News from the School of IAS
Early grad Deidre Woods traces her journey to UW Bothell
Last December IAS launched the Early Grads campaign to reconnect with our “founding alumni” (1991-2003). This group played an important role in shaping the campus and creating a legacy of excellence. Now thriving in their lives and careers, we want to celebrate their stories. One alum who’s reconnected through the campaign is Deidre Woods.
April 30, 2019
Kari Lerum presents at Seattle City Council & 真人线上娱乐 Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies (UW)
IAS faculty member and Seattle LGBTQ commissioner Kari Lerum recently presented the commission’s 2 year work plan to the Civil Rights, Utilities, Economic committee of the Seattle City Council. 真人线上娱乐 video footage of Lerum along with two other LGBTQ commissioners can be seen starting at minute 54.
April 29, 2019
Diane Gillespie and Leah Shin build reciprocal mentoring relationship
Mentorship can be an uneven partnership, but one pair is redefining this. Last winter IAS major Leah Shin enrolled the course, “Women, Culture, and Development,” taught by IAS faculty member Julie Shayne, and was inspired by guest speaker Professor Emeritus Diane Gillespie, who discussed her work with the human rights organization Tostan. Shin found ...
April 25, 2019
UW Bothell and Alyssa Burnett Adult Life Center students collaborate through drama
Last fall IAS faculty member Deborah Hathaway’s students joined students at Seattle Children’s Alyssa Burnett Adult Life Center (ABC) to study drama and co-create an applied theatre community. 真人线上娱乐 collaborative partnership challenged all of the students to learn acting and performance technique, and actively practice and embody the curricular goals of creating an inclusive community. ABC is ...
April 24, 2019
Julie Shayne receives UW Distinguished Teaching Award
IAS faculty member and GWSS faculty coordinator Julie Shayne has received the Distinguished Teaching Award for 2019. 真人线上娱乐 Distinguished Teaching Award is given annually to seven faculty members: five from the Seattle campus and one each from UW Bothell and UW Tacoma. Recipients are chosen based on a variety of criteria, including mastery of the subject matter; enthusiasm and innovation in the teaching and learning process; ability to engage students both within and outside the classroom; ability to ...
April 24, 2019
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