September 5, 2017 Dear Students, Faculty and Staff, Today we learned that the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program will come to an end in six months unless there is legislative action to protect it. Read more

We had a year full of events! Read our annual report here!

The joyful week of commencement celebration marks the end of another academic year and provides a nice moment to take stock of what we accomplished as an intellectual community. We, of course, should begin by recognizing the 17 students who graduated in 2017 with degrees in Latin American and Caribbean Studies: Shane Backman Melissa Blue

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!

“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!

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

Fidel Castro’s death has led us to lay eyes once again on his iconic figure. In the last few days, a plethora of photos of his persona has flooded TV, digital, and printed media. Not surprisingly, most of these are of a younger Fidel, in military gear, and always in action: smiling, talking, walking, thinking,

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

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

Award winning American author, journalist, and lecturer Adam Hochschild spoke to UW students and faculty on November 9th at Smith Hall. His best-known works include King Leopold’s Ghost, To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914–1918, Bury the Chains, The Mirror at Midnight, and The Unquiet Ghost.