News from the School of IAS
Category: Students
MFA Alum Nicole McCarthy publishes her first book, A Summoning
Nicole McCarthy's (MFA 2017) first book, A Summoning, has just been published by Heavy Feather Review.
August 16, 2022
Dr. Julie Shayne publishes piece about her class The Power of Feminist Writing
This spring 2022 Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies professor Dr. Julie Shayne launched a new course called The Power of Feminist Writing.
August 16, 2022
Coming alive with performance
When most people think of performance, they think of dance recitals, plays or concerts. But according to IAS faculty member Anida Yoeu Ali, performance is something anyone can do, at anytime, anywhere. “Everything can be a stage, and any place can be a gallery,” Ali said. “It’s just a switch in your thinking.”
May 31, 2022
IAS students present their work at the 2022 Global Engagement Conference
Thirteen students from IAS faculty member Ben Gardner's History and Globalization class (BISGST 303) presented their research at the 2022 Global Engagement Conference. Annie Wang, Evelynn Michaud-Spangler, Nabrath Sheriff, Saki Ueta, Sanaika Shetty and Sidra Imran ...
May 23, 2022
7 IAS students receive Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships
The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program has announced that nearly 3,000 U.S. undergraduate students have been selected to receive Gilman Program awards for 2022. Out of that national number, 7 students are from IAS!
May 6, 2022
MFA community members perform with national dance company
The spotlight was — quite literally — put on students and faculty in the University of Washington Bothell’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing & Poetics program as they took to the stage in What Problem?, a touring production by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company of New York. ...
May 2, 2022
Students of Competitive Filmmaking & Global Media Lab Screen Award-Winning Films Worldwide: Vienna, Berlin, Austin & Seattle
The short film “Delirium” created by IAS faculty member Masahiro Sugano’s 2020 “Competitive Filmmaking” class has been screened worldwide. The film, created by eight UW Bothell students entirely during remote learning, captures the contradictions of the current moment ...
April 22, 2022
MFA student Amy Hirayama Apprentices with Writers in the Schools
Amy Hirayama, a second-year student in the MFA in Creative Writing & Poetics, was recently selected to serve as an apprentice in Seattle Arts and Lectures' Writers in the Schools Program. In this newly-created role, Hirayama, a former middle school teacher, will serve as a Writer-in-Residence alongside an established WITS teacher at Evergreen High School, gaining experience, mentorship, and professional development while working in an area of education she is passionate about. Profiled last month on SAL's blog, SAL/ON, ...
November 19, 2021
Students present at Washington Lakes Protection Association
Three UW Bothell students presented at the annual Washington Lakes Protection Association (WALPA) meeting online in October, supported by IAS faculty member Avery Shinneman. Jodylene DeLosReyes and Tram Lam presented on the outcome of a CBLR partnership with King County, supported by a ...
November 8, 2021
Hana Abdulrahman named to Chancellor’s Advisory Committee for Students
Hana Abdulrahman, a current Master of Arts in Policy Studies candidate, has been named as the Graduate Student Representative for the 2021-2022 Chancellor’s Advisory Committee for Students (CACS). As a body, CACS represents all students at UW Bothell and collaborates to advise the Chancellor and the executive team on campus-wide issues and major initiatives affecting students. Hana brings ...
October 20, 2021