News from the School of IAS
Ching-In Chen publishes two poems in Meridians: feminism, race, transnationalism
IAS faculty member Ching-In Chen has published the poems “Self-Portrait, Cannibal/Reversal/Break In/Benediction” and “Self-Portrait, Shipping Container/Driving Through Night/Jury” in the Radical Transnationalism: Reimagining Solidarities, Violence, Empires issue of Meridians ...
January 2, 2020
Student project with Snohomish County Department of Elections
This fall's BIS 175 American Government & Politics class worked on a quarter-long group project with the Snohomish County Department of Elections and the UW Bothell Community-Based Learning & Research (CBLR) office. Garth Fell (Snohomish County Elections manager) and Duncan Clauson (Elections and Voter Outreach Specialist) ...
December 23, 2019
Lambacher on ecological nostalgia at Pacific Northwest Political Science Conference
AS faculty member Jason Lambacher presented a paper currently being worked on for publication at the PNW Political Science conference in Boise, ID in November 2019. The paper argues technological, cultural, and environmental change has produced a world that is awash in nostalgia for what has vanished or is threatened with disappearance. But while nostalgia is pervasive ...
December 23, 2019
American Government & Politics class hosts talk and Q&A with election cybersecurity expert Matt Bishop
As part of a BIS 175 American Government & Politics course that focused on voting rights and elections, a recent class hosted a Skype talk and class Q&A with world-renowned election cybersecurity expert Matt Bishop (U.C. Davis, author of widely used textbook Computer Security: Art and Science). Student Zach Ruble helped ...
December 23, 2019
Ching-In Chen publishes “15” in Lavender Review
IAS faculty member Ching-In Chen has published “15,” from the hybrid series, Houston in Compilation, in Lavender Review’s December issue. Lavender Review is a literary journal published by Headmistress Press dedicated to lesbian poetry and art.
December 23, 2019
Capstones are cornerstones for IAS grads
One of the final courses seniors take in IAS is BIS 499 Portfolio Capstone. This is where they sum up their undergraduate learning. Read about some of our recent grads: Corbin Rayburn (Law, Economics & Public Policy); Sophia Mallouk (Environmental Science); Dominic Cerillo (Law, Economics & Public Policy); and Destiny Wrenn (Society, Ethics & Human Behavior)!
December 23, 2019
“Kiss the Girl: Growing Up a Lesbian in the Age of Trump”
IAS student and Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies (GWSS ) major Ila Plank (formerly Samantha Plank) published “Kiss the Girl: Growing Up a Lesbian in the Age of Trump” in the local Seattle paper, The Stranger. The article reflects on Disney movies and the sexual dissent after the Trump election.
December 23, 2019
Students receive career mentoring through networking trek
On November 22, sixteen UW Bothell students caught a glimpse of their future. Leslie Olson, managing partner of Olson & Olson, PLLC and Chair of the IAS Advisory Board, greeted them on the 41st floor of Two Union Square in downtown Seattle. From there she led them to a conference room overlooking Puget Sound, where they found their places around a large conference table. Waiting to meet them were ...
December 19, 2019
Megan Dunn is elected to Snohomish County Council
Congratulations to Megan Dunn, who was elected to Snohomish County Council in November! The M.A. in Policy Studies alum will represent District 2, which includes Everett, Mukilteo, and Tulalip. An experienced community leader, Dunn is ...
December 19, 2019
IAS faculty members receive funding to host speakers and events
This fall quarter 5 IAS faculty received funding to host speakers and events on campus. Jennifer Atkinson brought Tulalip storyteller and master wood carver Kelly Moses in October who spoke about the relationship between Salish people and the forests in our region; he also shared examples of his artwork. The event was co-sponsored by Social Justice Organizers (SJO) and the Diversity Center. Dan Berger will ...
December 19, 2019