Politics & Society

Students in a WSU-led study responded positively to instructors who believed their pupils could improve, even when they were described as having a cold demeanor.

In the early 1970s, a young assistant professor in WSU’s new Black Studies program launched a project to write a history of Blacks in the Pacific Northwest.

In a study, more people said they would likely leave written comments about service on a restaurant-provided AI‑enabled tablet. A video option discouraged feedback.

Filmmaker Irene Lusztig drew heavily upon the expertise of WSU historian Robert Franklin for her award-winning film, “Richland,” which will be shown Feb. 8 in Pullman.

Talmadge Anderson played a key role in the 1970s transforming WSU Black Studies into one of the broadest interdisciplinary programs of its kind in the West.

As DEI programs become enmeshed in larger culture wars, it’s more important now than ever before to stand up for ideals of racial justice and equal representation, according to Allen Sutton, executive director for equity education at WSU.

Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee’s 2024 supplemental operating budget proposal would provide $6 million to help WSU compete in carbon allowance auctions.

Seeing robots made with soft, flexible parts in action appears to lower people’s anxiety about working with them or even being replaced by them, according to a WSU study.

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.