October 13, 2021
We are saddened to announce that Kyoko Tokuno, one of the longest serving senior lecturers at the Jackson School with Comparative Religion and Japan Studies, passed away on September 28, 2021, in
August 17, 2020
The University of Washington’s Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies has been awarded a $200,000 grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York. This grant will support bridging the gap
March 6, 2020
Jim Wellman, the chair of the comparative religion program at the Jackson School of International Studies, is featured for his goal to expand the investment in religious studies at the
January 27, 2020
Jim Wellman, chair and professor of the comparative religion program at the Jackson School, co-authors “High on God: Mega-Churches and the Making of America,” a book that goes step-by-step through
November 10, 2019
Jim Wellman, chair of comparative religion at the Jackson School, is quoted in “Seattle faith groups reckon with AI – and what it means to be ‘truly human‘.”
April 18, 2019
Jackson School Comparative Religion Program Chair James Wellman reflects on the burning of Notre-Dame cathedral and the threat of forest fires in Washington state in a recent Crosscut op-ed piece. “The
August 29, 2018
As the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo considers how to re-arrange his Department’s handling of religion, IPI-Religion Fellow Chris Seiple joined 11 other senior scholars and foreign policy practitioners in
June 21, 2018
The Jackson School of International Studies and the Department of History honored two faculty members, Hwasook Nam and Kyoko Tokuno, who retire from the University of Washington at the end of this
June 6, 2018
Jackson School Chair of Comparative Religion and Professor Jim Wellman is quoted in “Losing Faith: The Closure Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church” on the state of religious affiliation in the Pacific Northwest
May 4, 2018
Jackson School Affiliate Instructor and International Policy Institute Senior Fellow in Religion Chris Seiple writes in his article “How faith can overcome religious nationalism” that cross-cultural religious literacy skills are necessary to stand together