Social Justice

Student activism in 1968 led the UW to create one of the nation’s first office of minority affairs. Here’s their story. And their outlook for the future.

African-American voters who dislike the Trump presidency are much more likely to vote and to engage with politics, according to UW political scientist Christopher Parker

African-American voters who dislike the Trump presidency are much more likely to vote and to engage with politics, according to UW political scientist Christopher Parker

UW psychology professor Ione Fine's new study on female representation in high-profile journals

Holly Barker, a UW anthropology lecturer and advocate for Marshallese rights weighs in on new bill.

Letter to the Editor referencing Department of Law, Societies and Justice Professor Katherine Beckett's 2014 study on capital punishment. 

Department of History Professor, Margaret O'Mara weighs in on a changing Seattle. 

Op-ed by Maya Smith, assistant professor in the French and Italian Studies Department at the UW.

Julian  Fellerman (2011) works abroad for a specialty direct-to-consumer coffee company, combining his personal and professional interests. 

Civil rights attorney David Owens (2004) represents victims of police misconduct and wrongful conviction. 

Shirley Yee, Chair of Gender, Women, and Sexuality weighs in

Department of Sociology professor, Alexes Harris, the debt that grows even after prison ends for ex-offenders and its impact. 

Morales, a fine arts graduate and DACA recipient, took inspiration from Latino artists and a poet in developing her style.

Meet the Department of Communication professor working at the intersection of health, equity and digital literacy.

American Indian Studies professors at the UW weigh in on monuments that celebrate Columbus.