Social Sciences Division

Mary Hall Williams, anthropology student who organized the event, is interviewed about the celebration of Juneteenth at the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest.

Aseem Prakash, professor of political science, discusses Unilever's climate plan, greening the supply chain, and consumer-level emissions.

Quin’Nita Cobbins-Modica, who graduated from the UW with a Ph.D. in history, discusses Seattle's history of black female activists.

Daniel Bessner, associate professor of international studies and Carl Bergstrom, biology professor, discuss whether and how colleges should re-open in the fall.

This week, the UW offers a wide variety of online engagement opportunities, including drop-in meditation sessions and Burke trivia nights.

"Organizations are issuing public statements as anti-racism protests continue...But the words are empty without real change,” writes Alexes Harris, professor of sociology.

Political science faculty Megan Ming Francis, Jake Grumbach, and Christopher Parker discuss 2020's leftward-tilting electorate.

A lawsuit against a cloud services employee who left to join Google highlights Amazon’s aggressive tactics to retain talent. Margaret O'Mara, professor of history, is quoted.

Quintard Taylor, history professor, discusses the possible de-gentrification of Seattle.

The UW honors several faculty members with Distinguished Teaching Awards, including Ian Schnee, Senior Lecturer of Philosophy and Xiasong Li, Professor of Chemistry.

Megan Ming Francis, associate professor of political science, discusses how the white press has historically endangered Black lives.

At a time when couples are spending more time together than ever, some may also discover they’re lonely in their marriage. Pepper Schwartz, professor of sociology, is quoted.

Michael McCann, professor of political science, puts into context the peace and the violence of protests against police brutality.

Political science faculty Aseem Prakash, James Caporaso and Victor Menaldo discuss regulation of big tech platforms.

To provide some insight on the current moment, Department of Political Science faculty have written short reflections on the protests and provided a list of recommended readings.