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
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Student Spotlight: Meet Aidan Swayne
November 6, 2023
We recently connected with Aidan Swayne, a second-year student in our M.A. in International Studies program and alumnus of our bachelor’s degree in international studies. Aidan was selected for an
Autumn 2023: Director’s Message
October 10, 2023
Dear Members of the Jackson School Community, As we prepared for the publication of this newsletter, we learned of the Oct. 7 death of recent Jackson School Ph.D. graduate Dr. Hayim
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,
Sara Curran elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences
July 18, 2023
Jackson School Professor Sara Curran, who also serves as the director of the Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology, has been recognized for scientific achievement and willingness to work
Celebrating the Class of 2023!
June 15, 2023
Honoring achievements “You are the latest generation of scholars to emerge from your time here with the skills necessary to become diplomats, activists, business, political, and military leaders, academics, artists,
Steve B. Davis, Jackson School Distinguished Alum 2023
June 15, 2023
In his keynote address to the students as the Jackson School Distinguished Alum Award 2023 recipient, Steve B. Davis, who graduated in 1984 with a master’s degree in East Asian
Saadia Pekkanen co-edits special issue on space diplomacy in The Hague Journal of Diplomacy
May 22, 2023
Saadia Pekkanen, Job and Gertrud Tamaki Endowed Professor and an outer space expert, co-edited a special issue of The Hague Journal of Diplomacy Volume 18 Issue 2-3: Special Issue: Space Diplomacy:
In Memoriam: Jere L. Bacharach (1938-2023)
April 13, 2023
We mourn the passing of Jere Bacharach, 84, professor emeritus of History and former director of the Jackson School and longtime contributor to the field of Middle East studies. He
Sarah Lohmann quoted in article on President of Finland’s trip to Washington // Seattle Times
March 8, 2023
Acting Assistant Professor Sarah Lohmann, a cybersecurity and energy expert, is quoted in “President of Finland visits Washington’s Capitol” published on March 7, 2023.