April 2017

Each year, the Husky 100 recognizes 100 UW undergraduate and graduate students from Bothell, Seattle, and Tacoma in all areas of study, who are making the most of their time at the UW.  Out of the seven students from UW Bothell selected in 2017, three are from IAS. 

IAS faculty member Maryam Griffin published a collection of essays co-edited with William I. Robinson, We Will Not Be Silenced: The Academic Repression of Israel's Critics.  The collection features thirteen first-hand testimonies from U.S.-based academics about the harassment and repression they have faced for advocating for justice for Palestinians, criticizing policies of the Israeli state, or even simply recognizing ...

Heidi Schauble graduated from UW Bothell with a Bachelor of Arts in Society, Ethics & Human Behavior (’13), and a Master of Arts in Policy Studies (‘15).  During this time, she worked as a teacher for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a private, nonprofit school, and she partnered with the Woodinville Rotary to launch the Rotaract Club at UW Bothell, a student club dedicated to civic service.
 
After completing her masters and a capstone research project on education policy issues in Washington State, Heidi was hired as an Employment Consultant for AtWork!...

A recent article in the Bothell Reporter highlights four IAS students who have begun working in public policy at the state level through IAS’s internship course, BIS 497, Political Internship in State Government:

Shelby Lubchuk (Media & Communication Studies)

Jared Mead (’14, Global Studies)

Aysha Raza (Law, Economics & Public Policy)

Claira Rolfson (’16, Law, Economics & Public Policy)

Paula Matano (‘12, Policy Studies) is now the program manager for Oregon State University’s Professional and Continuing Education division.  In this role, she develops and manages non-degree certificate programs and roughly 50 online and onsite courses.  Hillary U (’10, Culture, Literature & the Arts) has accepted the position of Employee Communications Manager for Horizon Air, where she is responsible for employee-facing communication channels, including the company's intranet, for Horizon's 4000 employees. Josh Thompson (’11, Policy Studies) has announced his candidacy for Edmonds City Council...