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Partnership in an Unequal World – Spring Workshops

April 9, April 26, May 14 // 12:30-1:30 PM

UW faculty, staff and students are invited to attend a virtual spring workshop series sponsored by the UW Office of Global Affairs that will explore what it means to have mindful teaching, collaboration and program building in an unequal world.

The workshops will engage participants in hands-on-activities and lively discussions about how to navigate issues of reciprocity and structural inequality and how to meaningfully collaborate with international partners.

Participants are encouraged to attend all three workshops, though any level of participation is welcome!

Tuesday, April 9 // 12:30-1:30 PM

Workshop 1 will focus on Globally Engaged Pedagogy and will address the prompt, “How to teach and learn across inequity.”

View April 9 Recording Please note a UW NetID is required to access the recording.

Friday, April 26 // 12:30-1:30 PM

Workshop 2 will focus on Building Partnerships between University and Non-University Collaborators and will address the prompt, “What does it mean to build relationships in an unequal world?”

View April 26 Recording Please note a UW NetID is required to access the recording.

Tuesday, May 14 // 12:30-1:30 PM

Workshop 3 will focus on Institutional Transformation and will address the prompt, “How do you leverage the resources and navigate the structures of the University in building more equitable partnerships.”

View May 14 Recording Please note a UW NetID is required to access the recording.

Facilitators:

Ben Gardner, Associate Professor, UW Bothell School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences; Chair, African Studies Program, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
Anu Taranath, Teaching Professor, Department of English and Comparative History of Ideas
Ron Krabill, Professor, UW Bothell School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences; Director, Master of Arts in Culture Studies; Co-Director, UWB Global Scholars

Recording available of Feb. 13 Building Scyborgs. An evening on decolonization

Thank you to K. Wayne Yang, Provost of John Muir College (UC San Diego) and Professor of Ethnic Studies, for his talk, Building Scyborgs. An evening on decolonization. The event was held on Feb. 13 by UW Public Lectures.

The event was co-sponsored by The Graduate School, UW Public Lectures, and the Simpson Center and co-hosted by the UW Office of Global Affairs, School of Law, and Comparative History of Ideas.

View Recording

Recording available of Jan. 25 Globally-engaged Teaching Workshop

Thank you to the UW faculty and graduate teaching assistants who participated in our workshop on January 25 to explore globally-engaged, inclusive, and culturally-responsive teaching practices to meet the diverse needs of UW’s international student populations.

The workshop was co-sponsored by the UW Office of Global Affairs and the Center for Teaching and Learning and included panelists from the School of Law, Department of English, Comparative History of Ideas, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, and UW Bothell School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences.

A recording of the workshop is now available -please note a UW NetID is required to access the recording.

View Recording

Building Scyborgs. An evening on decolonization

Tuesday, February 13 // 6:30-7:30 PM

Town Hall Seattle, Livestream (Hybrid)

Join us for a talk by K. Wayne Yang, Provost of Muir College and Professor of Ethnic Studies, UC San Diego.

Monsters, machines, and mortals, we are the objects of colonization, and perhaps, we can be the agents of decolonization too. Join scholar, organizer, and co-conspirator K. Wayne Yang as he shares stories about decolonizing endeavors from past, present, future and speculative somewheres. How do we bend our own complicity in colonial institutions to forward Indigenous, Black, queer, and Other futures locally and globally? Come ready to consider your own scyborg powers and plans.

The livestream of this lecture will be accompanied by an ASL interpreter and will include CART captioning.

Co-sponsored by The Graduate School, UW Public Lectures, Simpson Center.

Co-hosted by UW Office of Global Affairs, School of Law, Comparative History of Ideas.

War in the Middle East Lecture Series

January 16 – February 27 // 5:00-6:20 PM*

A series of talks and discussions on the aftermath of Oct. 7, the war in Gaza and responses worldwide.

Moderator: Reşat Kasaba, Jackson School Professor of International Studies and Middle East expert

When: Weekly from Jan. 16 to Feb. 27, 2024 from 5:00-6:20 p.m.*
Location: Lecture locations vary by session. Click here for session descriptions

RSVP

*Note: The Jan. 22 lecture will be held from 7:00-8:30 p.m.

This lecture series is free and open to the public.

Sponsored by the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and the Social Sciences Division, College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington in partnership with the Henry M. Jackson Foundation.

Questions? Email jsiscom@uw.edu

January 25 Globally-engaged Teaching Workshop

Thursday, January 25 // 2:00-3:30 PM

Join our virtual workshop to explore globally-engaged, inclusive, and culturally-responsive teaching practices that are particularly important in meeting the diverse needs of UW’s international student populations.

A workshop for UW faculty and graduate teaching assistants.

Co sponsored by the UW Office of Global Affairs and the Center for Teaching and Learning.

Facilitators:

Anita Ramasastry, Professor of Law, School of Law; Senior Advisor, Office of Global Affairs
Anu Taranath, Teaching Professor, Department of English and Comparative History of Ideas
Dana Raigrodski, Associate Teaching Professor and Director, General Law LL.M., School of Law
Ben Gardner, Associate Professor, UW Bothell School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences; Chair, African Studies Program, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
Wei Zuo, Instructional Consultant, Center for Teaching and Learning; Affiliate Assistant Professor, Department of English

May 15 Worlds of Difference Event

Monday, May 15 // 12-1 PM PT

Worlds of Difference: Partnerships in an Unequal World: A Workshop to Explore Reciprocity, Institutionality and How We Want to Engage Globally

Many of us are grappling with how to do good work and lead meaningful lives in an unjust and unequal world. While our intellectual and political projects link us with people in other parts of the world, the institutions through which we work can sometimes help and sometimes seriously hinder our collaborations. Whether you are new to international collaboration or have experience with international partnerships, we invite you to join our three UW faculty panelists – co-founders of The Global Reciprocity Network – as they share practical guidance from their ongoing work with international partners. We’ll engage in hands-on-activities and participate in lively discussions about how we navigate issues of reciprocity and structural inequality, and connect meaningfully across difference.

This free event is hosted by the Office of Global Affairs. UW faculty and staff are encouraged to attend.

Apply Now! Global Engagement Fellows

The deadline to apply is Friday, May 15th at 5:00pm PT.

The Office of Global Affairs (OGA) is pleased to announce the opening of the AY 2023-2024 application for Global Engagement Fellows (fellows), a Global Innovation Fund (GIF) award that is focused on creating inclusive global communities at UW. In recognition of fostering new connections among the UW community, OGA will grant $3,000.

Fellows will convene new groups that share a common interest in:

• A region or country
• A research theme
• Good practice and innovation in inclusive globally engaged teaching, including study abroad
• Other topics relating to global engagement

Strong projects should demonstrate:

• Clear outcomes and outlined goals
• Consideration of long-term sustainability
• Cross-disciplinary and/or cross-college focus

Funds may be used for:

• A salary supplement for the fellow/s
• Hiring a student assistant
• Community activities (ex: refreshements for meetings, speaker honoraria)

Eligibility:

• Faculty members
• Staff members (with a co-lead faculty applicant)
• Post-docs (with a co-lead faculty applicant)
• Current PHD students (with a co-lead faculty applicant)

Learn More & Apply

2022-2023 Fellows

For any questions regarding the Global Innovation Fund, please contact uwgif@uw.edu.

Apply Now! Global Innovation Fund

The deadline for all three awards is November 1, 2022.

The Office of Global Affairs (OGA) is now accepting applications for the Fall 2022 Global Innovation Fund (GIF) cycle. GIF seeds projects focused on expanding international research and learning at the UW, advancing interdisciplinarity and transformative global collaborations.

OGA is especially interested in supporting proposals by new entrants and early-career faculty.

There are three categories of awards for this cycle:

Research Awards

UW faculty members, research scientists, and non-faculty researchers from the Seattle, Tacoma, and Bothell campuses are encouraged to apply for a Tier 1 Research Award (up to $5,000) or a Tier 2 Research Award (up to $20,000).

Research projects may include:

Research collaborations with international universities and/or organizations
Cross-college and interdisciplinary conferences, symposia, and workshops
Visiting scholar support and faculty exchanges

Learn more & Apply

Teaching & Curriculum Awards

UW faculty members, lecturers, and staff engaged in course development are eligible to apply for awards up to $2,000 to add a global module, project, or innovation to a course.

GIF Teaching & Curriculum project examples include:

International virtual exchange or Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)
Global student consulting or research projects
Incorporation of international speaker(s)
Interactive international learning activities

Learn more & Apply

Study Abroad/Away Awards

OGA is pleased to offer this award for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

GIF Study Abroad/Away award request types include:

Pre-program visit, international (up to $5,000)
Pre-program visit, domestic (up to $3,000)
Embed a global component to a spring or winter class (three years: up to $10,000/year)
Create a new domestic study away program (three years: up to $10,000/year)
Fund an additional faculty member to attend an existing program to share responsibility of maintaining the program in the future (domestic: up to $3,000, international: up to $5,000)

Awarded programs must be run through UW Study Abroad.

Learn more & Apply

For any questions regarding GIF, please reach out to our office at uwgif@uw.edu.

*The next planned award cycle for the Global Engagement Fellows Award is Spring 2023.

Meet the Global Engagement Fellows

The Office of Global Affairs is excited to announce that three faculty members have been awarded Global Engagement Fellows grants for the 2022-2023 academic year. Each fellow will receive $3000 from the Global Innovation Fund to build an inclusive UW global faculty community.

The Global Engagement Fellows (fellows) will convene new cross-disciplinary groups of faculty (referred to as “communities”) that share a common interest. The fellows will convene these communities on a pilot basis for the 2022-2023 academic year.

The purpose of the Global Engagement Fellows grant program is to increase connections and foster deeper ties among faculty across units at the UW. The grants were developed and awarded in response to the work of the Global Engagement Task Force.

Please visit our 2022-2023 Global Engagement Fellows page to learn more and to request to participate in a community.

The Global Engagement Fellows for 2022-2023 are:

Dr. Taso Lagos

Multi-sustainability Academic Program

Goals of Community:

To create a community of UW Study Abroad program directors who are dedicated to creating environmentally conscious overseas programs.
To encourage UW Study Abroad program directors to adopt environmentally sustainable best practices in faculty-led UW Study Abroad programs.
To create a database of environmentally friendly companies, organizations, and stakeholders involved in the travel and hospitality industries for countries that host UW Study Abroad programs.

Questions? Contact Dr. Taso Lagos (Lecturer, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies) at taso@uw.edu.

Dr. Yen-Chu Weng

Interdisciplinary Cross-Cultural Classroom Exploration on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Goals of Community:

To convene a faculty community that explores pedagogical tools to engage with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) in their courses to promote global literacy and cross-cultural competence.
To discuss best strategies for using the UN SDGs in cultivating global awareness and international perspectives among college students.
To develop a collection of lesson plans that focus on the UN SDGs, that connect the UN SDGs to UW curriculum, and that incorporate interdisciplinary cross-cultural approaches.

Questions? Contact Dr. Yen-Chu Weng (Lecturer, College of the Environment) at yweng@uw.edu.

Dr. Kristie L. Ebi

Global Environmental Change Engagement

Goals of Community:

To bring together a community of faculty and staff who are interested in international environmental change processes, committees, and organizations.
To increase understanding of and explore opportunities for engagement with processes/organizations such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, and Future Earth.
To deepen ties and strengthen collaborations across units at the UW to address the challenges of global environmental change.

Questions? Contact Dr. Kristie L. Ebi (Professor, Center for Health and the Global Environment) at krisebi@uw.edu.