May 2019

On May 15, IAS hosted the third annual Circle of Recognition event to honor achievements and contributions of IAS students, alumni, and community partners within the academic year. Honorees were introduced by a faculty or staff member of their choice, and accompanied by friends and family members who had encouraged and enabled their success. Honors included:

IAS faculty member Min Tang attended the 2019 International Communication Association (ICA) conference in Washington DC between May 24-28 and presented at the Internet Governance and Communication Beyond Boundaries pre-conference at the American University. Tang’s presentation on “Huawei versus U.S.? The Geopolitics of Exterritorial Internet Infrastructure” connected ...

IAS undertook three faculty searches this year, resulting in six new hires in the areas of Rhetoric & Composition, Data Visualization & Analytics, and Creative Writing & Poetics. To learn more about who will be joining IAS next fall, read below. 

IAS faculty members Kristin Gustafson and Amy Lambert created a poster on team teaching for the UW’s 15th Annual Teaching & Learning Symposium in Seattle. The Gustafson-Lambert poster, “Team Teaching Models for Professional Development and Peer Learning,” was judged one of three winners (out of about 60) based on appearance, content, and presentation.  

On Wednesday, May 22nd, students, faculty, and community members convened at Hugo House’s Lapis Theater on Capitol Hill for a conversation and Q&A about how to make a life (and a living) as a writer in Seattle. Moderated by IAS faculty member Amaranth Borsuk, the panel featured Corinne Manning, Natalie A. Martínez, and Abi Pollokoff. An annual tradition in the MFA ...