About Us
Dr. Divya C. McMillin, Director
Divya C. McMillin teaches international communication and cultural studies. Classes focus on media globalization, children and television, gender, ethnicity, class and the media; and media ethics.
Her first book, International Media Studies (2007, Blackwell Publishing) argues for a postcolonial turn in the study of the political economy and reception of global and local media. Her second book, Media Globalization and Youth Identity (forthcoming, Peter Lang Publishing), interrogates the material conditions that produce youth workers and consumers.
McMillin has published articles in the Journal of Communication, International Journal of Cultural Studies, Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies, Indian Journal of Gender Studies, and the International Communication Bulletin, to name a few. She has contributed book chapters to such anthologies as Planet TV (2003, New York University Press), Girl Wide Web (2006, Peter Lang), South Asian Technoscapes (2008, Peter Lang) and Re-Orienting Global Communication (forthcoming, University of Illinois Press). Her conference presentations have won top paper awards.
McMillin also works collaboratively with the Internationales Zentralinstitut fur das Jugend-und Bildungsfernsehen (Germany) to develop high quality programming for children's television worldwide.
Tanya Ulsted, Program Administrator
Tanya Ulsted has always been fascinated by the world's cultures and languages. During her junior year at Oregon State University as a Gilman Scholar, she studied in Quito, Ecuador, and developed the passion to inspire others to experience international education. She received her BA in 2003, and in 2006 she earned her M.Ed. in College Student Services Administration, also at Oregon State.
Tanya is excited to be involved in UWT's Global Honors program, and with her multicultural experience and expertise, she offers a lot to our students and campus. She is fluent in Spanish. She also enjoys soccer, hiking, salsa dancing, poker, pool, and playing with her three year old daughter, Maya.
Faculty
The Global Honors Program draws the expertise of faculty from different disciplines and academic programs throughout UW Tacoma. Faculty who currently teach Global Honors courses include:
