UW and the Community

Alexes Harris of UW department of sociology weighs in on a potential fee waiver for indigent and other needy criminal defendants in Los Angeles County.

Jackson School Director and Turkey expert, Dr. Reşat Kasaba was interviewed by KOMO News to discuss the visit of U.S. President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia and Israel.

Join the Jackson School of International Studies on Friday, June 2 for a lively discussion of vital emerging cybersecurity issues.

Relive the one-hundredth anniversary of the Everett Massacre and learn how that tragic event helped shape the labor history of Washington.

Vicente Rafael, a UW professor of Southeast Asian history, weighs in on a recent controversial essay.

UW sociology researcher, Tim Thomas, on a migration of historic proportions—African-Americans leaving central Seattle and being pushed south, driven by high rents.

Journalism major, Rhea Panela, reflects on her educational journey in this special column for the Seattle Times.
 

UW 360 profile of  Dulce Gutiérrez, the UW alumnus quickly making a name for herself as a rising political leader in her central Washington hometown of Yakima.

The award recognizes community-building projects like Women Who Rock and American Sabor that creates new forms of scholarship.

The Sacred Breath series features Native American writers and storytellers, with an upcoming event on May 10.

Professor of sociology, Alexes Harris, leads a team of researchers at nine universities who are exploring the role of monetary sanctions in the criminal justice system. 

UW history professor, Jim Gregory, on the election, activism, and historical perspective.

Tell a Congressional staffer that you’re visiting to talk about public support for the humanities and you see waves of both puzzlement and relief wash across their face.

The Seattle Globalist, founded at the UW, reports on pressing political and social issues through the lens of diverse contributors. 

Dept. of Linguistic's Alicia Wassink answers the Local Wonder question, "Why do so many people born and raised in this region pronounce the name of the state as 'Wershington'"?