May 15 Fulbright U.S. Scholar information session

Wednesday, May 15 // 12 :30-1:30 PM

UW faculty, doctoral students and staff working with students on international programming are invited to join a virtual information session about the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program.

Learn about Fulbright’s award opportunities and what resources are available to applicants. Speakers will include Dr. Julie Taylor, Fulbright’s Director of Academic Relations and UW faculty who have previously participated in the Fulbright Program.

The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers over 400 awards in more than 135 countries for U.S. citizens to teach, conduct research and carry out professional projects around the world.

Sponsored by the UW Office of Global Affairs. Questions? Contact Prof. Anita Ramasastry (arama@uw.edu)

May 10 India Research Symposium and Reception

Friday, May 10 // 1 :00-5:00 PM // William H. Gates Hall (LAW)

Join us for a research showcase featuring the projects and scholarship of faculty members who work in/on or collaboratively with scholars from India.

University of Washington faculty are engaged in a broad array of research and collaboration relating to India. On May 10th the UW South Asia Center and UW Office of Global Affairs are gathering to showcase their work. Come hear lightning talks on Indian painting, Bollywood films, Unicorn ventures, global health and more. Free and open to the UW community and members of the Seattle community.

Event Sponsors: UW Office of Global Affairs, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, South Asia Center

Global Built Environment & Health Spring Seminar

April-May 2024 // Thursdays // 11:30 AM-12:20 PM

Gould Hall 440 or Zoom

UW faculty, staff and students are invited to attend a spring seminar sponsored by the UW Office of Global Affairs that will explore the impact of built environments on global health.

Facilitators:

Coco Alarcon, PhDc, UW College of Built Environments, Landscape Architecture
Hiwot Zewdie, PhDc, UW College of Arts & Sciences, Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology

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.

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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. View session schedules and 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

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.