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Trump Doesn’t Know Why Crime Rises or Falls. Neither Does Biden. Or Any Other Politician.
Katherine Beckett, professor of sociology and of laws, societies and justice, is quoted.
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From Goldwater to Trump, the long history of ‘Law and Order’ politics
Katherine Beckett, professor of sociology and law, society, and justice is quoted in this article about law and order politics.
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Five myths about policing
Steve Herbert, professor of law, societies, and justice and of geography, is referenced in this article discussing common myths about policing.
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How Questions Inspired Action
Law, societies & justice major Samantha Fredman focused on societal inequities through courses and work at a local shelter.
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UW Honors students use art to disrupt the narrative on homelessness
Students in the Interdisciplinary Honors class “Citizen Acts to Challenge Poverty” collaborated with Real Change to bring the exhibit Portraits for Change.
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I Climb Up the Ladder
UW volunteers visited his second grade class on the Makah Reservation. Now Auston Jimmicum is a UW student and paying it forward.
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I climb up the ladder
Law, Societies, and Justice major Auston Jimmicum is profiled on his journey towards the UW and his time here.
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A Native-inspired café opens at Burke Museum. There will be frybread.
Co-owners of Off the Rez, Cecilia Rikard (BA, Laws, Society and Justice, 2006)and Mark McConnell, open their cafe at the new Burke Museum,
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Students & Superlatives
Eight exceptional Arts & Sciences students have been selected as 2019 Dean's Medalists and Graduate Medalists.
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Woman in Seattle's Central District to preserve music history with virtual reality
Yolanda Barton (BA, Laws, Societies, and Justice, 2004 | MC, Digital Media, 2018) wants to use virtual reality to preserve the music history of Seattle.
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16 UW students awarded Fulbright fellowships
Sixteen UW students and alumni were awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships for the 2019-20 academic year, and one has been named an alternate.
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A Mentoring Mastermind
With Hey Mentor, an online mentoring program, Kevin Truong (BA, 2016) is helping students prepare for college.
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Meet the UW professor who just killed the death penalty
Learn how sociologist Katherine Beckett's research on racial bias contributed to the abolishment of the death penalty in WA State.
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Seattle protesters rally for abortion rights in opposition to Trump Supreme Court nominee
Affiliate Associate Professor of Law, Societies and Justice, Stuart Streichler, on the implications of Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
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What to Do with $50K
Students had $50,000 to spend (for real) in a new UW course on responsible philanthropy.