News from the School of IAS
D.C. Human Rights Seminar scholarship continues to change lives
Since 1991, the Washington D.C. Human Rights Seminar has provided students with the opportunity to be a part of conversations around national and global policies. After two full-day workshops, they spend six days in Washington D.C. attending seminars and briefings with institutions and policy makers across the political spectrum. The most recent cohort travelled in September 2019, and 12 students received financial support through ...
April 28, 2020
IAS names 2020 Hall of Alumni Excellence inductees
Each year IAS honors the extraordinary achievements and contributions of its alumni through the Hall of Alumni Excellence, and we are excited to announce our 2020 inductees: Jacob Allen, Ray Corona, EJ Juarez, Courtney Normand, and Kat Sweet. The IAS Hall of Alumni Excellence recognizes alumni at varying stages of career who are established or emerging leaders in their fields, policy changing public servants, and devoted and inspiring mentors. They are remarkable individuals who ...
April 24, 2020
Warren Gold receives two King County grants for stormwater study
IAS faculty member Warren Gold received two grants from King county for a project on "Floating Treatment Wetlands Reduce Contaminants and Nutrients in Urban Stormwater Runoff." The grants will fund a research collaboration with Dr. Lizbeth Seebacher that evaluates the effectiveness of different Northwest wetland plant species and biomedia mixes in reducing stormwater pollutants and the effects of those pollutants on the health of coho salmon.
April 24, 2020
Kristin Gustafson elected to Association of Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication’s teaching committee
Members of the Association of Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) elected IAS faculty member Kristin Gustafson to the organization’s Teaching Committee. The 3,700-member professional, nonprofit, international organization is “the oldest and largest alliance of journalism and mass communication educators and administrators at the college level.” Gustafson will serve a three-year term beginning October.
April 21, 2020
Policy Studies candidate Tania Santiago addresses COVID-19 impact on Latinx Community
Recognizing the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the Latinx community in Washington State, MA in Policy Studies candidate Tania Santiago mobilized friends and knowledge learned in her policy studies practicum to develop COVID-19 Social Media Resources in Spanish. In addition ...
April 17, 2020
Amani Sawari advocates for release of Michigan prisoners amidst COVID-19
IAS alum Amani Sawari (’16) is the statewide campaign coordinator for the Michigan Prisoner Rehabilitation Credit Act (MPRCA), an initiative for the November 2020 ballot that would restore "good time" credits to the prison system, which were eliminated in the state's 1998 Truth In Sentencing law. Michigan is one of three states in the U.S. that does not make earned credits available to incarcerated people. For several years Sawari has ...
April 16, 2020
Julie Shayne featured in SUNY Press’s Quarterly Newsletter
IAS faculty member Julie Shayne was one of two featured authors in SUNY Press’s April newsletter. SUNY Press, publisher of her third book Taking Risks: Feminist Activism and Research in the Americas, was especially interested in Shayne’s take on the importance of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies (GWSS). Julie, co-facilitator of UW Bothell's GWSS major ...
April 15, 2020
Min Tang interviewed on the Political Economy of China’s Internet
IAS faculty member Min Tang was recently interviewed by Asia Experts Forum, an online publication based in the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies at Claremont McKenna College. The interview featured her recently published book Tencent: The Political Economy of China’s Surging Internet Giant, and discussed the business philosophies and ...
April 14, 2020
Abigail Echo-Hawk: Better Native American health through research
As the chief research officer for the Seattle Indian Health Board, Abigail Echo-Hawk directs data collection and evaluation for the Urban Indian Health Institute. The institute is one of 12 tribal epidemiology centers in the nation and ...
April 13, 2020
Robbie Christmas creates “Work From Home Seattle” concert livestream
Many full-time musicians in the Seattle area are finding their incomes frozen as events and venues across the state remain closed. One of these affected artists is IAS alum Robbie Christmas (Media & Communication Studies ’11), also known as RX. Like many of his professional musician friends experiencing the consequences of quarantine first hand, RX “felt compelled to get involved and give back to the community that had made [him] feel whole and welcome.” RX began working with fellow local musicians to organize Work From Home Seattle, a series of virtual concerts. The event livestreams ...
April 10, 2020