Social Sciences Division

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.

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.