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The Center for Global Studies is proud to co-sponsor the seventh STARTALK-sponsored symposium on working with heritage language learners. Join language teaching colleagues from the University of Washington and around the state on February 22nd in Mary Gates Hall, room 241 from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM for talks on strategies, programs, and curricula for language

Interested in studying abroad in Brazil? This program will expose UW students to the richness of Afro-Brazilian cultures by studying and living in Salvador da Bahia, the heartland of Afro-descended peoples of Brazil. Salvador da Bahia was the first capital of Brazil and has the largest black population in the country. Salvador represents one of

The College of the Environment- Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University of Washington (UW) will celebrate its 3rd Environmental JusticeConference on April 7, 2020. We invite interested participants to join and extend this conversation to explore methodologies, challenges and opportunities through the design of workshops that may include interactive presentations, discussions and

The Center for Global Studies is proud to co-sponsor a number of upcoming, noteworthy events on the University of Washington’s campus and in the Seattle area. FIUTS is a nonprofit organization based on the campus of the University of Washington and is focused on promoting international understanding and community. FIUTS envisions a global community, tied to

Leaders of top U.S. graduate programs of global affairs, including Jackson School Director Reşat Kasaba, are joining together in a call to action for increased focus on diversity and inclusion in international affairs education. The initiative, led by the University Leadership Council on Diversity and Inclusion in International Affairs was announced on July 12, 2019, with the

Nearly a dozen Jackson School students at the end of this spring quarter will continue to hone their leadership skills and deep knowledge of a region as recipients of national awards that promote global engagement. Almost 40 percent of Fulbright Scholar Awards at the University of Washington this year went to Jackson School undergraduates. The six

Since Bitcoin’s founding in 2009, thousands of Bitcoins have entered circulation. A popular conception of the “virtual” nature of cryptocurrency dominates, but cryptocurrency is deeply embedded in policy and physical environments. And, while most analysis of the phenomenon focuses on the disruptive impact of cryptocurrency on financial markets, cryptocurrency also negatively impacts the communities and

Mary Andom, a graduate student in the M.A. in Applied International Studies program who also serves as a communications assistant at the Jackson School, writes about Jackson School doctoral student Francis Abugbilla’s journey from a village in Ghana to the UW in Seattle and back to shed light in his community and beyond.  In the

Historical environmental movements have often placed great emphasis on the actions individuals can take to create positive impacts. This strategy works well for pinpointed environmental issues. However, climate change is an incredibly global, and complex concern, and the individual responsibility approach does not produce the results necessary to address current and future risks. While individual