Established 1909 Director Resat Kasaba Academic affiliation University of Washington | Phone +1 206-543-4370 Founded 1909 | |
Former names Department of Oriental Subjects Parent institution College of Arts and Sciences Location Seattle, Washington, United States Address 400 Thomson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, USA Similar University of Washington, University of Washingt, Kuwait University, USC School of Internatio, University of Washingt Profiles | ||
The henry m jackson school of international studies at the university of washington
The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies (also known as the Jackson School and abbreviated as "JSIS") is a school within the University of Washington's College of Arts and Sciences that specializes in research and instruction in area studies and is most noted for its work in Oriental Studies. Founded in 1909 as the Department of Oriental Subjects, its current name honors Henry M. Jackson.
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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 Jackson.
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. 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; Global Studies Center; West European Studies Center; Russia, East Europe, and Central Asian Studies Center; South Asia Center; and Southeast Asia Center.
In 2016 the Jackson School hosted the annual meeting of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs, of which it is a member.
Instruction
The Jackson School offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in seven subjects: Asian Studies, Canadian Studies, Comparative Religion, European Studies, International Studies, Jewish Studies, and Latin American 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, which is geared towards "mid-career professionals".
Publications
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.
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 the school's programs include Elizabeth J. Perry, Rob McKenna, and Matthew Bannick.