Social Sciences Division

In this Inside Higher Ed piece, scholars debate what Donald Trump's election means, whether efforts to band together as a discipline to oppose him were wrong and what the future may hold.

Ruchika Tulshyan, lecturer of communication at the UW, and Tracey Whitten of The Seattle Women's Commission are quoted.

Why is race so hard to discuss? Ralina Joseph, founding director of the UW’s Center for Communication, Difference, and Equity, talked with KUOW about coded racial language.

How a bias toward English-language science can result in preventable crises, duplicated efforts and lost knowledge.

Mick Mallon teaches Inuktitut in person in Iqaluit and over Skype to Seattle.

Experts have long known that perceived peril can blind people to their surroundings. Jonathan Wender, lecturer of sociology and law, societies and justice at the UW, is quoted. 

How a bias toward English-language science can result in preventable crises, duplicated efforts and lost knowledge.

If your New Year's resolution is to deepen your skill sets, January is bound to give you a fast start to achieving that very goal.

Gov. Jay Inslee Thursday signed his first reprieve of a death-row convict, part of his moratorium on Washington’s death penalty.

Knute Berger's list of the year’s best reads in NW nonfiction, with an emphasis on history. Blackpast.org, the brainchild of UW professor emeritus Quintard Taylor, is featured.

Seattle Met profiles UW student Varisha Khan. She is the founder of the UW's Middle Eastern Student Commission. 

Peter Lape, UW professor of anthropology, is the man who makes sure Kennewick Man’s remains are kept safe at the museum.

What lessons can be learned at the intersection of the community college and doctoral education in the humanities? Rachel Arteaga provides some answers.

Do the number of divorces actually peak during the holidays? Julie Brines, an associate sociology professor at the UW, analyzed divorce filings in Washington state between 2001 and 2015.

The History and Philosophy of Science program offers humanist insights on past and present scientific advancements.