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Ph.D. student wins Fulbright-Hays fellowship to research abroad
Ph.D. candidate Fahed Al-Sumait has won a Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship. The fellowship is awarded to fewer than 150 students nationwide each year and is designed "to provide opportunities for graduate students to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign language and area studies."
Al-Sumait is in Kuwait collecting research for his dissertation on contested discourses over the issue of Arab democratization. His emphasis is on Islamists, female political actors, and self-described democrats, all of whom bring particular agendas and perspectives to Middle Eastern politics. Read more >>
MCDM, Gates Foundation to host stream of TEDxChange Sept. 20
On Sept. 20, the Master of Communication in Digital Media will collaborate with The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to co-host the live feed from TEDxChange (featuring Melinda Gates and TED founder Chris Anderson speaking in New York City). The breakfast networking event goes from 7 to 10 a.m. in UW's Kane Hall.
TEDxChange marks the anniversary of the Millennium Development goals: Ten years in, where does the global community stand in the work to save and improve lives around the world? And what does the future hold? Read more >>
