March 2021

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 ...

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. ...

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.

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.

The University of Washington Bothell continues to be recognized for producing Fulbright scholars, with three IAS faculty members receiving recent awards. They include Alka Kurian, who will conduct research on transnational fourth wave feminisms in Morocco; Jed Murr, who will teach ethnic American literature in Slovenia; and David Goldstein, who will teach American studies in Japan.