Spring 2026 | Course List
March 1, 2026
Area Courses HSTCMP 290 Topics in Comparative/Global History Instructor: TUNA BASIBEK TTh | 2:30 – 4:20 | CDH 101 5 credits (SSc) | 21483 Course Description Examines special topics in
Topic: Middle East Center
Gaining influence? Turkey and changing U.S. policy
February 24, 2026
Middle East Center faculty member and Jackson School Professor Reşat Kasaba recently sat down for a podcast episode with Gönül Tol, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, to
Middle East Center Symposium on “Gender, Translation, and the Short Form in the Eurasian Periodical”
October 22, 2025
From October 10-11, 2025, the Middle East Center hosted an exciting interdisciplinary symposium at the University of Washington Seattle campus. The symposium, titled “Gender, Translation, and the Short Form in
Autumn 2025 Middle East Center Newsletter
October 7, 2025
Dear Colleagues and Community Members, My name is Aria Fani, and I am honored to serve as the new Director of the Middle East Center (MEC). My home department is
Explore the world with us during Dawg Daze!
September 16, 2025
Learn more about the world – and the Jackson School – during Dawg Daze! Wednesday, September 17 Ice Cream Social with Jewish Studies When: Wednesday, September 17, from 3:00 to
1/27 TALK | Together in Translation: Rewriting Virginity in Feminist Solidarity
December 10, 2024
Join us for Together in Translation: Rewriting Virginity in Feminist Solidarity, a talk by Emek Ergun, author and expert in global and women’s and gender studies, in conversation with Berfin
Reşat Kasaba receives award for contributions to Turkish scholarship
April 12, 2024
Reşat Kasaba, professor and former director of the Jackson School, was recently awarded the 2024 High Achievement Award in Social Sciences from Kadir Has University in Istanbul. The theme of
Q&A with Steven Simon, Professor of Practice in Middle East Studies
January 31, 2024
In Autumn 2023, Steven Simon joined the Jackson School for the academic year as Professor of Practice in Middle East Studies to teach and engage with the public on the U.S.
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
Doctoral candidate Yasir Zaiden pens article on recent US sanctions in Sudan // Foreign Policy
October 6, 2023
Yasir Zaidan, Jackson School doctoral candidate in international studies, pens a piece titled, “U.S. Sudan Sanctions Won’t Work Without the UAE’s Help,” about the recent move in September by the