global Health Business Case Competition (GHBCC) is in its third year at the UW Foster School of Business. The competition builds on the traditional business school case competition model by bringing together students from multiple disciplines including business, engineering, and health sciences in a competitive environment. Instead of addressing a typical management or supply

The Asia Centers, the Center for Global Studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, and the Libraries at the University of Washington present the six-part series “Global Energy Today: The Asian Nexus” published in conjunction with The Seattle Times Newspapers in Education program. The run dates for the articles were respectively November

Associate Professor Mary Callahan was quoted in a New York Times article, “In China, Aung San Suu Kyi Finds a Warm Welcome (and No Talk of Rohingya),” published on Nov. 30, 2017. Callahan commented on a mediation plan by Wang Yi, China’s foreign minister, concerning the Rohingya minority crisis. Callahan is an Associate Professor of