Social Sciences Division

Richard Kirkendall is a University of Washington professor emeritus of history and editor of the new book, "Civil Liberties and the Legacy of Harry S. Truman." He answers a few questions about the book for UW Today.

Although online dating is common across age groups, it seems likely that the social-media generation would gravitate toward it. Pepper Schwartz, professor of sociology, is quoted.

China's model for controlling the internet is being adopted elsewhere. Katy Pearce, assistant professor of communication, is quoted.

The budget deficit is once again a prominent item on the political agenda. The fiscal cliff deal signed on January 2 included tax increases for the highest earners. What is the likelihood of a follow-up deal with significant cuts in entitlement spending? Not very.

Since 1955, UW undergraduates have learned about lawmaking by devoting winter quarter to working full time in Olympia for members of the Washington State House of Representatives or Senate.

Political Science students and faculty have teamed up to document the role of universities in securing labor rights for apparel workers.

The UW has a major initiative in the works to expand online learning exponentially over the next five years.

Black Cultural Studies students combined traditional coursework with community projects through a winter quarter collaboration with the Northwest African American Museum.

International human rights champion and Spanish jurist Baltasar Garzon will join the UW Center for Human Rights, housed in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, where, in the short term, he will focus on contributing to the Center's History, Memory and Justice Project in El Salvador.

UW History Professor Jordanna Bailkin discusses her new book "The Afterlife of Empire."

A UW anthropology student investigated how remembrance photography helps grieving parents, and how the practice's resurgence could signal a change in the way death and dying are dealt with in our society.

Genevieve (Gennie) Gebhart, a senior Honors student majoring in international studies and economics, was recently selected as a 2013-14 Luce Scholar. A graduate of Mercer Island High School, Gebhart is one of 18 students nationwide to receive this scholarship this year.

A&S alumni and siblings Gary and Carver Gayton have led extraordinary lives, following in the footsteps of their great grandfather Lewis Clarke, who escaped slavery to become a well-known abolitionist.

Jim Riswold (1983), whose hugely popular ad campaigns for Nike and other top clients featured household names like Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny, was recently inducted into advertising's Creative Hall of Fame.

Martha Gonzalez and her band Quetzal won a 2013 Grammy for their album Imaginaries. Her work as a recording artist is intertwined with her academic work as a PhD candidate in Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies.