Politics & Society

The state-funded project led by WSU researcher Traci Gillig aims to find out more about issues facing the state’s LGBTQ+ residents.

Societies and political structures, like the humans they serve, appear to become more fragile as they age, according to an analysis of hundreds of pre-modern societies.

The WSU Energy Program is working with Native nations across four states to convert their transportation to electric and alternative fuels with support from a $1.7 million U.S. Department of Energy grant.

Professor Jill McCluskey participated in a panel discussion on Tuesday with three women who helped her keep pushing for justice in the aftermath of the murder of her daughter.

An ally training in southern India led by two WSU staff left participants feeling empowered and energized to expand LGBTQ+ rights in their local communities.

WSU’s Thomas S. Foley Institute is joining more than three dozen nonpartisan political institutes to promote election integrity and civic understanding as next year’s presidential race approaches.

Invoking a sense of guilt can backfire if it explicitly holds a person responsible for another’s suffering, a WSU-led analysis revealed.

Zoe Higheagle Strong, vice provost for Native American relations and programs, will give a livestreamed lecture on WSU’s land-grant history and the appropriation of Native lands from 3–4:30 p.m. on Nov. 6.

The virtual Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Summit takes place from 10 a.m. to noon on Nov. 7. It will feature an overview of student-ready campuses, breakout sessions, and a panel discussion.

Five WSU faculty have been selected to the 2024-2025 Foley Speaker Fellows for the Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau program.