New faculty appointments 2022-2023
January 4, 2024
Mika Ahuvia began as Director of The Stroum Center for Jewish Studies in July 2022, and is the Herbert L. & Lucia S. Pruzan Chair in Jewish Studies. Ahuvia is an
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
The University of Washington's Latin American and Caribbean Studies program in the Jackson School of International Studies was established in 1992 and is committed to the advancement of scholarship and applied knowledge about Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Vanessa Freije pens article on journalism and violence in the US and Mexico // Public Books
May 4, 2023
Associate Professor Vanessa Freije pens an article titled, “When journalists lose public support, violence abounds,” published on April 25, comparing the situation of journalists in Mexico to the situation of
Celebrate UW Global Month with us!
October 31, 2022
Join in Jackson School international activities this month! Follow this link for an ongoing list of Jackson School public events throughout the month, and read University of Washington President Cauce’s UW
Jonathan Warren pens piece on global housing crisis // Seattle Times
October 19, 2022
Jonathan Warren, professor, pens an opinion piece titled, “Free-market development, not lack of density, is behind housing crisis” on the global housing crisis. It was published Oct. 18, 2022, in
María Elena García receives 2022 Best Book on Peru prize
August 31, 2022
María Elena García, interim chair of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, has been awarded the 2022 Flora Tristán Prize for Best Book on Peru, a recognition given annually by the
Vanessa Freije receives Latin American Studies Association book prize
April 28, 2022
Vanessa Freije, assistant professor of International Studies and Latin American and Caribbean Studies, was awarded an honorable mention by the Latin American Studies Association, 2022 Mexico Section prize, for the best book
Vanessa Freije receives prestigious grant for new book on information sovereignty in Mexico
April 14, 2022
Jackson School Assistant Professor of International Studies Vanessa Freije has been selected for a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend for her new book project, “Technology, Violence, and the Struggle for
Caitlin Quirk, Donald C. and Margery S. Hellmann Scholar 2021-2022
January 5, 2022
In this Q&A, we speak with Caitlin Quirk, a senior majoring in international studies who was recently selected as the 2022 recipient of the Donald C. and Margery S. Hellmann Scholarship
Christoph Giebel quoted on the big lie of a Volunteer Park plaque // UW Daily
November 29, 2021
In an article titled, “Statues: Relics representing past and present colonialism and white supremacy,” Associate Professor Christoph Giebel is quoted from his Op-Ed in May 2021, published by the Northwest Asian
Vanessa Freije article on 1984 assassination of Mexico’s most famous journalist // La Jornada
July 19, 2021
In her article, “Manuel Buendía: To Kill a Journalist,” Jackson School Assistant Professor Vanessa Freije analyzes the 1984 assassination of Mexico’s most famous journalist, Manuel Buendía, and connects it to