News from the School of IAS
Joe Ferrare presents research on the effects of virtual charter schools
Joe Ferrare, associate professor in IAS, recently presented his research on the effects of virtual charter high schools at the annual meeting of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management in Washington, D.C.
November 29, 2022
Katherine Agyemaa Agard Wins the 2018 Essay Press MFA Book Contest
of colour is an experimental essay about color, hybridity, and art-making. Selected by Mary-Kim Arnold for the 2018 Essay Press | UW Bothell MFA Book Contest.
November 29, 2022
Kaia Solvig Preus Wins the 2018 Essay Press MFA Book Contest
The War Requiem blends memoir, research, and historical fiction, in order to explore Benjamin Britten’s dynamic piece of choral and orchestral music, the War Requiem, Op.66. Selected by Rebecca Brown for the 2018 Essay Press | UW Bothell MFA Book Contest.
November 29, 2022
Alysa Levi-D’Ancona (MFA ’23) Publishes work in Occulum Journal
Issue 13 of Occulum, an online journal of "prose, poetry, and other peculiarities," features the poem "molasses traps" by second-year MFA student Alysa Levi-D’Ancona (she/her).
November 22, 2022
Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies (GWSS) faculty present at the annual National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) Conference.
This year five GWSS faculty attended the annual National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) conference.
November 22, 2022
Jin-Kyu Jung coauthors a paper in Sociology of Health & Illness
IAS faculty member Jin-Kyu Jung has published a coauthored article, “Struggling, helping and adapting: Crowdfunding motivations and outcomes during the early US COVID-19 pandemic” in Sociology of Health & Illness.
October 17, 2022
Jin-Kyu Jung participate in the panel at 2022 Edge of Amazing conference
IAS faculty members Jin-Kyu Jung participated as a discussant in the “Go Fund Us? What Crowdfunding Means For the Future of Healthcare Access” workshop session in 2022 Edge of Amazing conference.
October 17, 2022
Jennifer Atkinson gives keynote at American Museum of Natural History and Evergreen College
Jennifer Atkinson gave keynote addresses at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and Evergreen State College in Washington addressing the emotional toll of our climate crisis.
October 17, 2022
Dr. Julie Shayne publishes piece about iconic feminist punk rock band Bikini Kill
Dr. Shayne, co-coordinator of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies, published a piece titled “The Healing Power of Bikini Kill” in Ms. Magazine about Bikini Kill’s recent performance in the Seattle area.
October 17, 2022
MFA Alum Nicole McCarthy reads at Gig Harbor Poetry Festival
On October 9th 2022, MFA in Creative Writing and Poetics alum Nicole McCarthy (MFA 2017) was the keynote speaker for the Greater Gig Harbor Poetry Festival where she red from her new book, The Summoning.
October 17, 2022