Social Sciences Division

UW journalism and communication alum Stanton H. Patty, who wrote for The Seattle Times for 34 years and traveled the globe writing, has passed away.

Author Polly Myers is a lecturer in the University of Washington Department of History and the Integrated Social Sciences.

Jackson School of International Studies Director Reşat Kasaba on why Congress should support the Iran nuclear agreement and how it introduces a rare hopeful note for the future of the Middle East.

Jake Rosenfeld says that although there have been significant strides in the last few years, he doesn’t see a big labor revival on the way.

Humanities Washington hosted a discussion of issues surrounding the death penalty. UW sociology research by Katherine Beckett is referenced.

Nadine Fabbi, associate director of the Canadian Studies Center at the University of Washington, discusses why the Arctic is increasingly important to U.S. foreign policy.

Rabbi Simon Benzaquen and Alex Hernandez call themselves Los Seranos, the watchmen, and they're safeguarding messages locked in Ladino song lyrics generations ago by rapping them.

“Washington state sees China more as an opportunity, whereas Washington, D.C., tends to see China more as a threat,” says Jackson School Professor David Bachman.

If there’s one thing other tech hubs have that New Orleans doesn’t, it’s a highly educated workforce, says Jacob Vigdor, an economist at the University of Washington.

“It’s very challenging for many of the women who come here as spouses,” says Amy Bhatt, who did her Ph.D. research on high-tech immigrant communities in the Seattle.

This September, Joshua Reid will start a new job as associate professor in history and Native American studies.

It is common to equate Space Situational Awareness (SSA) only with the U.S., but today, there is greater appreciation of the fact that the U.S. has to partner with allies and other stakeholders.

Though the number of mixed-race couples in the United States has nearly quadrupled since 1980, relatively little research has been done about where those couples live.

The public sector has long served as an equalizer in American society, a place where minority workers could find stable employment that offered advancement and a reliable path to a middle-class life.

The world has been horrified but also puzzled by the rise of ISIS. How does one comprehend its brutality and success? What is its likely path?