Politics & Society

The April 19 session will be livestreamed and there’s also 220 seats, available only through advance registration, for those who want to attend in person.

Learn more about Gary May, Chancellor of the University of California, Davis and this year’s Excellence in Leadership lecturer, in this Q&A.

Featuring the research of WSU history Professor Orlan Svingen, the documentary explores a little‑known narrative of how a tribe lost 32,000 square miles of aboriginal territory.

The governor also praised the University’s clean energy research and became just the second presidential candidate ever to visit the Pullman campus.

Only one group of teenagers used marijuana more often after retail sales were legalized in Washington than they did before – high school seniors who work 11 or more hours per week, according to new research led by a WSU College of Nursing professor.

By phone, mail and internet, WSU’s Social and Economic Sciences Research Center collects data that helps agencies make big impacts.

Murrow College professor Lawrence Pintak was in Karachi during military clashes between India and Pakistan and interviewed the president of Kashmir.

A gift from Judge John Rossmeissl made it possible for WSU political science students to present a mock trial in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Washington’s Eastern District.

Five WSU faculty will be speaking around the state about their research in a new partnership of the Thomas S. Foley Institute of Public Policy and Public Service and Humanities Washington.

In what may seem counterintuitive, the findings of a WSU sociologist show support increases under Republican administrations and declines under Democrats.

The latest book from WSU Press features longtime journalist and civic leader Jean Godden’s revealing inside look at Seattle’s recent history, culture and politics.

WSU Tri‑Cities psychology statistics students recently worked with homeless people at Tri‑City Union Gospel Mission.

The lecturer will be Yong-Chool Ha, the Korea Foundation Professor at the UW, and emeritus professor at Seoul National University.

Regardless of political standing, age or gender, U.S. voters favor renewable energy, according to research by WSU professor Christine Horne.

The featured speaker is Miguel De La Torre, a professor of social ethics and Latinx studies, author, activist and an ordained minister.

Political polarization, decreasing trust in government, and rising populist rhetoric have made political civility a hot-button topic.