Faculty and Staff

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UW expert: Kraken are undefeatable; few who see the beast live to tell the tale
July 30, 2020
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Who killed Sweden’s prime minister? 1986 assassination of Olof Palme is finally solved – maybe
June 11, 2020
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Assistant Teaching Professor Lauren Poyer to join new "Humanities First" initiative
May 21, 2020
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ArtSci Roundup: Earth Day with the Department of History, Colloquia Series lecture returns online, Ask Your Farmer, and more
April 15, 2020
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UW-created podcasts: ‘Crossing North’ by Scandinavian Studies — also College of Education, Information School’s Joe Janes, a discussion of soil health
April 1, 2020
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Faculty/staff honors: Lithuanian state decoration; National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute award; Google research awards
March 16, 2020
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ArtsUW Roundup: a Valentine’s Day concert with Mark and Maggie O’Connor, Money can’t buy you HYGGE Presented by Kristian Næsby, and more
February 6, 2020
Karen Blixen
Prof. Stecher interviewed for Danish POLITIKEN feature article
February 5, 2020
Andy, Ella, and Willa Nestingen
2019 Letter From the Chair
December 13, 2019
Scandinavian 30 Logo
Scandinavian Studies Department renews collaboration with National Nordic Museum for Scandinavian 30 lecture series
December 13, 2019
Amanda Doxtater and students in the studio
Crossing North podcast continues with Season 2
December 13, 2019
Baltic Studies 25th Anniversary
Baltic Studies Program celebrates 25th Anniversary
December 11, 2019
Eglė Vaisėtaitė
Learn about our new Lithuanian instructor, Eglė Vaisėtaitė!
December 10, 2019
Andy Meyer making lefse
Get to know our new Norwegian instructor, Andy Meyer!
December 9, 2019
Kaija Kauppinen
Get to know our new FLTA Kaija Kauppinen!
December 9, 2019
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Jan Store - A New Future for Europe lecture
December 5, 2019
Andrew Nestingen and Stefan Lindström
Prof. Andrew Nestingen awarded Finnish knighthood
December 3, 2019
Andrew Nestingen Scandinavian Studies Lion of Finland
UW Scandinavian Studies chair honored with Finnish knighthood
November 21, 2019
Sampo
The Myth of Sampo - an infinite source of fortune and greed
October 1, 2019
Marianne Stecher
Check out this week's Faculty Friday article on The Whole U - it features our very own Marianne Stecher!
September 30, 2019
Baltic Way 2019
30 years later, the human chain that 'unshackled' the Baltic nations still matters
August 23, 2019
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‘Seattle Freeze’: Forget making friends — half of Washington residents don’t even want to talk to you
May 28, 2019
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ARTSUW Roundup: Peruvian Textiles, This Moment, Innovation the Nordic Way, International Experimental Music Ensemble, MFA Concert, and more!
May 8, 2019
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Faculty Friday: Lotta Gavel Adams
December 7, 2018
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Trolls
December 5, 2018
Scandinavian30 Poster
Scandinavian 30 Renews Relationship With Nordic Museum
October 25, 2018
Kim Kraft
New Undergraduate Adviser Kim Kraft
October 23, 2018
Recognition ceremony for Georg and Nina Pedersen
Pedersen Endowed Faculty Fund for Danish is Established
October 22, 2018
Andrew Nestingen
Letter from the Chair
October 17, 2018
Lauren Poyer
Faculty Spotlight: Lecturer Lauren Poyer
October 16, 2018
Solvita Pošeiko, Visiting Lecturer of Latvian
Passion for Language
October 16, 2018
Finnish lecturer Hanna-Ilona Härmävaara
Hanna-Ilona Härmävaara Wins Kotikielen Seura Article Prize
April 11, 2018
Statue of H.C. Andersen in Odense, Denmark
Marianne Stecher To Deliver Keynote Lecture At H.C. Andersen and Community Conference
November 30, 2017
Assistant Professor Olivia Gunn
Olivia Gunn's research on  Den Store Barnedåpen and The Alberta Trilogy
November 2, 2017
Amanda Doxtater (r) and colleague Elizabeth Howard in Washington DC at the House of Sweden, Oct 2017
Amanda Doxtater Featured on Swedish National Radio 
November 1, 2017
Photo of Amanda Doxtater
What are you excited about doing in 2017-2018? Faculty Activities
October 27, 2017
Photo of Hanna-Ilona Härmävaara
The Language of Passion
October 26, 2017
Photo of Ann-Charlotte (Lotta) Gavel Adams
By Air, Sea, and Land
October 26, 2017
Photo of Michael Biggins
Libraries Can Ruin Your Life
October 26, 2017
Eriks Esenvalds
People of the North: Creating the Nordic Light Symphony brings Latvian composer to UW
May 17, 2017
Ilmari
Lecturer Ilmari Ivaska named Researcher of the Month by The Language Bank of Finland
May 16, 2017
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Department Professor and Chair Andrew Nestingen defends funding for the humanities in Seattle Times op-ed
March 29, 2017
stig
Visiting Scholar: Stig Tenold
February 16, 2017
Ilmari
Ilmari Ivaska awarded Kari Sajavaara dissertation prize
January 20, 2017
Kristian
Kristian Næsby Cracks the Code to Making Danish Friends in  The Murmur. 
December 1, 2016
Riddu Riddu
Graduate student Karin Eriksson visits Arctic Europe
November 15, 2016
Graduate Student Maxine Savage moderating a literature discussion at Taste of Iceland
Members of UW Scandinavian Studies moderate literature discussion in KEXP radio broadcast for Taste of Iceland
October 27, 2016
Professor Christine Ingebritsen
Christine Ingebritsen: Understanding Scandinavian Small States Helps Us Understand Brexit
July 25, 2016
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Britain leaves the EU: A small state of mind | The Seattle Times
July 22, 2016
Karen Eriksson
Karin Eriksson Receives Antoinette Wills Endowed Scholarship, 2016-17
May 9, 2016