Social Sciences Division

Daniel Bessner, assistant professor of international studies, discusses the most important lessons of Trump's presidency.

Many Seattleites who identify as BIPOC say they don’t feel as safe while traveling now as they have in years past. Quintard Taylor, professor emeritus of history, is quoted.

Mark Smith, professor of political science, explains how a dangerous minority of people have started to believe that COVID-19 precautions are no longer necessary.

Quintard Taylor, a history professor emeritus and the founder of BlackPast.org, talks about the history of celebrating the Fourth of July.

Jacob Grumbach, assistant professor of political science, explains his new research saying that stronger labor unions have an anti-racist side effect.

James Gregory, professor of history, explains how looking back to 1932 can advise us about 2020.

Aseem Prakash, professor of political science, explains how Amazon's climate plan may not be as good as it seems.

Common Power has had to rapidly adopt digital communications due to COVID-19, stopping face-to-face contact. David Domke, professor of communication, explains.

Bettina Judd, assistant professor of gender women and sexuality studies, explains the founder of gynecology, J. Marion Sims', horrific experiments on enslaved Black women.

This week, the UW offers a wide variety of virtual engagement opportunities, including a drop-in mediation session and content from the Jacob Lawrence Vimeo channel.

To sustain the current anti-racism movement, look to the past. Megan Ming Francis, associate professor of political science, is interviewed.

Steve Herbert, professor of law, societies, and justice and of geography, is referenced in this article discussing common myths about policing.

The HIV/AIDS pandemic was the formative experience for many of the doctors leading the response to COVID-19. Martina Morris, professor emeritus of sociology and statistics, is referenced.

Aseem Prakash, professor of political science, discusses how we should interpret Amazon's climate plan.

This week, the UW offers a variety of online engagement opportunities such as virtual programming from the Meany Center and the Jackson School's Nepal Speaker Series.