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Death, dying & pedagogy
Students examined beliefs and culture around death and grief in the course Death Rituals, taught by Associate Professor Kari Lerum who hoped they developed a deeper comfort in talking about an often-taboo topic.
August 13, 2020
A musical activist for the environment
Bee Elliott, an Environmental Studies major, said she was sold on attending the University of Washington Bothell when she saw the wetlands on campus. “It was really attractive to me, not just another concrete paradise.”
August 12, 2020
How an environmental health career MAPS out
Jeff Ketchel says his Master of Arts in Policy Studies in 2008 gave him skills he has used to head health districts and now serve as executive director of the Washington State Public Health Association.
August 12, 2020
Alumna found UW Bothell and found herself
Stephanie Chavez (Global Studies ’14) says the University of Washington Bothell affirmed her identity, showed her how to make a difference in her community and started her career in law.
July 28, 2020
First-generation graduate has more goals
Hesbeyda Villafana (American & Ethnic Studies and Educational Studies '20) is planning for graduate school and a career pursuing equity and social justice in education back home in the Yakima Valley.
July 14, 2020
Snohomish County leaders, UW Bothell alumni
Two members of the Snohomish County Council graduated from the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences: Jared Mead in Global Studies (’14) and Megan Dunn, a Master of Arts in Policy Studies (’13).
July 14, 2020
Turning environmental angst into activism
In addition to teaching Eco-Grief and Climate Anxiety, Jennifer Atkinson is producing a podcast and creating a global network of educators to help students cope with feelings of environmental loss.
July 8, 2020
Research center has national voice in education
The Center on Reinventing Public Education, a think tank affiliated with the University of Washington Bothell, is surveying how public schools respond to the coronavirus pandemic and analyzing plans for next year.
June 11, 2020
My story: Dance, dance, otherwise we are lost!
Diana García-Snyder is a lecturer in performance, dance and mindfulness in UW Bothell’s School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences. Her work centers on dance and movement as healing and transformative practices.
May 29, 2020
IAS graduate serving Metro riders, students
Ernest Kandilige (Global Studies ’06) is deputy director of King County Metro’s Mobility Division and a founding member of the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences Advisory Board who believes in giving back.
May 28, 2020
Alumna of the Year: Priya Frank
Chair of the Seattle Arts Commission, Priya Frank, who received a Master of Arts in Cultural Studies degree in 2011, has been recognized with a 2020 University of Washington Bothell Alumna of the Year Award.
May 28, 2020
Bridging distance through film
This year the University of Washington Bothell Resilient Visions film festival is going both virtual and international, partnering with the Asian American Television station in Washington state and Jinan University in China.
May 21, 2020