Task Force Q&A: Kazuhiko Kimura
June 7, 2023
In spring quarter 2023, 18 international studies and global and regional studies students plus a first-year graduate student and three other Social Science majors completed the Jackson School’s Donald C.
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Some major awards and honors for Jackson School students and recent alum
June 7, 2023
In Spring 2023, three Jackson School students and two recent alumni received highly competitive and prestigious awards to pursue their passion for the world through language learning and research at
Spotlight: Husky 100 undergrad Tina Nguyen ’23
June 7, 2023
We recently spoke with Tina Nguyen, an international studies major graduating in 2023, who was named to the University of Washington’s Husky 100 list in Spring 2023 for her research
A Fulbright to Finland: Meet Mia Filardi
June 6, 2023
In May 2023, Mia Filardi, a graduating senior in international studies and Finnish with a focus on language and culture, was selected for a U.S. Fulbright award that will take
Undergrad and alum receive prestigious Yenching Academy Scholarships
June 6, 2023
Jackson School student Casper Pei-Shen Suen, an international studies major graduating this spring, and Collin Chung, an alum who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in international studies in 2021, have
Danya Al-Saleh receives UW Population Health climate change planning grant
May 24, 2023
In May, Danya Al-Saleh, assistant professor of international studies, was awarded a climate change planning grant from the UW Population Health Initiative. It was one of just 12 grants given
Jackson School alum named to Husky 100
May 23, 2023
Congratulations to our alum Amodini Khade, (B.A. International Studies 2020; M.S. Human-Centered Design & Engineering 2023), who has been named to this 2023 University of Washington’s Husky 100 list for
Saadia Pekkanen co-edits special issue on space diplomacy in The Hague Journal of Diplomacy
May 22, 2023
Saadia Pekkanen, Job and Gertrud Tamaki Endowed Professor and an outer space expert, co-edited a special issue of The Hague Journal of Diplomacy Volume 18 Issue 2-3: Special Issue: Space Diplomacy:
UW Sephardic Studies “Muestros Artistas” symposium, Devin Naar feature on KUOW
May 4, 2023
In a KUOW piece titled, “‘We are still here’ – the art and culture of Seattle’s Sephardic community,” which aired April 19, 2023, the Jackson School’s Stroum Center for Jewish
Vanessa Freije pens article on journalism and violence in the US and Mexico // Public Books
May 4, 2023
Associate Professor Vanessa Freije pens an article titled, “When journalists lose public support, violence abounds,” published on April 25, comparing the situation of journalists in Mexico to the situation of