IAS News

IAS faculty member Karam Dana is co-author of a research report on the discrimination faced by women who wear the hijab in the United States. "Targeted: Veiled Women Experience Significantly More Discrimination in the U.S." appears on the Religion in Public blog, and examines whether Muslims who wear the the hijab are more likely to experience mistreatment and perceive discrimination. 

IAS faculty member Sara Maxell is cited in a recent UW News article, "Mobile protected areas needed to preserve biodiversity in the high seas," for her research and adcocacy work on including mobile marine protected areas in the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea. “In the context of climate change ...

Last spring Cultural Studies alum Mateó B. Ochoa (’19) was awarded the prestigious Bonderman Travel Fellowship, a rare opportunity to travel the world independently. Over the next eight months, Ochoa will visit Brazil, China, Colombia, Egypt, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Taiwan, Philippines, Rwanda, South Korea and Ghana ...

IAS faculty members Yolanda Padilla and Amoshaun Toft were officially notified by the UW Provost’s Office of their promotion from Assistant to Associate Professor (with tenure). 

Congratulations Yolanda and Amoshaun!!! 

IAS student artwork is now on display in Husky Hall 1510 throughout Winter quarter, 2020. IAS faculty member Ted Hiebert led this effort, which we hope will lead to more full-time access to campus spaces for student art work. The students displaying their work include ...