October 22, 2025
Posted by: Sameera Ibrahim
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
October 7, 2025
Posted by: Sameera Ibrahim
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
September 16, 2025
Posted by: Jaime Fitch
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
December 10, 2024
Posted by: Monique Thormann
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
April 12, 2024
Posted by: Madison Anne Morgan
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
January 31, 2024
Posted by: Monique Thormann
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.
January 4, 2024
Posted by: Monique Thormann
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
October 6, 2023
Posted by: Monique Thormann
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
September 13, 2023
Posted by: Monique Thormann
This autumn the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington will welcome Steven Simon, an award-winning author and former U.S. National Security Council member and
August 2, 2023
Posted by: Monique Thormann
Update: We are profoundly sad to announce that Samuel Arnone-Roller passed away on August 21, 2023, following a short illness. Read the Jackson School memoriam for Samuel Samuel Arnone-Roller, who