News from the School of IAS

Erin Kerrigan: From serving food to serving families

IAS alum Erin Kerrigan (’11) served as a waitress for more than a decade before she enrolled at UW Bothell. She got a job at the Career Center and says that job helped her find her current path. The Global Studies graduate now works as a community engagement manager for the Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families.

April 27, 2021

Celebrate National Poetry Month

In honor of National Poetry Month, enjoy works by IAS alumni G. Fox, Stephanie Segura, and Kristine Jeanyoung Kim, featured in past editions of Clamor, UW Bothell’s literary and arts journal. There will be a virtual launch event for the 2021 edition on June 11, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Check the Clamor website for a link to the launch event.

April 27, 2021

Anida Yoeu Ali exhibits in Fragilità with support of The Embassy of Italy in Kuala Lumpur

IAS faculty member Anida Yoeu Ali was selected as one of four Southeast Asian artists to exhibit alongside Italian artists in an immersive online group exhibition titled "Fragilità." “Fragilità” is curated by Alberto Salvadori, director of Fondazione ICA Milano, Luigi Fassi, director of MAN in Nuoro, and Lim Wei Ling, director of the Wei Ling Gallery in Kuala Lumpur, and it is organized with the support of the Italian Embassy in Malaysia. “Fragilità” began on Instagram channel @particle____ from March 3-10, 2021 with platform access and public program found on the Fragilità website.

April 26, 2021

Ching-In Chen publishes in The Rupture

IAS faculty member Ching-In Chen’s hybrid pieces “Gatha for Forest Walk / When No Father Arrives,” “Desert / Nine Days,” and “Park” were published in The Rupture, a bimonthly publication of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction.

April 23, 2021

Anida Yoeu Ali exhibits at MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum in Chiang Mai

IAS faculty member Anida Yoeu Ali exhibited prints from The Buddhist Bug series at MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum in Chiang Mai, Thailand from Nov 14, 2020 - March 30, 2021. The photographs were part of a final touring exhibition titled “A Beast, A God and A Line” originally curated by Hong Kong based curator Cosmin Costinas.

April 23, 2021

IAS faculty receive grant and organize UW Bothell Labor Colloquia Series

IAS faculty members Ching-In Chen, Dan Berger, S. Charusheela, Joseph Ferrare, and Kari Lerum received a grant from the UW Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies. The grants committee noted that “the progress in growing Labor Studies made at UW Bothell was extraordinary in the 2019-2020 academic year, reaching new faculty and audiences both on and off-campus, and we applaud your work!

April 23, 2021

Jennifer Atkinson: The Search for Environmental Hope

IAS faculty member Jennifer Atkinson’s podcast Facing It was featured in the Washington Post Magazine’s cover story for their Earth Day edition. The article, titled “The Search for Environmental Hope,” included an interview with Atkinson and several naturalists, scientists and climate activists about how they engage with the question of hope. ...

April 23, 2021

Science Teaching Experience Program (STEP) graduate reflects on lessons learned

IAS faculty member Becca Price runs the Science Teaching Experience Program (STEP) in which Ph.D. scientists and students pursuing Ph.Ds learn how to teach with methods that are proven to be effective and equitable. The Association for Women in Science just ran a feature about the program, written by STEP graduate Katie Mitzelfelt. Dr. Mitzelfelt concludes ...

April 20, 2021

Mask and You Shall Receive: Student Support During the Pandemic

IAS staff members Eva Navarijo, Nhi Tran, Sakara Buyagawan, Jung Lee, and Jessica Trenkamp ran a session at the UW/Community College Advising Conference on “Mask and You Shall Receive: Student Support During the Pandemic.” The session focused on ...

April 20, 2021