Social Sciences Division

Lauren Drakopulos, PhD candidate in the UW Department of Geography, on how story maps can help people better understand complex global issues.

Op-ed by Ellis Goldberg, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Washington.

 A new $250,000 fellowship at the UW Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies has been named for labor leader Frank Jenkins

Saadia Pekkanen, director of the Space Security Initiative at the UW's Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, weighs in on space force.

Dr. Holly Barker and Burke Museum's Oceania collections assist with University Beyond Bars classroom learning.

Recent notable books by UW authors tell of the struggle to break free of racism in higher education, taking an "urban diary" approach to documenting city life and more.

Professor Margaret O'Mara weighs in on the impact of Amazon on cities that bid to be the location of its HQ2.

Op-ed by UW political philosopher Micheal Blake 

On KING 5's "Racism and Parenting" special, Ralina Joseph, director of the UW Center for Communication, Difference and Equity, offered her expertise.

Jere L. Bacharach Endowed Professor in International Studies Jordanna Bailkin on how mass movements of refugees have turned into mass detention in many liberal democracies.

Amy Peloff, an affiliate assistant professor of gender, women and sexuality studies and former assistant director of the CHID program, will present "Feminism and Pop Culture."

Fewer people work a 9 to 5, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing for families, according to new research from the UW department of sociology.

Interview featuring Christopher Parker, UW professor in the department of political science.

Nick Hanauer is grateful that he majored in philosophy. In a speech at the 2018 Department of Philosophy graduation reception, he explains why.

Students had $50,000 to spend (for real) in a new UW course on responsible philanthropy.