Taught by

Linda Moon Stumpff

natural resource policy, public administration

Edward (Ted) Whitesell

geography, environmental studies

Native American Tribes represent a powerful force for environmental and social progress in an age that can seem to be dominated by negative forces within our political economic system. To a significant extent, the Tribes are leaders in fields such as conservation, ecological restoration, and adaptation to climate change. In addition to managing a significant part of the land base, the Tribes possess unique legal tools and the only long-term cultural memory of environmental conditions in this continent. This elective will be of interest to students who will be working as scientists, resource managers, policy makers, and educators addressing pressing environmental issues such as climate change, habitat conservation, ecological restoration, recovery of endangered species, and challenges to human health and environmental quality posed by water, soil, and air pollution. Working in or collaborating with the resource agencies, scientists, and governance structures of American Indian Tribes is increasingly a central task of all environmental professionals. Yet, most of these newly minted environmental professionals have little to no preparation for such work. To be effective, environmental scientists, resource managers, policy makers and educators must understand: (1) treaty law and policy, and Indian land tenure; (2) Tribal accomplishments and current projects in such areas as ecological restoration, habitat conservation, and recovery of endangered species; and (3) the fields of Native science and Indigenous knowledge, and how practitioners engage in what is known as “two-eyed seeing” – a special case of interdisciplinarity that encompasses knowledge acquisition using Western and Native American traditions. The course will address these topics, using a combination of lectures, seminars, case studies, guest lectures and panels, plus a weekend field trip.

Faculty Biography:

Linda Moon Stumpff, MPA, Ph.D., a member of the Apache Tribe, is emeritus faculty who has dedicated her long and varied career to protecting the land and Indigenous knowledge and values. She served in management positions in the National Park Service and USDA Forest Service in the areas of ecosystem planning, park and wilderness management and tribal relations.  The primary foci of her academic work in public policy is international administration and the exploration of local and indigenous knowledge and values as they are expressed through participatory governance institutions, tribal economic initiatives and policy. Linda was a founder of the Tribal Governance track while she served as MPA Director from 1998-2001 and developed the tribal curriculum and governance program in cooperation with tribal leaders, along with new electives in Tribal Forestry, International Environmental Policy and other areas for the MES Program. She continues to develop relevant curriculum on tribal policy and environmental issues emanating from climate change, wildfire and wilderness.  She is co-director, editor, faculty workshop and case writer for the NSF-sponsored the Enduring Legacies Project at The Evergreen State College in the MPA and MES Programs. 

Ted Whitesell, Ph.D. , is a broadly trained cultural geographer with special interests in political ecology and conservation.  As a freshman at the University of Colorado, Ted co-founded the CU Wilderness Study Group. After graduation, Ted ran the Colorado Wilderness Workshop, the only statewide preservation organization at the time. From 1975 to 1985, he was a leader of the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, campaigning to secure designation of the first wilderness areas in the Tongass National Forest. He was recognized as the most accomplished environmental leader in the country of 25 years of age or less by the Tyler Foundation.  Later, he earned a Ph.D. in geography from the University of California, Berkeley, investigating grassroots proposals for conservation and development in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil. Ted came to The Evergreen State College in 1998 and is affiliated with two planning units – Environmental Studies and Sustainability & Justice.  His students published a major book in April 2004, called Defending Wild Washington (The Mountaineers Books). His most recent research was a collaborative investigation of tribal perspectives on marine protected areas in western Washington.

Credits per quarter

Online learning:

• Hybrid Online Learning - This offering delivers < 25% of its instruction online, rather than via face-to-face contact between you and your instructors.

Class Standing: Graduate
Class Size: 15

Scheduled for: Evening

Advertised schedule:

Monday 6-10 pm

Located in: Olympia

Taught by

Amy Gould

political science, public administration, women's studies

Amy Gould and Anthony Brave

Credits per quarter

Online learning:

• Enhanced Online Learning - This offering requires access to web-based tools, but use of these tools does not displace any face-to-face instruction.

Class Standing: Graduate
Class Size: 35

Scheduled for: Day and Weekend

Advertised schedule:

Fall: Oct 27-29, Nov 17-19, Dec 8-10, 1-5p Fri, 9a-5p Sat/Sun

Winter: Jan 12-14, Jan 26-28, Feb 9-11, 1-5p Fri, 9a-5p Sat/Sun

Located in: Olympia

Taught by

Melissa Beard

education, public policy, government

Amy Leneker

public adminstration

Lianna Shepherd

public administration

Eric Trevan

public administration

Credits per quarter

Online learning:

• Enhanced Online Learning - This offering requires access to web-based tools, but use of these tools does not displace any face-to-face instruction.

Class Standing: Graduate
Class Size: 55

Scheduled for: Evening

Advertised schedule:

Thurs 6-10p & Sat Mar 10, 9a-5p

Located in: Olympia

Taught by

Peter Goldmark

Environmental leadership, sciences, land management

The modern industrial food system has dramatically increased agricultural productivity, reduced the cost of food production, and provided an almost unlimited range of consumer choices. The corporations and organizations that control this system are some of the wealthiest and most politically powerful forces on the planet. Despite this success, the environmental, social, and economic consequences of the system have led many to question its long-term sustainability. This class will examine the origins of the modern industrial food system and the economic and policy framework that supports it, both internationally and in the United States.  Through readings, lectures, films, discussions, written assignments, and a day-long field trip, we will consider both the costs and benefits of the current system as well as potential alternatives and strategies for change. Students will also complete an individual research project examining their own relationship with the food system and the forces and policies that shape their choices as consumers and citizens.

Faculty Biography (forthcoming)

Credits per quarter

Online learning:

• Hybrid Online Learning - This offering delivers < 25% of its instruction online, rather than via face-to-face contact between you and your instructors.

Class Standing: Graduate
Class Size: 15

Scheduled for: Evening

Advertised schedule:

Monday 6-10 pm

Located in: Olympia

Taught by

Amy Gould

political science, public administration, women's studies

Policies can be regulatory, distributive, or redistributive; material or symbolic; substantive (what government intends to do) or procedural (how something will be done and who will do it). They can provide collective goods or private goods and can be liberal or conservative. Public policies are not limited to governing public life: Our "public life" relates to how, when, and why we engage with the public sphere and this often involves our private life. Therefore, public policies can be a goal or value of one entity and not representative of an entire "public". Finally, while a policy can be driven by law or actually influence law, policy cannot do less than law requires. As noted by Schneider and Ingram in Policy Design for Democracy, the key is for any public policy to solve problems.
This course provides an overview of the concepts and issues at the heart of public administration: public policy. As Deborah Stone stated in Policy Paradox, “policy is the struggle over ideas and these ideas are the stuff of politics.” This course provides an introduction to the study of public policy processes and the practice of public policy analysis. By comparing and contrasting various approaches, we seek to provide guidance for future policy makers and policy analysts. To accomplish this, students will functionally critique policy designs by recognizing the social constructs and subjective limitations of policy creation, implementation, and evaluation.

Credits per quarter

Online learning:

• Enhanced Online Learning - This offering requires access to web-based tools, but use of these tools does not displace any face-to-face instruction.

Class Standing: Graduate
Class Size: 15

Scheduled for: Evening and Weekend

Advertised schedule:

Jan 9, Jan 20-21, Feb 17-18, Feb 27, Tues 6-9p, Sat/Sun 9a-4p

Located in: Olympia

Taught by

Cali Ellis

public administration, public policy

The events of September 11, 2001 rapidly set into motion significant changes in a wide range of domestic policies to encompass what is now known as homeland security. One component of the homeland security mandate is federal, and the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) represented one of the largest reorganizations of federal bureaucracy in United States history.

But as important as the actions and mandates of the principals at the top of any national hierarchy are, they must rely on their agents at the state and local level for day-to-day terrorism prevention and disaster response. The new homeland security mission encompasses many more entities, from hospitals to private sector holders of critical infrastructure. This provides fresh impetus for understanding the workings of entities as the sub-federal level because, as Caruson and MacManus (2006, p. 523) point out, “Local governments must manage the vast majority of critical duties associated with emergency preparedness while first-responder groups – emergency personnel, firefighters, law enforcement, and local health care workers – provide the first line of defense in the event of a terrorist attack.” 

This course begins by tracing the development of homeland security in the early 2000s, from the first wave of top-down federal mandates to the states and the resulting battles over funding and scope of responsibility. Utilizing real-world cases complemented by applied academic research, we will examine several specific topics of homeland security, including intelligence sharing, international border security, federalism, and emergency response.

 Students will select discrete topics for their final projects based on their own interest and experience including, but not limited to emergency management, terrorism, critical infrastructure, policing, inter-agency collaboration, cybersecurity, or public health.

This course should be of interest to anyone interested in the policy implications of the developing topic of homeland security.

Credits per quarter

Online learning:

• Enhanced Online Learning - This offering requires access to web-based tools, but use of these tools does not displace any face-to-face instruction.

Class Standing: Graduate
Class Size: 15

Scheduled for: Evening and Weekend

Advertised schedule:

Oct 6-8, Nov 3-5, 5-9p Fri, 9a-5p Sat/Sun

Located in: Olympia

Taught by

Katherine Himes

science policy

In the 21st Century, a robust international public sector is gaining prominence and expanding, joining governments, international organizations, and businesses in enforcing global norms, creating regimes, and providing development aid and humanitarian assistance. This dynamic course will explore international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the new global landscape, covering four major areas: history and trends, internal management, roles, and future directions. Challenges facing internal NGO management will be revealed, including strategic planning based on concrete objectives and results, monitoring and evaluation, communication, cultural and governance structure navigation, and contract negotiation. Through a case-based approach, students will analyze structure and mission in a variety of international NGO areas (e.g., climate change adaptation and mitigation, women’s rights, education access, humanitarian relief). In addition to authoring a short response paper evaluating the effectiveness of an existing international NGO, this course will feature the opportunity to create an international NGO. Moving from the academic to the applied, students will interact in small groups, and utilize newly acquired skills to design a comprehensive strategic plan for their international NGO, and present their approach to classmates playing the role of prospective donors and partners. This exciting offering is designed for those who are interested in deepening their understanding of international NGOs, public administrators who engage with international NGOs, and future international NGO board members, leaders, partners, and donors.

Credits per quarter

Online learning:

• Enhanced Online Learning - This offering requires access to web-based tools, but use of these tools does not displace any face-to-face instruction.

Class Standing: Graduate
Class Size: 15

Scheduled for: Day and Weekend

Advertised schedule:

Sept 29-Oct 1, Nov 3-5, Fri 5-9p, Sat/Sun 9a-5p

Located in: Olympia

Taught by

Marc Baldwin

government, public administration, labor economics

Eden Teachout

lean principles, lean methods

Lean is a key element of Governor Inslee's "Results Washington."  As the Results Washington websites says, "Lean provides proven principles that help Washington state government create a culture that encourages respect, creativity and innovative problem solving, continuously improves and eliminates waste from government processes, aligns efforts across state agencies and delivers results that matter to Washingtonians."  This one weekend intensive short course will leave students saturated with Lean, and with some tools to immediately start using Lean concepts in government, tribal, and nonprofit organizations.

Credits per quarter

Online learning:

• Enhanced Online Learning - This offering requires access to web-based tools, but use of these tools does not displace any face-to-face instruction.

Class Standing: Graduate
Class Size: 15

Scheduled for: Evening and Weekend

Advertised schedule:

Oct 13-15, 5-9p Fri, 9a-5p Sat/Sun

Located in: Olympia

Taught by

Eric Trevan

public administration

Graduate CRN: 40166

Undergraduate CRN: 40167

Local economies are supported by the community.  They lead to greater prosperity, economic wealth and an improved overall quality of life in the region. When strong local economies do not exist, the regional economy is unable to perform at optimal levels leading to economic wealth leaking outside the community. This class will focus on the three pillars of the local economy and their relationship with:

• intersections with industrial clusters
• how strong local economies use agglomerative benefits to support knowledge spill overs
• innovation and entrepreneurship

In the face of globalization and modernization, it is critical to understand the needs of the community, local economic components and how local economies work with regional economic networks. Local economies are a driving force of economic output in the United States. These agglomerations represent local markets in communities that are driven by multiple systems and capitals, which lead to the development of supportive industries, the resilience of the economy and innovation levels. Local economic development is one of the three waves of economic development and necessary in order to truly take advantage of economic impact of resources and industries in the region. In partnership with Olympia Downtown Association (ODA), the class will build on these themes and then provide fieldwork on a variety of projects within downtown Olympia. The class will meet periodically throughout the quarter based on the schedule of Olympia Downtown Alliance (ODA) and the need for students to meet to discuss the event at the end of the quarter. The meetings will take place at the discretion of the students with coordination with ODA. It is expected that the meetings will occur in the evenings and/or on weekends. Additionally students will work with each other to find times that are mutually convenient.  

 The learning objectives of the class include:

• The development of a solid foundation of local economies, their components and key concepts included in local economies
• Understanding different economic development perspectives and the intersection of local economies within these approaches
• How entrepreneurship influences local economies
• Community capacity and its impacts on local economic outcomes
• Community outreach and asset based community strategies
• Efforts that are supportive of local economies
• Multiple stakeholders who affect and are impacted by local economic development
• Social advocacy supporting the advancement of local economies

Credits per quarter

Online learning:

• Enhanced Online Learning - This offering requires access to web-based tools, but use of these tools does not displace any face-to-face instruction.

Class Standing: Junior–Graduate
Class Size: 20

Scheduled for: Weekend

Final schedule and room assignments:

• Summer

Advertised schedule:

June 30-July 1 & Aug 25, 9a-5p Sat/Sun

Located in: Olympia

Taught by

Lachezar (Lucky) Anguelov

public administration

People are one of the most important assets critical to the functions of contemporary government. The effective management of personnel in public agencies requires investing in these assets so that the organizations can accomplish their missions. In the public sector, personnel management requires working within the confines of law to provide a diverse and motivated workforce that is effective and fair in the implementation of policies. Civil servants are vital organizational assets and public personnel management is a key tool for holding these civil servants accountable for serving the public interest. Contemporary public personnel management is situated in a politicized environment that requires managing the tensions between merit and patronage. In addition, public personnel management takes place both within organizations, as well as outside traditional organizational boundaries.  Managing within these complex human systems is a crucial task for today’s public leaders.

Credits per quarter

Online learning:

• Enhanced Online Learning - This offering requires access to web-based tools, but use of these tools does not displace any face-to-face instruction.

Class Standing: Graduate
Class Size: 15

Scheduled for: Evening

Advertised schedule:

Mon 6-10p

Located in: Olympia

Taught by

Cali Ellis

public administration, public policy

This course is about negotiation as feminist - how to negotiate for yourself. We will utilize texts on negotiation strategies from the world of business, law, and political science, supplemented by scholarly works on applied feminism, social scientific approaches to negotiation, and behavioral economics. Students will learn about the multiple settings in which feminist strategies are applied to negotiations, from the U.S. workplace to international diplomatic conflict resolution. Readings will be supplemented by in-class exercises on negotiation designed to help students overcome internal and external barriers to negotiating for themselves in professional and personal settings.

Credits per quarter

Online learning:

• Enhanced Online Learning - This offering requires access to web-based tools, but use of these tools does not displace any face-to-face instruction.

Class Standing: Graduate
Class Size: 15

Scheduled for: Evening

Advertised schedule:

April 6-8 & April 27-29, 5-9p Fri, 9a-5p Sat/Sun

Located in: Olympia

Taught by

Scott Morgan

sustainability, organizational systems

Faculty: Scott Morgan

Graduate CRN: 40173

Undergraduate CRN: 40174

Greenhouse gases emission inventories are the primary measure of our impact on climate change, and emissions inventories are an increasingly common reporting assessment by communities and organizations around the world. In this class, students will learn the theory and established protocols for calculating organizational greenhouse gas emissions. Students will learn GHG accounting methodologies, then apply those to their own calculations using real world data.

Credits per quarter

Online learning:

• Enhanced Online Learning - This offering requires access to web-based tools, but use of these tools does not displace any face-to-face instruction.

Class Standing: Junior–Graduate
Class Size: 20

Scheduled for: Evening and Weekend

Final schedule and room assignments:

• Summer

Advertised schedule:

July 13-15, 5-9p Fri, 9a-5p Sat/Sun

Located in: Olympia

Taught by

Lachezar (Lucky) Anguelov

public administration

Cali Ellis

public administration, public policy

Cheryl Simrell King

public administration

Doreen Swetkis

public and nonprofit administration, urban studies

Credits per quarter

Online learning:

• Enhanced Online Learning - This offering requires access to web-based tools, but use of these tools does not displace any face-to-face instruction.

Class Standing: Graduate
Class Size: 55

Scheduled for: Evening

Advertised schedule:

Thurs 6-10p & one Sat TBD 9a-5p

Located in: Olympia

Taught by

John MacLean

economics, public administration

Course Description:   “Political economy” concerns principles on which our economy is organized, grounded in moral philosophy and understandings of human nature.  Political economy and economics as a discipline developed during the beginnings of industrialization and rapid growth in humankind’s population, economic output and exploitation of fossil fuels and natural capital.  With the unfolding of peak oil, climate change and collapse of multiple ecological systems and the opportunities inherent in our new technologies, information systems and evolving consciousness, we face a critical historical moment and are due for a “political economy reboot”.  Topics covered include: ecological economics, market failures, externalities, public goods, government regulation and deregulation, critiques of corporate power and financial capitalism, community economics and theories of happiness. 

Emphasis is on understanding the development of the market economy, limits of markets, the roles of government shaping markets and institutional alternatives to markets while elaborating principles for and steps to create a sustainable economy.  Historical, policy and institutional examples are presented for illustration, especially from the professor’s clean energy finance experience.  The course goal is to equip students to engage critically in political economy debate and draw links between current practical economic policy issues and the philosophical bases underlying competing viewpoints.  

Credits per quarter

Online learning:

• Enhanced Online Learning - This offering requires access to web-based tools, but use of these tools does not displace any face-to-face instruction.

Class Standing: Graduate
Class Size: 15

Scheduled for: Evening and Weekend

Advertised schedule:

May 1 Tues 5-9p, May 12 & 19, Sat 9a-5p

Located in: Olympia

Taught by

Lachezar (Lucky) Anguelov

public administration

The twenty-first century has witnessed significant changes in the policy and practice of budgeting and financial management at the federal, state, and local government levels. This course will connect budgetary theory with practice and will provide students with budgeting and financial management tools. In this class, students will become familiar with the general context and evolution of public budgeting in the United States. Students will also gain familiarity with the technical aspect of budgetary decision-making. In order to do so, we will: (i) review strategies of various participants; (ii) examine revenue sources, expenditure areas, and balanced budget requirements for all levels of government in an intergovernmental context; (iv) examine personal services, operating, and capital budgets. Students will also learn budgeting techniques and analytical models that will help them with answering important policy questions. This century has raised a number of important financial management issues. As a class, we will discuss topics such as cash management, risk management, procurement, debt management, and cutback management.

This course will review finance and fiscal policy challenges facing federal, state, and local governments. We will examine issues central to public expenditure programs, and taxation policies. Students will seek practical solutions to planning, implementation, and reporting problems in public finance. The course will discuss budgetary formation, deliberation, adoption, implementation and execution. Further, each aspect of finance policy will be examined in order to understand the process, functions, and history of public budgeting reform. The course will discuss revenue policy, the spending of public resources, dynamics of changing budget processes, and issues associated with balancing budgets. Students –  in the role of citizens, administrators, and public officials –  shall engage public finance policy issues of concern to them in pursuit of fairness.

Credits per quarter

Online learning:

• Enhanced Online Learning - This offering requires access to web-based tools, but use of these tools does not displace any face-to-face instruction.

Class Standing: Graduate
Class Size: 15

Scheduled for: Evening

Advertised schedule:

Mon 6-10p

Located in: Olympia

Taught by

Marla Elliott

performance, voice, community studies

Oral eloquence still counts when you need to explain, persuade, collaborate, and lead.  This intensive weekend course will help you learn to use your voice, body, and personal presence with confidence when speaking to others.  You will learn to channel stagefright into creative energy and to organize your thoughts into a structure your audience can grasp. Students will write, revise, rehearse and present a short speech; they will also have opportunities to practice speaking impromptu.  Credit will be awarded in Public Speaking.

Credits per quarter

Online learning:

• Enhanced Online Learning - This offering requires access to web-based tools, but use of these tools does not displace any face-to-face instruction.

Class Standing: Graduate
Class Size: 15

Scheduled for: Evening and Weekend

Final schedule and room assignments:

• Summer

Advertised schedule:

Aug 10-12, 5-9p Fri, 9a-5p Sat/Sun

Located in: Olympia

Taught by

Nathaniel Petty

Lean, public administration

Nathan Petty

This class will be taught by Nathan Petty. Healthy organizations have compelling visions for the future. Their purpose statements are clearly defined and well communicated. These organizations have a whole system of people who provide the support employees need to make successful transitions required by organizational change. Plans are developed collaboratively and work is managed against goals or objectives. When priorities are revised, the strategies to manage the changes often fall to this group. Skills for Agents of Change will enable you to manage change effectively using various change management techniques.

We will create a practical understanding of the theories and perspectives of change. We will unlock the change management process by clearly understanding that “purpose dictates strategy.” We will unmask and introduce you to the change management process and ways to integrate change management activities into any project. We will learn how to assess the size of the change and create an appropriate change management strategy. Participants will also spend time exploring the most important aspect of change management – themselves. Change is inevitable. What you can control is how skillfully you will handle it.

Credits per quarter

Online learning:

• Enhanced Online Learning - This offering requires access to web-based tools, but use of these tools does not displace any face-to-face instruction.

Class Standing: Graduate
Class Size: 15

Scheduled for: Evening and Weekend

Advertised schedule:

Dec 1-3, 5-9p Fri, 9a-5p Sat/Sun

Located in: Olympia

Taught by

Our overall goal is enable each student to prepare for strategic leadership in the public sector of tomorrow.   Rapidly evolving political, economic, and social dynamics are transforming our society and the public sector that serves it.  In the years ahead creative, agile strategic planning will be as much the hallmark of healthy, successful public service agencies and organizations as it is of today’s high tech startups.

Students in this intensive course will strengthen their personal capacities to create and lead strategic planning efforts in public agencies, in community-based organizations, and in the hybrid collaborations which increasingly deliver key public services.

Seminar work will explore strategic planning principles using real world strategic planning problems.  Augmented by limited advance reading, students will use in-class “clinics” and structured strategic planning exercises to strengthen their personal strategic planning skills. The class will culminate in students’ design and conduct of a leading edge strategic planning process to explore the rapidly changing world of tomorrow’s public sector leaders.

Credits per quarter

Online learning:

• Enhanced Online Learning - This offering requires access to web-based tools, but use of these tools does not displace any face-to-face instruction.

Class Standing: Graduate
Class Size: 15

Scheduled for: Evening

Advertised schedule:

Wed 6-10p

Located in: Olympia

Taught by

Amy Gould

political science, public administration, women's studies

Linda Moon Stumpff

natural resource policy, public administration

Credits per quarter

Online learning:

• Enhanced Online Learning - This offering requires access to web-based tools, but use of these tools does not displace any face-to-face instruction.

Class Standing: Graduate
Class Size: 35

Scheduled for: Day and Weekend

Advertised schedule:

April 6-8, May 4-6, May 18-20 1-5p Fri, 9a-5p Sat/Sun

Located in: Tribal MPA

Taught by

Peter Boome

law

In this course we will explore the history of federal Indian policy (and why it’s called Indian policy.) We will examine the historical and legal ramifications of actions taken from the time of discovery until the present day.

Students will research and analyze laws, court cases and treaties to find common threads woven into the American historical context in order to gain a broad based understanding of a complicated and frequently misunderstood area of law.

There is no book required for this course, however students are encouraged to bring their laptops and be prepared to research, analyze, and report back to the class.

This course will be fun and filled with discussion, taught from a unique point of view.

Upon completion of this course students will gain a broad based understanding of federal Indian policy and law and should be able to articulate the ins and outs of Indian law.

This will be a participatory course requiring class participation and one final paper.

Credits per quarter

Online learning:

• Enhanced Online Learning - This offering requires access to web-based tools, but use of these tools does not displace any face-to-face instruction.

Class Standing: Graduate
Class Size: 15

Scheduled for: Evening and Weekend

Advertised schedule:

April 27-29, 5-9p Fri, 9a-5p Sat/Sun

Located in: Olympia

Taught by

John McCoy

public administration

Eric Trevan

public administration

Credits per quarter

Online learning:

• Enhanced Online Learning - This offering requires access to web-based tools, but use of these tools does not displace any face-to-face instruction.

Class Standing: Graduate
Class Size: 35

Scheduled for: Day and Weekend

Advertised schedule:

Sept 29-Oct 1, Oct. 13-15, 1-5p Fri, 9a-5p Sat/Sun

Located in: Olympia

Taught by

Barbara Leen

immigration, legal policy

This course is intended to give students a general overview of the U.S. immigration system and the vocabulary and context for understanding contemporary immigration issues.  We will focus on how people can come to the United States and why they may be forced to leave.  The class will also have a special focus on refugees, recent migratory patterns along the southern U.S. border, the detention of migrants, and public policy discussions surrounding comprehensive immigration reform and executive actions in the current political climate. 

Credits per quarter

Online learning:

• Enhanced Online Learning - This offering requires access to web-based tools, but use of these tools does not displace any face-to-face instruction.

Class Standing: Graduate
Class Size: 15

Scheduled for: Evening and Weekend

Advertised schedule:

April 20-22, 5-9p Fri, 9a-5p Sat/Sun

Located in: Olympia