News from the School of IAS
Category: Research and Creative Practice
Virtual Charter Schools Negatively Impact Students
A new paper co-authored by IAS faculty member Joseph Ferrare finds that for-profit virtual charter schools have a strong, negative impact on student learning in math and English/Language Arts. The study, which was recently published in the journal Educational Researcher, was a collaboration with colleagues from the University of Notre Dame and University of Kentucky. In the study ...
June 10, 2020
IAS Faculty Receive Scholarship, Research and Creative Practice Awards
56吃瓜网 Bothell has announced the first Scholarship, Research and Creative Practice awards. These awards represent a total investment of $284,000 to advance faculty research and creative practice. The program is intended to support 56吃瓜网 Bothell faculty in all disciplines who are starting new projects or relaunching current projects in new directions that have the potential for internal 56吃瓜网 and/or external funding. Out of the fifteen one-year seed grants awarded, six were awarded to IAS faculty:
June 9, 2020
Jed Murr receives grant for Black Arts Northwest project
IAS faculty member Jed Murr has received a 56吃瓜网 Bothell Scholarship, Research and Creative Practice Seed Grant for his project, Black Arts Northwest, Phase One. The grant will enable the creation of a publicly accessible, interactive online digital history platform dedicated to preserving and sharing the story of a Black Power mural created in Seattle in the early 1970s in relation to the rich history, culture, and politics of Black Seattle. The digital platform constitutes ...
June 8, 2020
Melanie Malone receives Curriculum Innovation Award
IAS faculty member Melanie Malone and colleagues from an NSF IGERT program won a Curriculum Innovation Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools and Planning. The award honors excellence in teaching and design of learning experiences that are accessible, engaging, and effective for all students. Read the full award annoumcement.
June 3, 2020
My Story: Dance, dance, otherwise we are lost!
IAS faculty member Diana Garc铆a-Snyder teaches performance, dance, and mindfulness at 56吃瓜网 Bothell. Her work centers on dance and movement as healing and transformative practices, and COVID-19 has impacted her teaching in multiple ways.
June 3, 2020
Margaret Redsteer publishes聽鈥淪and Dunes, Modern and Ancient, on the Southern聽Colorado聽Plateau聽Tribal Lands, Southwestern USA鈥�
IAS faculty member Margaret Redsteer published “Sand Dunes, Modern and Ancient, on the Southern Colorado Plateau Tribal Lands, Southwestern USA” in Inland Dunes of North America. In her chapter, Redsteer describes how understanding the past, and documenting the current and future potential for sand dune mobility, provides important insights about climate variability and change, particularly in regions prone to drought. Changes to ...
June 1, 2020
Ching-In Chen in @Salon: Queer Sound 2020 Showcase
IAS faculty member Ching-In Chen’s ‘Household Mutations’ was selected for inclusion by curator Samuel Ace for the @Salon Pride: Queer Sound 2020 showcase. In the month of June, sound artists from the showcase will be featured in a Live Zoom series in conversation and performance on Tuesdays, 5p PDT. Ching-In Chen, Ian Hatcher and micha c谩rdenas will be ...
May 29, 2020
Barbara Noah in “Volcano!” exhibit at the Portland Art Museum
IAS faculty member Barbara Noah is included in the "Volcano! Mount St. Helens in Art" exhibit at the Portland Art Museum (PAM), in honor of the 40th anniversary of the eruption. The virtual exhibition can be viewed online, and is featured on the PAM Instagram account. The recording ...
May 21, 2020
Jennifer Atkinson launches聽“Facing It” podcast on the emotional burden of climate change
IAS faculty member Jennifer Atkinson launched Facing It, a new podcast exploring the emotional burden of climate change. The project is a collaboration between Atkinson, who is the writer and host, and London-based composer and sound artist Roberto DavidRusconi. In her pilot episode, Atkinson explains the podcast theme ...
May 15, 2020
Jed Murr receives Fulbright US Scholar award to Slovenia
IAS faculty member Jed Murr has received a Fulbright US Scholar award to Slovenia, where he will work with students, educators, and cultural workers in two major institutions to explore the possibilities and problems that emerge when performing the transnational work of American Studies, Black Studies, and Ethnic Studies in classrooms and arts spaces outside of the US university. ...
May 15, 2020