Social Sciences Division

"What we're looking at is something like a settler colonial situation where an entire generation is lost," said Darren Byler, a researcher of Uighur culture at UW.

Margaret O'Mara explores the impact of a December 1968 computer presentation that came to be called “the mother of all demos” in an episode of a new podcast series.

Oped-Ed by Daniel Bessner, Assistant Professor of International Studies | The rising left needs more foreign policy. Here's how it can start.

Funding to support the teaching and study of world regions and foreign languages, and generate public engagement in international affairs.

From El Salvador to Spokane, the UW Center for Human Rights seeks justice.

Journalism lecturer, Caley Cook, recommends reading investigative journalism to understand bigger issues and for building a foundation of knowledge about government accountability.

In an introductory American Indian Studies course, students left the classroom to learn about Indigenous cultures.

Op-ed by American Ethnic Studies Assistant Professor, Vincent Schleitwiler 

UW political scientist, Scott Lemieux, on Andrew Gillum's primary victory and the 2018 midterms. 

UW sociologist, Jonathan Warren, is quoted in this article about identity, privilege and affirmative action.

Take a look inside UW Libraries' Labor Archives of Washington — home to 3,000 cubic feet of materials — with labor archivist Conor Casey. 

A study led by the University of Washington and Cornell University uses new data sources to determine the likelihood of dying at the hands of police.

Political Science major and anti-nuclear proliferation activist, Jade Lauw, on galvanizing her generation to take action for peace. 

Dr. Ralina Joseph, Director of the Center for Communication, Difference and Equity, on radical listening on campus and beyond. 

Affiliate Associate Professor of Law, Societies and Justice, Stuart Streichler, on the implications of Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.