Social Sciences Division

Tamar Benzikry, UW Class of 2005, returned to campus as the instructor for "Graphic Novels and Jewish Memory." Read more about Benzikry's passion for arts and education.

It’s one thing to read that the NAAPC grew from three branches in 1912 to 894 branches in 1945, but it’s more revealing to watch that expansion on an interactive map.

"China's decision to allow more families to have a second child is an effort to confront the problem of an aging population," writes Kam Wing Chan, professor of geography at the UW.

Assistant professor Megan Ming Francis discusses what Americans can learn from the history of lynching in the U.S. 

Chinese officials are set to discuss ways to stimulate the country's sputtering housing market. Kam Wing Chan, professor of geography at the UW, is quoted. 

A man is using his story of escaping homelessness to try to get others out, too. Kyle Crowder, professor of sociology at the UW, is quoted. 

China said it would normalize the status of millions of people who had lived on the margins of society. Kam Wing Chan, professor of geography at UW, is quoted. 

Douglass North, former economics professor at the UW and Nobel Prize co-recipient, died last month.

The Moore Theatre may have a deep dark past of segregation. Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, professor of architecture at the UW, and Quintard Taylor, professor of history at the UW, are quoted. 

Faculty across the College recommend a favorite book related to their field.

Recently honored by the Western Museum Association, Burke Museum Executive Director Julie Stein discusses her years at the museum.

The Internet is making it easier for older women to get outside their social circles for dating and romance, but it can make them more vulnerable to deception.

Mark A. Smith, a professor of political science and adjunct professor of comparative religion answers a few questions about his book for UW Today.

Wan Changru's 6-year-old daughter is legally unregistered because her parents broke China's one-child policy in having her. Kam Wing Chan, a geography professor, is quoted. 

The evolution of place's names in the Seattle area. Matt Sparke, professor of geography and international studies at the UW, is mentioned.