Social Sciences Division

In an op-ed piece, Taso Lagos of the Jackson School, argues that in order to be a great city, Seattle must also be a good city for its residents.

UW Communications Professor Philip Howard weighs in on this generation's digital 'gateway drug for activism.'

Despite China's efforts to ease decades-old curbs on the movements of its rural population, the world's most populous country could see its ranks of internal migrants swell to dangerous levels over the next decade, a new research report says.

Washington senior Hau'oli Kikaha has become the first Husky football player to earn unanimous All-America status since 1995 as, Wednesday after, he was named to the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) first team.

Twitter hashtags adorned posters at protests across the country Saturday. Philip Howard, professor of communication, is quoted.

In an op-ed piece, Carlos Gil, professor emeritus of history, looks at the "political tremors shaking" Mexico.

Books make great gifts. Books by Arts & Sciences alumni? Even better. Here are some recent arrivals, from fiction to nonfiction to memoir to poetry.

Alexes Harris, associate professor/sociologist at the UW and expert in racial and ethnic disparities, breaks down the anger and frustration behind protests in Seattle and across the country.

Would you have been eligible for U.S. citizenship in the late 1700s? The late 1800s? A new course looks at evolving citizenship laws and what they say about our nation.

Emeritus professor Ellis Goldberg on the differences between Egypt and Tunisia after the Arab Spring.

An email that claims to be from the group that hacked Sony Pictures Entertainment blames the attack on the studio's upcoming comedy about North Korea. Clark Sorensen, associate professor of international studies, is quoted.

The Seattle Times travel section suggests bookish gifts for travelers. One suggestion is "Places for Passion: The 75 Most Romantic Destinations in the World," by Pepper Schwartz, professor of sociology.

In an op-ed piece, Robert Crutchfield, professor of sociology, writes, "Black citizens have been held for too long outside the processes that produced the laws and practices they are subjected to."

By Thursday morning, the online #CrimingWhileWhite campaign that some saw as a show of solidarity had become another source of division. Christopher Parker, associate professor of political science, is quoted.

Some of President Obama's biggest financial backers in the Latino community already are throwing their support behind Hillary Clinton. Matt Barreto, associate professor of political science, is quoted.