FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
$1 million grant for the Jackson School of International Studies
Seattle, April 19, 2018 — The International Policy Institute at the University of Washington’s Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies has been awarded a $1 million, two-year grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York. This grant will support collaboration among faculty, students, and public and private stakeholders on pressing global issues and problems.
“We are delighted to have this opportunity to strengthen our ties with our local partners who have a deep interest in international issues,” said Jackson School Director Reşat Kasaba. “In tandem with multiplying problems all around the world, we are witnessing a heightened interest among students in our courses and programs. This Carnegie grant will help us serve them better and more effectively.”
The donation follows on from an earlier $1 million grant by Carnegie that launched the International Policy Institute at the School as a platform for bringing together academic and business, nonprofit, security and philanthropic groups located in the Pacific Northwest as a new voice in the global policymaking conversation in D.C. and elsewhere. Themes that the Institute address include the Arctic, cybersecurity and cross-cultural literacy in religion.
The additional funds will allow the Jackson School to formalize new models of research, collaboration, teaching and dissemination of insights on critical global issues. Activities include training of undergraduate and graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and junior and senior faculty for greater policy understanding, influence and impact, and identifying critical research to advance both academic and policy outcomes.
Housed in the University of Washington’s College of Arts and Sciences, the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies is a nationally recognized leader in advancing the understanding of and engagement in world issues. Founded in 1909, it is one of the oldest and largest schools in the country to offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in international and area studies. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and SoundCloud.
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