Social Justice

The study looked at rates of foster care nationwide and found that states with more punitive criminal justice systems tended to remove children from their homes far more often.

"(The) number of women who had suffered from sexual abuse at the hands of state agents was surprising," writes Hind Ahmed Zaki, doctoral student in political science at the UW.

The Pacific Northwest is at the epicenter of a push to improve global health. Margaret O’Mara, associate professor of history at the UW, is quoted. 

Sociology doctoral students found that some Seattle neighborhoods may not be so diverse when you analyze the area block by block. 

With Myanmar's transition to democracy, access to information has surged. UW helps Myanmar's citizens navigate this new reality.

The number of Wikipedia entries on female scientists is staggeringly low, but that might be changing. Margaret O'Mara, professor of history at the UW, is quoted. 

The Department of Justice condemned jailing people over the failure to pay tickets, court fees, or fines for petty offenses. Alexes Harris, associate professor of sociology at the UW, is quoted.

BlackPast.org, the online reference guide to African-American history started by University of Washington history professor Quintard Taylor, is getting an executive director and a website redesign.

A mostly white crowd gathers to hear an all-black panel including Megan Ming Francis, assistant professor of political science. But listening is, at best, a start.

The Women’s Center is co-presenting the sold-out documentary play SEVEN at Town Hall on Sunday. Executive Director, Sutapa Basu plays one of the seven women featured.

The first major discussion of how people interact with large marine protected areas was organized by the Jackson School of International Studies and College of the Environment's Patrick Christie.

College education in American prisons is starting to grow again. Katja Schatte, a graduate student at the UW who teaches world history at Monroe Correctional Complex, is quoted. 

100 percent of the people arrested and charged in federal court under Operation Safe Schools were black. UW sociology professor Katherine Beckett is cited. 

The meaning and importance of the term "difference" is the focus of UW communication professor Ralina Joseph's recent lecture "What’s The Difference With 'Difference?'"

When Professor Quintard Taylor got an email from New Zealand, he realized he was onto something big.