News from the School of IAS
Christian Arciniega Catalyzes the Passage of Washington State Military Spouses Legislation
IAS Global Studies and Media and Communication Studies major Christian Aricniega was the catalyst behind the passage of HB 1052 relating to institutions of higher education affording priority registration to spouses and domestic partners receiving VA education benefits.
July 2, 2015
Kari Lerum Speaks in London and Publishes in Ms Magazine‘s Blog
IAS faculty member Kari Lerum delivered a paper at the Sexual Cultures 2 conference in London on "Building communities of (im)possibility: transgender sex workers & structural (re)humanization."
July 2, 2015
S. Charusheela and Colin Danby Speak on Postcolonialism and Economics
IAS faculty members S. Charusheela and Colin Danby participated in a session, "A Decade since Postcolonialism Met Economics: Round Table on Postcolonialism Meets Economics ," at the Association for Institutionalist Thought at the Western Social Science Association 57th annual conference.
July 2, 2015
Ron Krabill and Ursula Valdez participate in COIL conference
IAS faculty members Ron Krabill and Ursula Valdez joined a UW team led by Director of Global Initiatives Natalia Dyba at the annual Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) conference.
July 1, 2015
Susan Harewood and Ron Krabill present at Communication, Postcoloniality, and Social Justice conference
IAS faculty members Susan Harewood and Ron Krabill presented at the inaugural Communication, Postcoloniality, and Social Justice conference in Villanova, Pennsylvania.
July 1, 2015
IAS faculty members play leadership roles in UW Bothell Diversity Week
IAS faculty members played leadership roles in UW Bothell’s Diversity Week. Leslie Ashbaugh, S. Charusheela, and Majd Baniodeh, Program Manager for the Center for University Studies and Programs, co-organized an Interfaith Dialogue.
July 1, 2015
Amaranth Borsuk leads Critical Making Webinar and presents work at &Now Innovative Writing Conference
IAS faculty member Amaranth Borsuk led a Critical Making Webinar, hosted by Professor Roger Whitson and sponsored by the Washington State University College of Arts and Sciences. The webinar focused on...
July 1, 2015
Julie Shayne discusses her book and presents at the Pacific Sociological Association
IAS faculty member Julie Shayne discussed her new book and presented a paper at the Pacific Sociological Association conference. Shayne’s book, Taking Risks: Feminist Activism and Research in the Americas, was featured at an author-meets-critics session at the conference.
July 1, 2015
Susan Harewood, Jin-Kyu Jung, and Janelle Silva Named as Distinguished Teaching Award Finalists
Congratulations to IAS faculty members Susan Harewood, Jin-Kyu Jung, and Janelle Silva, all of whom were finalists for the 2015 Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest honor given for teaching at the University of Washington.
July 1, 2015
S. Charusheela speaks on “Unsettling the University”
IAS faculty member S. Charusheela spoke at conference at the University of California Riverside on "Unsettling the University: Confronting Capitalism and the Crisis of Higher Education."
June 30, 2015