Social Sciences Division

Nives Dolšak, professor of marine and environmental affairs, and Aseem Prakash, professor of political science at the UW talk about the current situation in the climate debate. 

Dr. Pepper Schwartz, a UW sociologist, explains where the Seattle Freeze came from and what we can do to fix it.

Ben Marwick, associate professor in anthropology, talks about container platforms -- standardized computational environments that can be shared and reused. 

Curators at the Burke Museum are also academic faculty, which translates to unparalleled opportunities for UW students.

UW senior Racquel West has always loved museums. Now she spends nearly every day in one.  

Some College of Arts & Sciences units also rank in the top 10. 

This week in the arts, view local artist’s work at the Center for Urban Horticulture, learn about Dakota Sioux artist Mary Sully, and more.

This week in the arts, attend a Washin Kai recital in classical Japanese, listen to the musical musings of Indigo Mist, converse over coffee, and more.

College of Arts & Sciences faculty won the Best History in the 2019 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Awards of Excellence for their bilingual book.

Co-owners of Off the Rez, Cecilia Rikard (BA, Laws, Society and Justice, 2006)and Mark McConnell, open their cafe at the new Burke Museum,

This week in the arts, attend a Chamber Dance Company concert, view photographs from the Henry’s collections, reflect on the race of contemporary ballet, and more.

Aseem Prakash, director of the Center for Environmental Politics at the University of Washington, explains how tech and fossil fuel industries can influence one another. 

Comparative religion professor James Wellman explores the critical role of religion in politics. 

Joel S. Migdal, professor in the Jackson School of International Studies, will celebrate retirement after 39 years at the UW on Thursday with a daylong workshop featuring current and former students, followed by a lecture on “State and Society: Then and Now.” 

Noam Pianko, a UW professor of Jewish studies, weighs in on the root causes of anti-Semitism and how to address it.