February 10, 2016
Professor Devin Naar, current chair of the UW Sephardic Studies Program at the Jackson School of International Studies and an Assistant Professor in the Department of History, has become the first recipient of
February 9, 2016
In this Seattle Times article about a conservative Christian evangelical leader who is preaching on how the Republican presidential candidates are wrong on immigration, Jackson School Professor and Chair of Comparative Religion James Wellman
February 9, 2016
“Rights are only half of democracy; the other half is a sense of common good,” said award-winning journalist, writer and commentator Robin Wright about the current situation in the Middle
February 5, 2016
Taiwan’s January 2016 election resulted in an overwhelming victory for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), winning both the presidency and control of the legislative yuan for the first time. The
February 5, 2016
Join us for a special public lecture on “Rock the Casbah: Thundering Change Across the Middle East” with Robin Wright, award-winning journalist and author. Wright’s lecture will explore and explain
February 2, 2016
In The Wire, an online news magazine in India similar to Slate or Salon, Professors Christian Novetzke and Sunila Kale author an article on political theology and the practice of yoga in both
January 29, 2016
Getting to experience Ottawa through the eyes of two very different community members was enlightening. Both Craig MacDonald, a native of Ottawa, and Jamie Koebel, an Apeetagosan/Nehiyaw woman from Lac La Bich, Alberta, saw the city
January 29, 2016
In this Forbes article about how Seattle is becoming a force in the space race, Associate Director and Professor Saadia Pekkanen examines who the major players are and their efforts
January 27, 2016
Jackson School Professor and refugee expert Kathie Friedman is quoted in an article about giving a refugee crisis a human face in the University of Washington’s The Daily.
January 25, 2016
KOMO radio interviews Jackson School Director Reşat Kasaba about what potential effects the lifting of sanctions will have on Iran and the U.S. (Aired on Jan. 18, 2016)