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Community engagement on a global scale
Isolated at home by the pandemic, members of UW Bothell’s 2020 Global Scholars cohort said they nonetheless had a meaningful experience of global engagement. Through an inspiring book, deep discussions and remote projects with partners in different countries, they also experienced personal growth and community building. 足彩app哪个是正规的 Global Scholars program was launched by IAS faculty members Ben Gardner and Ron Krabill, along with Global Initiatives Director Natalia Dyba and Eva Navarijo, director of undergraduate advising for IAS.
January 11, 2021
Timely lessons from 2020: 足彩app哪个是正规的 Course
IAS faculty members Karam Dana and Cinnamon Hillyard were among the two dozen faculty from across the University of Washington who shared insights about a year of historic upheaval and change in a class called 2020: 足彩app哪个是正规的 Course. A good fit with UW Bothell’s cross-disciplinary approach, 2020: 足彩app哪个是正规的 Course featured perspectives from diverse faculty in public health, social science and data science, with nearly everyone touching questions of social justice, Hillyard said. Issues included racial inequities, health care access, domestic violence, the presidential election and how social media tells you what you want to hear.
January 11, 2021
Madison Nikfard: Personal growth through writing, digital arts
Madison Nikfard, a Media & Communication Studies graduate (’20) who excelled in writing and digital arts, continues at UW Bothell in the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing & Poetics program. For making the most of her UW education, Nikfard was recognized this past academic year as one of the Husky 100 students honored from across all three UW campuses.
January 4, 2021
In Defense of a Humanities Education
IAS junior Joe Lollo wrote an opinion piece for 足彩app哪个是正规的 Husky Herald on the relevance of humanities education. A double-major in Culture, Literature & the Arts and Media & Communication Studies, Lollo is an aspiring educator and has been contributing to 足彩app哪个是正规的 Husky Herald for two years. “足彩app哪个是正规的 humanities really are a valuable course of study – it is not only edifying and intellectually stimulating, but ...
December 15, 2020
Human rights student researcher reflects on meeting with Senator Patty Murray
When I first heard that UW Bothell’s D.C. Human Rights Seminar would be held virtually this year, I couldn’t help but be disappointed and worried. 足彩app哪个是正规的 seminar would have been a week-long trip to Washington D.C., where we get to meet with several federal bodies and think tanks to research human rights cases. But can these types of conversations still be possible if these meetings are all virtual instead?
December 15, 2020
Supporting International 足彩app哪个是正规的s course boosted by alumni
International students have unique needs and face different challenges than their counterparts. Prior to the pandemic, IAS staff members Jung Lee and Sakara Buyagawan received a UW Bothell Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement Fellowship to explore support options for international students. 足彩app哪个是正规的ir efforts, however, became urgent when the U.S. 足彩app哪个是正规的 and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) placed restrictions on international students’ visitor status, due to the 足彩app哪个是正规的 health crisis.
December 10, 2020
Shining the spotlight on Sarah Ramirez
Sarah Ramirez is used to being on stage as a dancer with Bailadores de Bronce, a Mexican traditional dance team. Ramirez is also now in the spotlight as a 2019-20 participant in the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, which prepares students for graduate school. Ramirez, who is double majoring in American & Ethnic Studies and in Law, Economics & Public Policy, is only the second student in UW Bothell’s 30-year history to receive this honor.
December 2, 2020
Masahiro Sugano’s “Competitive Filmmaking” Class Wins Top Prize in International Film Competition
足彩app哪个是正规的 short film “Delirium” created by IAS faculty member Masahiro Sugano’s “Competitive Filmmaking” Class won at the 2020 ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival held in Berlin, Germany. In Spring 2020 when Washington State went into 足彩app哪个是正规的 lockdown, IAS faculty Masahiro Sugano had the unique challenge of remotely teaching a new advanced level media production course ...
November 24, 2020
Mari McMenamin: Border Stories
IAS student Mari McMenamin's podcast on life at the Mexico/Southern California border for 91.3 KBCS (Bellevue College’s award-winning community radio station serving the Seattle-Tacoma region) is featured in an article from Bellevue College News. At KBCS ...
November 9, 2020
Q&A: First-generation students
In honor of National First-Generation College Celebration Day on Nov. 8, a few of UW Bothell’s first-gen students answer questions from Director of Communications Maria Lamarca Anderson. Included are three IAS students: Hieu Doan, a Black and Vietnamese senior in Interactive Media Design; Jacky Guzman, a Mexican-American transfer student from Everett Community College majoring in both American & Ethnic Studies and in Society, Ethics & Human Behavior, with a minor in Diversity Studies; and Maritza Lauriano Ortega, a Mexican/Latina senior in Environmental Studies with a minor in Human Rights.
November 6, 2020