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Office of Global Affairs

Welcome to the UW Office of Global Affairs!

The University of Washington’s hub for global engagement.


  • Meet Dr. Anu Taranath, recipient of the 2025 Excellence in Global Engagement Award

    May 13, 2025

    We are pleased to announce that Dr. Anu Taranath, Teaching Professor, Department of English and Comparative History of Ideas, is the recipient of the 2025 Excellence in Global Engagement Award. The award is the highest recognition for faculty and staff at the UW for fostering global connections through teaching, research, and service. Celebrate Dr. Anu…

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  • 2025 Excellence in Global Engagement Award Finalists

    May 6, 2025

    The Office of Global Affairs is excited to celebrate the 19 faculty who were finalists for the 2025 award. The award recognizes University of Washington faculty and staff for their leadership in fostering global connections through teaching, research, and service. The award highlights activities that link UW students, faculty, and staff to global communities locally,…

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  • 2025 Global Innovation Fund Awardees

    May 5, 2025

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    The Office of Global Affairs has awarded $363,300 to 40 outstanding projects, sparking transformative global collaborations and advancing interdisciplinarity across the UW. The 2025 awards included Research Awards, Teaching & Curriculum Awards and Study Abroad/Away Awards. The Global Innovation Fund (GIF) seeds initiatives and programs developing cross-college and cross-continent collaborations that enhance the University of Washington’s global reach. Global Innovation Fund…

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  • Exploring Children's Literature in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand

    May 5, 2025

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    Michelle H. Martin, Beverly Cleary Professor for Children and Youth Services, Information School, recounts leading study abroad programs at the UW over the past decade. Harris (left), Martin (right) Michelle H. Martin has a long history with study abroad. She first studied abroad at Exeter University in the United Kingdom for her entire junior year…

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  • COIL Info Sessions

    May 2, 2025

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      Wednesday, May 28, 2025 & Thursday, May 29, 2025 Enliven your classroom through global virtual exchange! Critical digital literacy and virtual collaboration skills are more important than ever, and Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) offers an opportunity to make the classroom learning experience globally connected. COIL is a virtual exchange pedagogy that fosters global competence through…

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2024 UW Global Photo Contest Winners