Jackson School of International Studies

Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
The Jackson School is sited at the University of Washington's Thomson Hall (pictured).
The Jackson School is sited at the University of Washington's Thomson Hall (pictured).
Other name
Jackson School
Former names
Department of Oriental Subjects (1909–1946),
Far Eastern and Russian Institute (1946–1978),
School of International Studies (1978–1983)
Established1909
Parent institution
College of Arts and Sciences
AffiliationUniversity of Washington
DirectorDaniel Hoffman
Location
Seattle
,
Washington
,
United States
Websitejsis.washington.edu

The Jackson School of International Studies[1] (JSIS; officially Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies) is a school within the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Washington. It specializes in international relations and area studies. The school was founded in 1909 as the Department of Oriental Subjects, and was renamed in 1983 to honor Henry M. Jackson.

History

The University of Washington established a Department of Oriental Subjects in 1909 under the chairmanship of Herbert Henry Gowen. The department became the School of International Studies in 1976, and, in 1983, was renamed the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, in honor of Henry M. Jackson.[2]

As of 2016, the Jackson School was the United States' largest recipient of United States Department of Education grants in support of area studies and hosted eight National Resource Centers.[3] Its oldest center, the East Asia Center, was established with a grant from the U.S. Department of Defense in 1959 as the Far Eastern Institute. It was followed by the Middle East Center. Other National Resource Centers hosted by the Jackson School are the Canadian Studies Center; Center for Global Studies; Center for European Studies; Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies; South Asia Center; and Center for Southeast Asia and its Diasporas.[4]

In 2016 the Jackson School hosted the annual meeting of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs, of which it is a founding member.[5][6]

Instruction

The Jackson School offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in six subjects: Asian Studies, Comparative Religion, European Studies, International Studies, Jewish Studies, and Latin American & Caribbean Studies. It also grants Master of Arts degrees and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in International Studies. Since 2015 it has, additionally, offered a Master of Arts in applied International Studies geared towards "mid-career professionals".[5]

The Jackson School is a full member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA).[7]

Publications and collections

In addition to its undergraduate journal, Jackson Journal, the school also houses two refereed journals, the Journal of Japanese Studies and the Journal of Korean Studies.

The Sephardic Studies Digital Library Collection is a collection of digitized works concerning Sephardic Jews, at the University of Washington in Seattle. It was created by Stroum Center for Jewish Studies, part of the Jackson School. The collection contains over 1,500 books and other documents primarily in Ladino, also Ottoman Turkish, Hebrew and French, written from the 16th century up to the mid-20th century.[8][9] "Nearly all" of the material in the library came from families in Seattle, which has the third largest Sephardic community in the United States.[10] The University of Washington says the collection has more volumes than the collections of the Library of Congress or of Harvard University. It is said to be the nation's largest or second largest collection of Ladino texts, and the largest electronic collection of such material.[9][11] Professor Devin Narr began the collection in 2012.[12]

Faculty and alumni

Notable present and former faculty of the school include Darryl N. Johnson, Jere L. Bacharach, France Winddance Twine, T.J. Pempel, Philip N. Howard, and Charles T. Cross.

Notable graduates of JSIS' programs include Margery Anneberg, Elizabeth J. Perry, Rob McKenna, and Matthew Bannick.[13]

List of directors

See also

References

  1. ^ "College of Arts and Sciences – Jackson School of International Studies". University of Washington. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  2. ^ Blecha, Peter. "UW hosts lecture by Rev. Herbert H. Gowen on May 11, 1909, to inaugurate new Department of Oriental Subjects". HistoryLink. HistoryInk. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  3. ^ "UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, JACKSON SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES". Foreign Policy. 2017. Archived from the original on March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  4. ^ Bowman, Kristina (October 8, 2014). "Jackson School centers receive $16 million for international education". UW Today. Archived from the original on April 9, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  5. ^ a b The Jackson Report: 2015-2016 (PDF). Seattle: Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  6. ^ "Member Directory". APSIA. Association of Professional Schools of International Studies. 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  7. ^ "Member Profile". Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA). 2016-05-05. Archived from the original on 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  8. ^ Sephardic Studies Digital Collection Archived 2019-08-11 at the Wayback Machine, University of Washington, accessed 2019-11-02
  9. ^ a b Nina Shapiro (August 9, 2015). "UW builds largest digital library of Sephardic language". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  10. ^ Nina Shapiro (May 29, 2019). "Jews from around the world come to Seattle to see the U.S.' 3rd largest Sephardic community". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on June 7, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  11. ^ Rahel Musleah (December 2013 – January 2014), "Preserving Ladino Treasures", Hadassah (magazine), Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America, archived from the original on 2019-05-30, retrieved 2019-11-02
  12. ^ Charlotte Anthony (July 15, 2012). "Rushing to preserve Ladino legacies". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Archived from the original on November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  13. ^ Yang, Anand (June 12, 2009). "The UW's Jackson School: A 100-year-old vision realized and expanding". Seattle Times. Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2017.

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