December 29, 2016
“Ever since the Cold War, museums have helped to bridge the gap between Russia and the US. They have been big players in cultural diplomacy and maybe don’t receive the
December 2, 2016
Daniel Murphree, a UW M.A. student in Southeast Asian Studies, spent the summer of 2016 studying Burmese with the support of a Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship from
November 22, 2016
Meet Christi Anne Hofland, a Jackson School alumna using her passion for increasing cultural and educational understanding across borders. “The Jackson School provided me with the language skills, understanding of
November 15, 2016
On Applying for the FLAS Fellowship Midterms are (hopefully) wrapping up, the sakura tree leaves in the UW Quad have fallen, and Winter Break is upon us. What better way
November 3, 2016
“We must prevent life from being so bleak, that risking death is preferential.” These words from Assistant Secretary Anne Richard, in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees,
October 12, 2016
David Inman, a PhD candidate in Linguistics, was awarded a Summer 2016 Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship to study Nuuchahnulth, a language spoken along the west coast of
September 21, 2016
Vanessa Quince, a UW Ph.D. student in Political Science, is a recipient of the Center for West European Studies Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS). With this funding, she
September 14, 2016
Henry Milander, an undergraduate student in Business and International Studies, was awarded Summer 2015 and 2016 Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships in Arabic by the Center for Global
September 7, 2016
UW History Ph.D. candidate Arna Elezovic is currently on a Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowship (FLAS) at the University of Zadar in Croatia. Arna is also exploring the country’s spectacular Dalmatian coast and its hinterland,
September 2, 2016
Elena Bell, a PhD student in International Studies, was awarded Summer 2016 and Academic Year 2016-17 Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships by the Canadian Studies Center. She spent