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Mary Callahan pens article on ghosts of coups past in Myanmar // East Asia Forum
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Meet Leela Fernandes, new director of the Jackson School of International Studies
September 27, 2020
Leela Fernandes, an internationally recognized scholar and author on democratic politics and inequality with a focus on contemporary India, officially assumed the directorship role of the Jackson School of International
Tony Lucero moderates panel on why Indigenous students should think about international affairs
September 22, 2020
Last week on Sept. 17, Tony Lucero, chair and associate professor of Latin American & Caribbean Studies, led a panel discussion hosted by the Association of Professional Schools of International
Scott Montgomery opinion piece on climate change and the devastating wildfires in the US // Global Policy
September 21, 2020
In “The Year of Fire and Burning Air” Jackson School faculty Scott L. Montgomery, an energy expert, analyzes how the current wildfires devastating wildfires on the West Coast may represent the
Alumni Profile: Kayley Knopf, Dataminr Project Manager
September 15, 2020
This is the fourth in a series of profiles of Jackson School alumni who focused on cybersecurity and international studies during their degree. Kayley Knopf is a Project Manager at
Lessons from an Iranian prison: Jackson School alum Xiyue Wang on US-Iran relations // Foreign Affairs
September 15, 2020
Xiyue Wang, who earned his bachelor’s in international studies and asian languages & literature at the University of Washington, pens an analysis about U.S.-Iranian tensions and ideologies in “Lessons from
Alumni Profile: Josh Lee, Nature Conservancy Development Manager
September 9, 2020
This is the third in a series of profiles of Jackson School alumni who focused on cybersecurity and international studies during their degree. Josh Lee is a Development Manager at
Alumni Profile: Grant Dailey, King County Management Auditor
September 9, 2020
This is the second in a series of profiles of Jackson School alumni who focused on cybersecurity and international studies during their degree. Grant Dailey works in the King County
Can the American university be saved? Daniel Bessner gives his analysis in The Nation
September 9, 2020
Daniel Bessner, Joff Hanauer Honors Professorship in Western Civilization, analyzes how “the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed the glaring contradictions in American higher education” in his article that reviews two new
Podcast features Devin Naar analyzing race, erasure and Sephardic history // UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy
September 8, 2020
Devin Naar, Sephardic Studies Program Chair and Isaac Alhadeff Professor of Sephardic Studies, is the featured speaker of a podcast episode titled “Are Jews white? A Conversation on Race, Erasure, and
Silver lining to Covid-19? Scott Montgomery on the potential for a better energy future // Global Policy
September 8, 2020
In his Sept. 1 article titled “Silver Linings for Non-Carbon Energy – If We Want to See Them” Jackson School faculty Scott L. Montgomery investigates the possibility for the post-pandemic energy