Dr. Brinda Sarathy, new IAS dean at UW Bothell

Dr. Brinda Sarathy, professor of environmental analysis at Pitzer College in Claremont, California, will succeed Dr. Bruce Burgett as dean of the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences at the University of Washington Bothell. The University selected Sarathy in a national search that began last year. She will begin her job as dean and professor on July 1. Burgett, the inaugural dean of IAS, is returning to the faculty after 14 years of administrative service.

April 16, 2021

David Goldstein chairs Multiethnic Pedagogies panel

IAS faculty member David Goldstein served as chair and respondent for a panel, “Multiethnic Pedagogies,” at a virtual conference of the Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States (MELUS) in which ...

April 14, 2021

MFA candidate Troy Landrum, Jr publishes in South Seattle Emerald

Troy Landrum, Jr recently published a work of short fiction, “The New Life,” in the South Seattle Emerald. Landrum is a second-year candidate in the MFA in Creative Writing & Poetics program, currently completing his thesis, a work of historical fiction that traces the Great Migration through the history of a Black family. In addition to his writing ...

April 12, 2021

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

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