This summer, Rhema Hokama, an Assistant Professor in the Department of English, joined the Religious Studies program as Chair. Hokama recently spoke about her background and visions for the program.

This summer, the Jackson School and UW Global are launching a new hands-on learning program called the Global Career Accelerator that puts University of Washington students directly in touch with

Jackson School Associate Professor and Taiwan Studies Program Chair James Lin has recently received the Henry A. Wallace Award for his book, “In The Global Vanguard: Agrarian Development and the

The Middle East Center is pleased to announce the inaugural recipients of the Parvin E’tesami Student Support Fund: Sergen Avci (PhD candidate, Near and Middle Eastern Studies) will conduct archival

Jackson School has some excellent courses for you to consider this autumn! See the list below for some featured courses! ALL autumn Jackson School courses: AUTUMN 2026 Courses website JSIS

When Eleanor Hadley sailed from Seattle to Japan in 1936, she began a career that would shape U.S.-Japan relations for decades. Ninety years later, Jackson School Ph.D. student Kiwa Tashiro

The path to meaningful environmental work doesn’t always follow a straight line. For Tessa Marks, it began in a Santa Cruz classroom where Spanish echoed through the hallways, continued through

The HUB Ballroom came alive with applause, proud smiles, and the rustle of regalia on Saturday, June 13 as 186 students marked the culmination of their academic journeys at the

Jackson School of International Studies (JSIS) undergrads can now further their international policy experience even more, thanks to the establishment of the Donald C. and Margery S. Hellmann Scholar award,

Senior military officers and academic scholars don’t always share the same classroom. At the Jackson School, however, they do. Since 2015, the University of Washington Army War College (AWC) Fellowship