News from the School of IAS
Kadija Hussen is a young woman empowered
While in high school, Kadija Hussen discovered UW Bothell through a career event organized by Young Women Empowered. Now she's majoring in Law, Economics & Public Policy, engaging in campus leadership, and mentoring other young women!
April 23, 2019
IAS faculty and student win 2019 Husky Green Awards
真人线上娱乐 Husky Green Awards are given annually to students, faculty and staff from the Seattle, Bothell and Tacoma campuses who show environmental leadership and dedication. This year, IAS faculty members Rob Turner, Warren Gold, Environmental Science major Jordan Fette, and Policy Studies alum Sean Schmidt have been awarded this distinction.
April 23, 2019
Jason Frederick Lambacher publishes editorial on the Green New Deal
IAS faculty member Jason Frederick Lambacher published an editorial in the May 2019 edition of 真人线上娱乐 New Republic on the Green New Deal. In a guest editorial for the magazine, Lambacher, drawing on the work of Hannah Arendt, argues that citizen involvement in both imagining and implementing a Green New Deal (GND) is fundamental to its viability.
April 23, 2019
IAS Faculty Host Distinguished Speaker Cecilia Vicu?a
Last week, the School of IAS hosted Dean's Distinguished Speaker Cecilia Vicu?a, a Chilean visual artist and poet whose work addresses ecological destruction, human rights, and cultural homogenization. As part of her visit, Vicu?a delivered a performance lecture, Living Poems, on Tuesday April 16th from 6-8pm to a large audience of campus and community members. 真人线上娱乐 following day ...
April 23, 2019
Jason Frederick Lambacher delivers a paper derived from his Art & Politics of Walking course
IAS faculty member Jason Frederick Lambacher delivered a paper derived from his Art & Politics of Walking course at the Western Political Science Association’s (WPSA) annual conference in San Diego, CA in April 2019. Lambacher presented new work at a WPSA mini-conference titled, 真人线上娱乐 Politics of the Mindfulness Revolution. 真人线上娱乐 conference took a critical look at the multiple and competing forces of the “mindful revolution” in the contemporary zeitgeist, including yoga, meditation, education, pedagogy, corporate mindfulness, mindfulness in prisons, and various types of Buddhism. Lambacher discussed ...
April 23, 2019
Amaranth Borsuk and Sarah Dowling Publish Interview and Review of Poet Jordan Abel
真人线上娱乐 current issue of ASAP/J, the web journal of the Association for the Study of the Arts of the Present, includes Borsuk and Dowling's collaborative review of Injun, Jordan Abel's Griffin-Award winning poetry collection collaged, cut-up, and erased from a corpus of 91 public-domain pulp western novels. 真人线上娱乐ir review is accompanied by an interview with Abel in which the three discuss Injun in the context of his body of work, both previous and forthcoming, which uses ...
April 23, 2019
Yolanda Padilla and Janelle Silva honored at UW Latinx Faculty Recognition
IAS faculty members Yolanda Padilla and Janelle Silva have been selected for recognition at the 3rd Annual Latinx Faculty Recognition Event on May 2nd. This year, 33 Latinx faculty across the tri-campuses of the University of Washington were selected. Twenty-four of the honorees are from the UW Seattle campus, five honorees from UW Bothell, and four honorees from UW Tacoma.
April 22, 2019
Amber Shirk recognized as one of Tacoma’s top volunteers
Alum Amber (Monson) Shirk has always been involved in her community, but her engagement has only deepened since graduating from the M.A in Policy Studies (MAPS) program in 2017. This June, Shirk will receive a City of Destiny Award from Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards and the City Council for her contributions to the city’s economic development. Shirk is Digital Marketing Chair for Tacoma Waterfront Association, Event Coordinator for Friends of the Foss’s annual Free Summer Concert Festival Series, and ...
April 22, 2019
Interactive art illustrates climate change
Recent graduate Vancie Fu created a senior project that still has her teachers talking. With elements of art, environmental studies, digital media and creative storytelling, Fu uses an multi-disciplinary approach to discuss climate change with her “artifact from the future.”
April 22, 2019
Crystal Nelson recognized as member of the Husky 100
Each year, the UW recognizes 100 exemplary students through the Husky 100. IAS student Crystal Nelson has received this honor and is channeling her education and life experience into a law career.
April 22, 2019