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Seattle Now: Trump's refusal to concede
President Trump has refused to concede the election and allow President-elect Biden to start the transition process. Today, the “Seattle Now” podcast asks what history can tell us about what will happen next. Margaret O’Mara, professor of history at the UW, is interviewed.
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Republican Loren Culp lost King County by the worst margin in at least four decades in Washington governor’s race
Washington Republicans woke up after Election Day to a crushingly familiar math problem bedeviling their prospects in statewide races: a cratering of support in King County. The UW’s Jake Grumbach, assistant professor of political science, and Margaret O’Mara, professor of history, are quoted.
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Anthropology Professor Remembered for Commitment to Anti-Racism in Medicine
Sam Dubal died while hiking on Mt. Rainier National Park in October.
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Professor Margaret O’Mara on history around election concessions nationally and in Washington
Margaret O'Mara, professor of history, explains the history behind election concessions and what a refusal to concede means.
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What was the role of race in the election? UW panel covers the topic
Christopher Parker, associate professor of social justice and political science, explains the role of race in the 2020 election in a UW panel on the topic.
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Q13 News This Morning
Aseem Prakash, professor of political science at the UW, talks about polarization in the 2020 race, the role of social media, how the results differed from expectations and what the election means for climate change.
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King County organizers call Georgia's Stacey Abrams a model for mobilizing Black voters
According to a NBC News exit poll, not only did 91% of Black women vote for presidential nominee Joe Biden, Black women are behind a massive effort to ensure all people have access to vote. As Biden slid past President Donald Trump in Georgia, social media went crazy with mentions of Stacey Abrams. Jake Grumbach, assistant professor of political science at the UW, is quoted.
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King County organizers call Georgia's Stacey Abrams a model for mobilizing Black voters
According to a NBC News exit poll, not only did 91% of Black women vote for presidential nominee Joe Biden, Black women are behind a massive effort to ensure all people have access to vote. As Biden slid past President Donald Trump in Georgia, social media went crazy with mentions of Stacey Abrams. Jake Grumbach, assistant professor of political science at the UW, is quoted.
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Opinion: Seattle Colleges In Crisis, But Harmful Budget Cuts Not The Answer
“Starting this summer, Seattle Colleges has made damaging cuts to programs and staff across the district. Staff have been furloughed, making fall quarter registration and financial aid difficult for students. Programs that serve working-class Seattle, like culinary arts and parent education, are on the chopping block. These types of cuts hurt the most vulnerable students and communities in Seattle the hardest,” writes Michael Reagan, a history instructor at the UW and Seattle Colleges.
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Aung San Suu Kyi's Party Is Expected To Win Myanmar's Election
The Southeast Asian nation holds a general election this weekend — the second time since the military ceded absolute power in 2011. There’s little doubt the National League for Democracy will win. Mary Callahan, associate professor of international studies at the UW, is interviewed.
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Support grew for both Trump and Biden. So what now?
Associate professor of political science Christopher Parker discusses the current political state of the United States.
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Biden’s Biggest Climate Challenge Is To Satisfy Both The ‘Workers’ And The ‘Elites’
Aseem Prakash, professor of political science, explains what challenges Biden faces in his path to the presidency.
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Family Of Missing UW Professor Launches Memorial Fundraiser
The family of Sam Dubal, the assistant professor of anthropology at the UW who went missing while hiking in Mount Rainier in early October, has launched a fundraiser to help create a fellowship fund in his memory.
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Politics as it Applies to 2020
Professor of History Margaret O’Mara and Vice Provost Ed Taylor discuss what history can teach us about the 2020 election.
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Faculty/staff honors: New atmospheric research board trustee; prize-winning fiction; PBS show consultant
English Professor David Crouse and Devin Naar, professor of history and Jewish studies and chair of the Jackson School’s Sephardic Studies Program, are featured in this article for their professional accomplishments.