News from the School of IAS
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. The 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
Masahiro Sugano and Anida Yoeu Ali Awarded a 2020 Art Matters Grant
Studio Revolt, the collaborative media lab of IAS faculty members Anida Yoeu Ali and Masahiro Sugano was awarded a 2020 Art Matters grant. The Art Matters foundation awarded 37 fellowships of 5,000 USD each to individual artists and collective teams working in contemporary art and performance. In this year of pandemics and protests, Art Matters engaged ...
December 11, 2020
Supporting International Students 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. Their efforts, however, became urgent when the U.S. Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) placed restrictions on international students’ visitor status, due to the COVID-19 health crisis.
December 10, 2020
Paul Johnson leads diversity, equity, and inclusion at Seattle Waldorf School
IAS alum Paul Johnson has joined Seattle Waldorf School as their first Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI). In this capacity, Johnson will develop and implement programs and strategies to help ensure that all students, faculty, and staff feel valued for their individual talents and unique cultural perspectives. He will also seek to broaden the diversity of ...
December 7, 2020
Julie Shayne blogs about Trump refusing to concede the election
IAS faculty member and Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies Faculty Coordinator Julie Shayne wrote a blog piece for Ms. Magazine about the patriarchal entitlement that allows Donald Trump to refuse to concede the election. In it she argues that if he were a woman this highly unprofessional and immature behavior would likely put an end to all future woman presidential candidate’s careers whereas no men’s political careers are going to be even slightly damaged by his behavior. Read: “If Trump Were A Woman.”
December 7, 2020
Jennifer Atkinson releases Episode 6 of her podcast “Facing It”
IAS faculty member Jennifer Atkinson releases Episode 6 of her podcast Facing It, a series exploring climate anxiety and eco-grief. The latest episode in the series, titled Embracing Uncertainty, is available on apps like Apple podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, Amazon Music, and Stitcher. As Atkinson argues in this new episode ...
December 4, 2020
Amaranth Borsuk publishes article on design legend Barbara Stauffacher Solomon
IAS faculty member Amaranth Borsuk has published a biographical essay outlining the life and work of artist Barbara "Bobbie" Stauffacher Solomon in the latest issue of The Improbable, an art newspaper published by Siglio Press for the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Borsuk became fascinated with the work and career of the boundary-breaking artist after ...
December 4, 2020
Ching-In Chen publishes Kundiman for Kin :: Information Retrieval for Monsters
IAS faculty member Ching-In Chen has published a new chapbook, Kundiman for Kin :: Information Retrieval for Monsters, which explores familial lineage for monsters and mutants with Portable Press @ Yo-Yo Labs, an independent press which publishes poetic works showcasing “subtle and intense forms of public exchange and autonomous expressions—dynamic in awareness—luminous in form.” As a Finalist for The Leslie Scalapino Award ...
December 4, 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
Brandon Washington discusses philanthropy at UW Bothell
How has work in Advancement & External Relations changed since remote operations began at UW Bothell? Brandon Washington, manager of annual giving and philanthropy, answers a few questions from Maria Lamarca Anderson, director of communications. A graduate in Media & Communication Studies (’15), Washington worked in community engagement for several years before joining UW Bothell in January 2020, and his onboarding experience has been far from normal.
December 2, 2020