Canadian American Studies News

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Students: Interested in C/AM Studies?

Are you interested in Canadian-American Studies? Click here to learn about Canadian-American Studies. 

Learn more about our program! Check out upcoming course highlights for Winter 2025.

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Spring 2024 Newsletter

Our spring 2024 newsletter has arrived! Click here to read about what the Center for Canadian-American Studies got up to in winter and spring quarter this year.

Mason hobson

2024-25 Scholarship Recipient!

The Center for Canadian-American Studies would like to congratulate C/AM Studies student Mason Hobson on being this year's scholarship recipient! 

Upcoming Events

US-Canada border at Chief Mountain by Carolyn Cuskey

Canadian American Studies

Canada and the United States, sharing a continent and linked by deep cultural and economic ties, shared historical experiences, and numerous similarities, also exhibit many notable differences. The Canadian-American Studies program offers a comprehensive overview of these relationships, helping students grasp how these similarities and differences influence key cultural, environmental, and economic issues in North America, both today and in the future. The program includes hands-on experiences through field trips to Canada and provides valuable research and internship opportunities. Students can pursue Canadian-American Studies independently or combine it with other disciplines, such as environmental science and policy, international business, geography, anthropology, political science, marketing, communications, journalism, history, and foreign languages, to gain a richer, more nuanced international perspective.

salish sea fieldtrip

Students canoe around Baker Lake during summer 2023's Salish Sea Field School.

Victoria, B.C. fieldtrip

Canadian Government and Politics students visit the Parliament House in Victoria, B.C.

Events

Canadian Government and Politics Fieldtrip to Victoria B.C.

students

This spring, Dr. Butch Kamena’s Canadian Government and Politics class took a field trip across the border to Victoria, B.C.!

The Center's spring newsletter highlights some of the events of the day.

blue bubbles and photo of orca in water


Bella Barnes (C/AM Major and Salish Sea Studies minor) has organized this speaker series as part of her capstone project. Please join Bella and all those interested in the orcas of the Salish Sea. 

Open to Everyone! 

2024 Speaker Series: "Populations Rendered ‘Surplus’ in Canada."

Canadian population

Join us this quarter for our 2024 Speaker Series! Come listen to a variety of perspectives on Canada's rapidly growing population as told by individuals showcasing their interdisciplinary research.

Read more about the series in the Spring Newsletter

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Canadian-American Studies Funding Requests

The Center for Canadian-American Studies awards a limited number of grants to faculty and students.

Click here to access the Funding Request Form.