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Video: Roundtable features 7 JSIS faculty
October 9, 2014
On Oct. 7, the Jackson School featured faculty for a roundtable discussion, “How to Make Sense of the World when the World is Falling Apart.”
$1 million Carnegie grant boosts new International Policy Institute
September 23, 2014
Thanks to a $1 million grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York, the University of Washington’s Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies will improve its sharing of critical research
Jackson School welcomes new faculty in 2014-15
September 22, 2014
The Jackson School is pleased to welcome the following new faculty in the 2014-15 academic year: Mika Ahuvia, assistant professor, was born in Kibbutz Beit Hashita in northern Israel. She
Globalization class reaches worldwide with free, online course
September 2, 2014
Professor Matthew Sparke’s “Introduction to Globalization” course has long been popular with UW students and international studies majors. But Sparke sees the material in his class as equally relevant to
Students apply research skills to make recommendations to Construction for Change and Microsoft
August 26, 2014
Founded in 2009, Construction for Change, a nonprofit based in Seattle, has built hospitals, schools and other infrastructure to benefit communities around the world. But after the buildings were complete,
How do you save a dying language? Assistant Professor Devin Naar on KUOW
August 4, 2014
Devin Naar, assistant professor of Jewish Studies and history, talks with Ross Reynolds on KUOW’s The Record last week about the Sephardic Jewish language of Ladino. Naar discusses the language’s
Task Force keynote: ‘We’ve left lots of additional work for you’
July 17, 2014
This year’s Jackson School graduates are entering careers at a challenging time for the United States and the world. But with those challenges come opportunities, said James N. Miller, former
Conference encourages high-school students to attend college
July 15, 2014
About 100 high school students from around the state had a chance to focus on future goals, and the role of higher education in attaining those goals, during the annual
Korea Studies naming ceremony celebrates career of Sen. Paull Shin
June 16, 2014
On Thursday, the Jackson School hosted a celebration to name the Korea Studies Program for Sen. Paull Shin, who represented Washington’s 21st Legislative District for 15 years. Shin gathered support
Middle East Center director writes for the Washington Post Monkey Cage blog
June 5, 2014
Ellis Goldberg, Middle East Center director, wrote, “A new political dilemma for Egypt’s ruling military,” for Washington Post’s Monkey Cage blog. The most important threat to military rule is the military