Explore the world with us during Dawg Daze!
September 14, 2023
Learn more about the world – and the Jackson School – during Dawg Daze! Friday, September 22 Shared Spaces: The Making and Remaking of Black and Jewish Seattle In a
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UW Honors features class by Devin Naar that explores the layers of Seattle’s Central District
August 22, 2023
An experiential learning class taught by Jackson School faculty Devin Naar is featured by the University of Washington Honors program in an article titled, “Exploring layers of Seattle’s Central District.”
Sasha Senderovich awarded National Endowment for Humanities grant
August 18, 2023
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded Sasha Senderovich, Jackson School and Slavic Languages and Literatures faculty, a grant for his project, “In the Shadow of the Holocaust:
Students take action on 3 pressing global issues
June 7, 2023
In the last week of classes in spring quarter, on June 1, 18 international studies and global and regional studies majors plus a first-year graduate student and three other Social
Task Force Q&A: Kaden Kaeo
June 7, 2023
In spring quarter 2023, 18 international studies and global and regional studies students plus a first-year graduate student and three other Social Science majors completed the Jackson School’s Donald C.
UW Sephardic Studies “Muestros Artistas” symposium, Devin Naar feature on KUOW
May 4, 2023
In a KUOW piece titled, “‘We are still here’ – the art and culture of Seattle’s Sephardic community,” which aired April 19, 2023, the Jackson School’s Stroum Center for Jewish
In Memoriam: Gad Barzilai (1958-2023)
April 30, 2023
Gad Barzilai, professor emeritus and a passionate scholar, teacher and colleague at the Jackson School of International Studies and the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Washington,
Daniel Bessner gives podcast interview on the meaning of fascism today // The New Republic
April 17, 2023
Daniel Bessner is one of two guests on TNR’s The Politics of Everything podcast in an episode titled, “Who Are You Calling a Fascist?” about the meaning of fascism itself,
Devin Naar featured guest on podcast “Bilingual in America”
February 21, 2023
Devin Naar features in a Jan. 26 episode titled, “Re-Newing Ladino: A Conversation with Dr. Devin Naar,” hosted by the podcast “Bilingual in America,” on the history of the Ladino
Sasha Senderovich interviews writer Aleksander Hamon on his new Bosnian war novel // Jewish Currents
February 16, 2023
Sasha Senderovich, Jackson School and Slavic Languages and Literature faculty, recently conducted an interview with the acclaimed Bosnian-American writer Aleksandar Hemon about his new novel, “The World and All That