News from the School of IAS
The enduring impact of mentoring connections
The Winter/Spring issue of UW Bothell Magazine highlights the power of mentorship and features IAS alumni Tadashi Shiga ('96), Emily Anderson ('09), and Bianca Borjas ('17), and current student Cindy Yang. In the article, “The enduring impact of mentoring connections,” ...
April 6, 2021
Camille Walsh: “’Taxpayer dollars’ — the origins of austerity’s racist catchphrase”
IAS faculty member Camille Walsh published “'Taxpayer dollars' — the origins of austerity’s racist catchphrase” in MotherJones.com. “The phrase 'taxpayer dollars,'” Walsh writes, “has a populist, even democratic ring to it. Gone are the days when we referred to the treasury as 'the king’s purse' or ...
April 6, 2021
Becca Price presents webinar on the anatomy of a research study
IAS faculty member Becca Price and her colleagues Clark Coffman (Iowa State), Jenn Thompson (University of Georgia), Danielle Thompson-Ryan (Laramie County Community College) presented a webinar in the series Online with LSE. Their webinar was titled Exploring the anatomy of a research study: Behind the scenes of a qualitative research study with strong theoretical framing. ...
April 2, 2021
Margaret Redsteer gives keynote talk for Annual Symposium on Indigenous Knowledge
IAS faculty member Margaret Redsteer provided the inaugural keynote talk for the Annual Symposium on Indigenous Knowledge at Utah State University on March 19, 2021. The presentation "Earth Science, Indigenous knowledge, and Tribal Sovereignty" discussed how science on Indigenous lands is linked to moving Native communities toward a future of ...
April 2, 2021
Grace Ryan receives IAS Staff Recognition Award
Grace Ryan, IAS Program Coordinator for Operations and Events, received one of the very first IAS Staff Recognition Awards. Grace was nominated by IAS faculty member Colin Danby. Grace’s extraordinary coordination, attention to detail, and thoughtful communication ensured that IAS led a successful search for ...
April 1, 2021
Jennifer Atkinson gives keynote talk at CSU Sustainability Conference
IAS faculty member Jennifer Atkinson gave a keynote talk at Chico State University’s This Way to Sustainability Conference where she addressed the rise in fear, anxiety and despair in the face of our climate crisis. Recent research shows that 26% of adults in the U.S. now characterize climate change as “alarming” (Yale Program on Climate Communication, 2020). Atkinson noted that ...
April 1, 2021
Ted Hiebert co-hosts 2021 World Telekinesis Competition
IAS faculty member Ted Hiebert co-hosted the 2021 World Telekinesis Competition, an organized tournament in which teams from around the world compete to influence the behavior of a candle, using the power of their minds alone. 16 teams from around the world ...
March 31, 2021
IAS Letter of Support to our AAPI Students
As we begin Spring Quarter, we are once again bearing witness to the rise of anti-Asian violence, rhetoric, and discrimination in the U.S. These letters and statements have become far too common within the university and the public at large. While statements might feel devoid of action, we believe it is our duty as your teachers, advisors, mentors, and community to publicly state that we vehemently condemn the violence towards Asians/Asian Americans that have been occurring in the U.S. ...
March 30, 2021
My Story: Call me Dr., not Julie
IAS faculty member Julie Shayne asks students to address her as Dr. instead of professor to acknowledge her Ph.D. and to respect the academic achievements of women and marginalized faculty. In “My Story: Call me Dr., not Julie,” Shayne discusses how the WSJ op-ed addressing First Lady Dr. Jill Biden as "kiddo" impacted her and why the piece is a display of structural misogyny.
March 26, 2021
Practicing social justice with Snohomish County
Students in the Master of Arts in Policy Studies program gained practical experience in a winter quarter partnership with Snohomish County’s new Office of Social Justice. As part of IAS faculty member Charlie Collin’s Practicum for Policy Studies course, the students worked on three projects: an assessment of marginalized communities; a comparison of strategies with other governments; and a survey of diversity, equity and inclusion among county employees.
March 26, 2021