Social Justice

Political science professor Megan Ming Francis studies how philanthropy impacts social justice movements, sometimes with unintended consequences. 

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Washington state officials have made it harder for immigration agents to access driving records during deportation raids, but keep getting played by Trumps deportation goons. Angelina Godoy, professor of law, societies, and justice and of international studies, as well as director of the Center for Human Rights at the UW, is quoted.

Immigration arrests linked to a search of Washington driver information have jumped at least fivefold since July, according to new data from the University of Washingtons Center for Human Rights. Angelina Godoy, professor of law, societies, and justice and of international studies, as well as director of the Center for Human Rights at the UW, is quoted.

The Port Townsend Paper Co. stands by its original assessment, said spokesperson Randy Cot, senior vice president at a Seattle-based public relations firm. If its report is insufficient and the companys not saying it is then the blame lies with Tippins and others who responded to the spill. The UW's Marissa Baker, associate professor of occupational health, and Michael Brett, professor of civil and environmental engineering, are quoted. Christopher Bretherton, professor emeritus of applied mathematics and of atmospheric sciences, is referenced.

"Investigations and prosecutions must happen but thats not how we keep todays undergraduates safe. The issue of sexual assault on campus will not be solved by outing and punishing a small set of bad men," writes Nicole McNichols, associate professor of psychology at the UW.

"These chilling details (of the assault) are obviously shocking. However, as a sex educator, I worry the underlying group dynamics that made them possible arent receiving nearly enough attention," writes Nicole McNichols, associate teaching professor of psychology at the UW.

"While so many of us were focused on fictional superintelligent machines that we were told could hypothetically cause human extinction, however, there was a more serious story being reported. A series of events almost got us to armageddon, not caused by rogue, superintelligent AI, but by government reliance on error-prone systems that are marketed by their manufacturers as being close to superintelligent," write Emily M. Bender, professor of linguistics at the UW, and Timnit Gebru.

Lawrence Goldman, a teaching professor of chemistry at the University of Washington, has also been a member of the Lake Forest Park city council since 2022. While science came naturally to Goldman, his venture into civics was more serendipitous.

A UW adjunct professor of taxation is reviving a legendary Pioneer Square coffee business while fighting cancer.

Professor Emerita Merrill Hille (Dept of Biology) played an instrumental role in establishing the Burke-Gilman Trail, which connects so many of us to the UW community. It’s remarkable that this resource began as a grassroots effort led in part by a UW professor.

The 2026 Gates Volunteer Service Award goes to Jodi Green and Mike Halperin, lifelong connectors and learners who champion the UW as a force for good.

University researchers are navigating more turbulence in federal funding. After last years cuts and disruptions, new policies brewing in Washington threaten to upend grants again. Erin Ingvalson, research associate professor of speech and hearing sciences at the UW, is quoted.

Heirs to the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott explain their ancestors wisdom and how they defend it today. Joshua Reid, associate professor of history and of American Indian studies at the UW, is quoted.

Earlier this year, state officials said they would take further action to block federal immigration agencies from tapping Washington drivers data, but arrests made using driver data have been steadily climbing, a report shows. Angelina Godoy, professor of law, societies, and justice and of international studies, as well as director of the Center for Human Rights at the UW, is quoted.