January 2016

IAS faculty members Ben Gardner and Ron Krabill received a UW Global Innovation Fund grant to support their upcoming study abroad exploration seminar “Critical perspectives on ecotourism in Tanzania.” The grant will enable Tanzanian students to participate alongside UW students in studying grassroots environmental activism and community conservation in Tanzania. 

Joshua Heim (’10, MA in Cultural Studies) has accepted a position at the City of Bellevue as their Arts Program Manager.  In this capacity, he will manage cultural planning, grant making, public art programs, and serve as staff liaison to the Bellevue Arts Commission.

IAS faculty member Kristin Gustafson published two columns in Clio Among the Media: Newsletter of the History Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Gustafson’s contributions are part of her role as Teaching Standards Chair for AEJMC's History Division.