Jackson School of International Studies

It’s been almost two decades since the events of 9/11, yet we still live in their shadow. That era-defining terrorist assault on the United States prefigured a new age of military interventions abroad and surveillance powers and security protocols at home. The advent of the “war on terror” saw U.S. forces deployed across a wide arc of the planet, from West Africa to the Middle East, in an avowed worldwide campaign against Islamist militancy. Daniel Bessner, associate professor of international studies at the UW, is quoted.

The Department of English has introduced its new "Literature, Language, Culture" Dialogue Series, a series of podcasts and YouTube videos, and Devin Naar, UW professor of history and Jewish studies and chair of the Jackson School’s Sephardic Studies Program was a guest on two podcasts.

The Department of English has introduced its new “Literature, Language, Culture” Dialogue Series, a series of podcasts and YouTube videos in which UW humanities faculty discuss their research and teaching — “including the ways our work contributes to how we experience and seek to understand this time of global crisis.”

Daniel Bessner, assistant professor of international studies, explains how COVID-19 has affected the American University.

Scott Montgomery, professor of international studies, discusses the silver linings of the post-pandemic energy landscape.

To understand the origins of this beast of myth and legend, KUOW spoke with Lauren Poyer, a lecturer in Scandinavian Studies who specializes in mythology.

Scott Radnitz, professor of international studies, and Yuan Hsiao, sociology doctoral student, explain the disagreement over whether Black Lives Matter protesters are peaceful.

Scott Montgomery, lecturer of international studies, explains Trump's decision to allow drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

When a noted expert on Ladino — the endangered language of the Sephardic Jewish community — taught a UW course from Israel, it attracted students from around the world.

The Jackson School of International Studies has received a $200,000 grant for cybersecurity research from Carnegie Corporation of New York.

A love of languages and a long career with the CIA inspired Helen Louise Noyes (BA, 1969) to support UW students studying challenging languages. 

Daniel Bessner, a professor of international studies and adviser to Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign, is quoted.

Monica Rojas-Stewart, assistant director of the African Studies and Latin American and Caribbean Studies programs, has been sharing ideas with Early Music Seattle.

David Bunis, former visiting professor, and Devin Naar, associate professor of history and Jewish studies, explain their scholarship on Ladino and the future of the language.

The South Asia Center recently concluded a workshop that brought together 26 language learners from across the country for two weeks of online learning sessions.