LACS Newsletter – Week of 5/22/17
May 22, 2017
May 22, 2017
May 11, 2017
Latin American and Caribbean Studies hosted a unique presentation by Dr. Vincent Phillips on March 30, 2017, who featured a quite extensive collection of photos from his research in Guatemala and shared more about the work of Forensic Anthropology Foundation of Guatemala (FAFG). Click below for the full presentation on YouTube!
May 8, 2017
April 24, 2017
April 17, 2017
“Ultimately, I want to do something that’s collaborative, creative, hands-on, and rooted in community service. I want to do something that makes a difference.” Click to read her full story!
April 10, 2017
February 8, 2017
January 29, 2017
Supporting our international scholars and students Ana Mari Cauce January 29, 2017 On Friday morning, I had breakfast with David Bonderman, an alumnus who completed his undergraduate degree in Russian at the UW, and then a law degree at Harvard. He is best known to our students as the man who established what they call
November 17, 2016
On Wednesday November 16, Juan Haro from immigrant women-led Movement for Justice in El Barrio led a discussion on successful strategies taking on multimillionaire landlords and government entities & policies that support them in the fight against displacement and gentrification. Movement is a primarily low-income, immigrant, majority-women organization working against gentrification and for local housing
November 16, 2016
Dear Jackson School Community, As we come to terms with the results of the highly contentious election, I wanted to write to you to reaffirm that the Jackson School will always be an open and welcoming place for people of all backgrounds. University of Washington President Cauce, Provost Baldasty and other university leaders have posted