In Memoriam: Jere L. Bacharach (1938-2023)
April 13, 2023
We mourn the passing of Jere Bacharach, 84, professor emeritus of History and former director of the Jackson School and longtime contributor to the field of Middle East studies. He
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Task Force: Recommending solutions to major global issues
March 24, 2023
Over winter quarter 2023, 77 international studies and global and regional studies seniors applied their critical thinking and research skills to recommend how to address some of the most challenging
Task Force Q&A: Meet Keegan Hull
March 23, 2023
In winter quarter 2023, 77 international studies and global and regional studies seniors completed the Jackson School’s Donald C. Hellmann Task Force Program, a capstone course that involves eight weeks
Meet Isabel Wilson: Mary Gates Research Scholarship 2022-23
January 25, 2023
In January 2023 we sat down with Isabel Wilson, a senior majoring in international studies, who was recently selected for a 2022-2023 Mary Gates Research Scholarship, to talk about what
Sharing global insights by learning how to write for the public
January 5, 2023
In Winter and Spring 2022, the Jackson School launched the Calderwood Seminars in Public Writing, a national innovative curriculum developed at Wellesley College which has been adopted by more than a
An international strategic crisis negotiation course takes on North Korea’s nuclear program
January 5, 2023
In mid-May 2022, over 30 UW students gathered for two days in Denny Hall at the University of Washington to solve an issue taking place in 2024: to restart Six Party Talks and bring
Danya Al-Saleh becomes first-ever faculty in environmental justice at the Jackson School
December 21, 2022
In September 2022, Danya Al-Saleh, a feminist geographer with expertise in Environmental Studies and Middle East Studies from the University of California Los Angeles, joined the Jackson School of International Studies
Robert Pekkanen receives Outstanding Research Award from Japan’s nonprofit studies association
December 20, 2022
In June 2022, Robert Pekkanen, Jackson School professor and a Japan expert, received the Outstanding Research Award 2022 from JANPORA (Japanese Association of NPO Research), which is the nonprofit studies
Mission study abroad: Impacting disability rights
December 20, 2022
What did five Jackson School undergraduates along with 15 other University of Washington students do in Geneva, Switzerland, for three weeks in September 2022? They used their research skills and
National dissertation research award for Jackson School doctoral candidate Yasir Zaidan
December 19, 2022
Yasir Zaidan, a third-year Jackson School doctoral candidate in international studies, was selected in April 2022 as the recipient of a 2022 Social Science Research Council Mellon International Dissertation Research