Social Justice

How the country has arrived at its current circumstances and what can be done to move forward as a nation were the main themes of an Oct 21 lecture Francis gave called “Protests for the Soul of a Nation.”

The 2020 election is fast approaching, and with the protests against police brutality still continuing throughout the country, race is one of the hot issues for voters. It’s been talked about in all of the presidential and vice presidential debates; there have been Tweets and speeches made about the division of race and the current need for unity. In response to the importance of the issue of race, the history department organized a webinar with UW professors to discuss it.

Named one of Puget Sound Business Journal's "40 under 40," as the chief strategy officer and chief of staff for Seattle Foundation, Michele Frix (BA, International Studies, 2007) lead the Seattle Foundations efforts after Covid-19 made its way to the region.

Named one of Puget Sound Business Journal's "40 under 40," as the chief strategy officer and chief of staff for Seattle Foundation, Michele Frix (BA, International Studies, 2007) lead the Seattle Foundations efforts after Covid-19 made its way to the region.

Louie Tan Vital (MPA, 2019 | BA, Political Science and Comparative History of Ideas, 2016) discusses her own experience with generational differences in Asian American voting trends. 

After Donald Trump won the presidential election in 2016, people in liberal areas were in shock — and wondering what a Trump presidency would mean for the country. A week after the election, we asked academics to write their thoughts. With hindsight being 2020, KUOW revisits the most prescient of those pieces, including those by 10 UW faculty members.

Young people have historically driven social and political movements. The program “Student Election Connection” is channeling that engagement into votes. Jake Grumbach, assistant professor of political science at the UW, is interviewed.

What are the archival powers of the arts? How do the art archives decenter pasts and presents, and imagine more just futures? This article examines works of art that archive Indigenous and Black people, places, stories and histories. Kemi Adeyemi, assistant professor of gender, women and sexuality studies, is quoted.

Leela Fernandes, director of the UW Jackson School of International Studies, joins former Attorney General Rob McKenna and KUOW's Ross Reynolds for a preview of the final presidential debate.

Muslims and atheists in the United States are more likely than those of Christian faiths to experience religious discrimination, according to new research led by the University of Washington.

Concerned about the lack of health coverage for undocumented individuals, UW senior Marium Raza is taking action.

Vital symbols of the ancient Chinook Indian Nation culture have been installed at the east entrance of the Burke Museum at the University Washington’s main campus.

Alicia Ing graduated from Renton High School as part of the class of 2020 and is studying at the University of Washington. Alicia is 18 years old and getting ready to vote in her first presidential election.

Daniel Chirot, professor of international studies at the UW, talks about whether radical upheavals in the social and political order must end in tragedy and disappointment on the “Thinking Out Loud” podcast.

Officially one year after the opening of the new Burke Museum and in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day, the Burke Museum, University of Washington, and the Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA) are honored to announce a new outdoor installation called Guests of the Great River that greets guests as you arrive at the museum’s east entrance.