In Memoriam: Samuel Arnone-Roller (2002-2023)
August 23, 2023
It is with profound sadness that we share the news that one of our students, Samuel Arnone-Roller, who graduated with a master’s degree in Middle East Studies in June 2023,
Topic: Alumni
Campus rally calls for release of Xiyue Wang, Jackson School alum imprisoned in Iran | The Daily
May 14, 2018
A rally and media appeal to President Donald Trump was held in Red Square on May 8 in support of Jackson School and UW alumnus Xiyue Wang, who has been
Alumna Elise Carlson Rainer on the role of U.S. diplomats in advocating for LGBTI rights | NPR
April 10, 2018
Alumna Elise Carlson-Rainer, Assistant Professor of International Relations at American Public University, discusses the public perception of government workers ever since former President Barack Obama ordered to incorporate LGBTI rights
Alumna Gennie Gebhart argues protecting privacy is good for business | Bloomberg
April 3, 2018
Alumna Gennie Gebhart (B.A., International Studies, 2012), a researcher at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, is quoted in a Bloomberg article titled “Facebook Data Scandal Has Left Zuckerberg Isolated in Tech“. Gebhart
Alumna Delahunt-Avila speaks out against a culture of silencing others | Idaho State Journal
March 29, 2018
In “Bullying others into silence is ineffective and fear-mongering” Alumna Helen Delahunt-Avila (B.A. International Studies ’83) argues that silencing others to maintain control is a misunderstanding of the basics of being
Alumna Maggie Moore brings the story of women in combat roles to the stage
November 14, 2017
The College of Arts and Sciences features Alumna Maggie Moore (B.A. International Studies ’12) in their November Perspectives newsletter in ‘Women in combat, women onstage‘, showcasing Moore’s role as a co-creator
Ph.D. alumna Indra Ekmanis on Latvia’s struggle to leave Soviet legacy | Foreign Policy Research Institute
October 20, 2017
Alumna Indra Ekmanis, Ph.D., published an article in Foreign Policy Research Institute titled “The Non-Citizen Non-Question: Latvia Struggles to Leave Soviet Legacy Behind“. Ekmanis discusses Latvia’s persistent integration issues during its post-Soviet
Alum urges U.S. to enforce Burma’s democratic transition & minority protection | Washington Post
July 27, 2017
Alumnus Hunter Marston (M.A. Southeast Asia Studies and MPA Public Affairs, 2013) argues in “It’s time for the U.S. to pressure Burma on human rights — once again” that Burma’s
Jackson School alumnus wins Fulbright
July 26, 2017
Jackson School Alumnus Benjamin C. Lee (B.A., International Studies and Chinese, 2015) is among 11 UW students and alumni who have been awarded a 2017-2018 U.S. Fulbright Program Scholarship. His Fulbright Research Fellowship
Alumna publishes notes of her return to war-torn Aleppo | Washington Post
July 18, 2017
Jackson School Alumna Jwanah Qudsi (B.A. ’14) publishes a first-person piece documenting her return to war-torn Syria and the visit to her home town of Aleppo. Qudsi, who grew up in Aleppo,