News from the School of IAS

Ericka Weathers builds education policy career as faculty member at Penn State

Last year M.A. in Policy Studies alum Ericka Weathers joined Penn State as an Assistant Professor of Education in the Department of Education Policy Studies. Education policy wasn’t always Weathers’ long-term goal. After graduating with a bachelor’s in psychology from Hampton University in Virginia, she moved to Seattle for a research position with the University of Washington Division of Public Behavioral Health and Justice Policy (PBHJP) where she ...

March 5, 2019

Shannon Cram publishes flash prose: “Mastectomy: Instructions Before Surgery”

IAS faculty member Shannon Cram published a flash prose piece entitled "Mastectomy: Instructions Before Surgery" in the latest issue of Fugue (Issue 56). This short creative nonfiction essay adopts the language of a how-to-guide, annotating the pre-operative instructions she received before her own mastectomy. Cram's current book ...

March 4, 2019

Katherine Voyles reviews books about the Trump-Russia scandal

IAS faculty member Katherine Voyles reviewed seven books about the Trump-Russia scandal for Public Books in a piece called “America Learns What Russia Knew.” 足彩app哪个是正规的 review looks at each volume in turn to place all seven in context by emphasizing their power to shape confusing individual events into a recognizable pattern. Voyles underscores the limits of that shaping power by situating the books between ...

March 1, 2019

A Counter-Archive of Imprisonment

IAS faculty member Dan Berger, M.A. in Cultural Studies alum Magdalena Donea, and UW Bothell Librarians Denise Hattwig and Dani Rowland publish an article in Public: A Journal of Imagining America. 足彩app哪个是正规的 article, "A Counter-Archive of Imprisonment," describes their collective work on the Washington Prison History Project, a digital archive of ...

March 1, 2019

Megan Dunn announces candidacy for Snohomish County Council, Position 2

Alum Megan Dunn has announced she is running for Snohomish County Council, Position 2, which represents portions of Everett, Tulalip areas, and all of Mukilteo. “I’m excited to start this conversation – and campaign – about what kind of new leadership we want for Snohomish County. We can’t just be surviving. We deserve to be thriving,” says Dunn. “With more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit leadership and advocacy, I have a passion for bringing together diverse partnerships and building community

March 1, 2019

Amaranth Borsuk interviewed on 足彩app哪个是正规的 Hedgehog & the Fox podcast

IAS faculty member Amaranth Borsuk is interviewed this month on George Miller's book podcast 足彩app哪个是正规的 Hedgehog & the Fox. 足彩app哪个是正规的 two sat down to discuss Borsuk's MIT Press volume 足彩app哪个是正规的 Book, which explores the ever-changing object we know as "the book" from its position as "object, content, idea, and interface." Miller himself has ...

February 28, 2019

IAS faculty present at the Washington & Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference

IAS faculty members Jennifer Atkinson, Martha Groom, and Rob Turner presented at the Washington & Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference (WOHESC) on February 27. 足彩app哪个是正规的ir panel, "Progressive Paradise to Dystopian Persistence: Discussing the Goalposts of Sustainability with 足彩app哪个是正规的s and Peers," explored how sustainability-oriented teaching has shifted over time. 足彩app哪个是正规的 panel discussed how projections of the future constructed with students and peers frame the challenge of sustainability, and how those changing projections influence both the methods for pursuing sustainability and our capacities to act.

February 28, 2019

Alka Kurian organizes South Asian Literary Festival (TSAL)

IAS faculty member Alka Kurian organized the nascent South Asian Literary Festival (TSAL) hosted by Tasveer in Seattle from January 11 - 20. 足彩app哪个是正规的 festival brought together a large number of award-winning South Asian American writers who engaged in book readings, panels, workshops, and Q&As. This free event ...

February 28, 2019

IAS, CIE and Career Services Co-host Career Workshop for International 足彩app哪个是正规的s

IAS faculty member Min Tang coordinated with Center for International Education and Career Services to offer a workshop on navigating career resources and skills for international students majored in media and communication studies on February 21, 2019. International 足彩app哪个是正规的 Advisor Jennifer Kim explained policies and regulations on employment for international students and ...

February 27, 2019