Social Sciences Division

Op-ed by Professor James Wellman, Professor and Chair of the Comparative Religion Program in the Jackson School of International Studies 

Sol Moravia-Rosenberg (BA, American Ethnic Studies | Comparative History of Ideas, 2011), celebrates his new album with an April 12 release show at the Showbox.

The grant supports public-facing humanities projects, and Professor Jenna Grant will receive $10,000 for public engagement around the Becker Archive at the UW.

Seen through the eyes of Charity Urbanski, senior lecturer in history, the women of medieval Europe have a lot to teach today’s students.

Professor of anthropology Darren Byler is quoted in this article talking about the treatment of the Uighur community by the Chinese government.

Naar and others trace their hidden Sephardic Jewish roots in a new documentary showing at the Seattle Jewish Film Festival.

Sociology professor Alexes Harris speaks about the impact of fees in the criminal justice system.

The Southern Lushootseed language, once spoken where the UW now sits, is finding new speakers through a UW course.

The public may balk at the sharing of social media data, but social scientists use the information to understand our world.

Op-ed by Aseem Prakash, founding director of the Center for Environmental Politics, and Nives Dolsak of Marine and Environmental Affairs.

Scott Lemiuex, UW Political Science Lecturer, weighs in on the issue of the filibuster in the upcoming election.

A new project by Jenna Grant, UW assistant professor of anthropology, uses archives of photos and documents to encourage storytelling in local Cambodian communities.

Professor Margaret O'Mara, who researches the history of tech companies, weighs in on Amazon's reaction to conflicts.

UW political science professor, Megan Ming Francis, explores how the NAACP and its funders have lessons for philanthropy and activism.

UW faculty members Christopher Parker and Margaret O'Mara weigh in on the 2020 presidential election.