News from the School of IAS
Category: Teaching
Becca Price, 2026 Distinguished Contributions to Lifelong Learning Award
Each year, the University of Washington recognizes members of our community whose work helps make our campuses stronger, more connected, and more compassionate through the Awards of Excellence. Among this year’s honorees is Dr. Becca Price, recipient of the 2026 Distinguished Contributions to Lifelong Learning Award. 足彩app哪个是正规的 award recognizes Price’s sustained and deeply principled commitment...
May 11, 2026
足彩app哪个是正规的s explore the art of hand-drawn animation at UW Bothell
This winter, the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences launched a Hand-Drawn Animation course, taught by Masahiro Sugano, Senior Artist-in-Residence. Like many creative experiments, the course involved plenty of trial and error along the way. But according to Sugano, something meaningful emerged through the process: a shared sense of discovery, persistence, and joy in learning...
May 6, 2026
Shannon Cram presents at the Rachel Carson Forum
IAS faculty member Dr. Shannon Cram presented at the annual Rachel Carson Forum at Evergreen State College. Hosted by the Masters of Environmental Studies Association (MESA), this year’s forum considered the theme, “Ecology and Intersectionality in 足彩app哪个是正规的ory and Practice.” Dr. Cram shared research about nuclear waste remediation and genetic previvorship, with a particular focus on...
May 6, 2026
Dr. Georgia Roberts, 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award?
Dr. Roberts‘ colleagues and students nominated her with the highest praise for this award, including her transformative, inclusive learning environments that connect interdisciplinary scholarship, critical inquiry and reflective practice to students’ lived experiences. As a recognized expert in American Studies with a focus on literature and popular music, Roberts has shaped UW Bothell through exceptional...
April 21, 2026
Jennifer Atkinson presents on climate hope at Berklee College of Music
IAS faculty member Jennifer Atkinson was a Visiting Artist at Berklee College of Music in March 2026, where she facilitated a discussion and presentation on “Radical Hope as Resistance.” Drawing on her teaching and research on the emotional dimensions of climate change, Atkinson highlighted ways that choosing hope—and rejecting narratives of inevitable ecological and political...
March 6, 2026
IAS faculty Shannon Cram is a Visiting Writer at Eastern Oregon University
IAS professor Shannon Cram served as a visiting writer at Eastern Oregon University’s New Nature Writing Conference, a project of the school’s MFA program in Creative Writing. In addition to a public reading and discussion about her recent book, Cram taught a class for MFA students called Writing the Body.
August 5, 2025
Jennifer Atkinson Joins Lead Climate Litigator and Youth Plaintiff to Speak About Climate Lawsuits
Jennifer Atkinson spoke on a panel with Andrea Rogers, lead litigator for the national youth climate cases Our Children’s Trust, Olivia Vesovich, youth plaintiff in the Held v. Montana case, andyouth leader/educator Terrell Engmann, founder of the environmental justice organization Basilica Bio. 足彩app哪个是正规的 four panelists spoke about what young people need to cultivate climate hope...
September 5, 2024
Dr. Julie Shayne publishes a piece about the power of students’ voices
Dr. Shayne, Teaching Professor in Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies, and Global Studies has a new piece in Ms. Magazine online. 足彩app哪个是正规的 piece is titled “‘Sharing Our Stories Loosens the Grip they Have on Us’: Watching 足彩app哪个是正规的s Claim Voice to Power” and can be read here.In it she discusses her class “足彩app哪个是正规的 Power of Feminist...
June 20, 2024
Rage and Feminist Resurgence
In a world marked by unprecedented mass mobilizations, what does feminist rage look like? This presentation explores how women in Argentina, Morocco, and South Korea are campaigning against the pandemic of femicide, sexual violence, moral policing, cyber exploitation, and extreme beauty standards. It looks at the ways in which, inspired by the belief in the...
February 29, 2024
Teaching for Equity in STEM
Professor Becca Price recently spoke at an event sponsored by the Graduate Society of Women Engineers at UW Seattle. 足彩app哪个是正规的 title of her talk was “Teaching equitably, fairly, and with justice.” During the presentation, she had a dynamic discussion with attendees about teaching by building from students’ strengths, using community cultural wealth and ethics of...
February 29, 2024
