Community Impact

Charting the Path: An interview with Lydia Berhanu, OMA&D’s 2026 honoree for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Charting the Path: An interview with Lydia Berhanu, OMA&D’s 2026 honoree for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 19, 2026
King County looks to replace program diverting youth from jail
King County looks to replace program diverting youth from jail
October 30, 2025
Carrying Strength Forward
Carrying Strength Forward
July 1, 2025
College of Arts & Sciences Students Recognized in the 2025 Husky 100
College of Arts & Sciences Students Recognized in the 2025 Husky 100
June 12, 2025
Arial view of the UW quad with blooming cherry blossom trees
Learn How Your Support Helps Our Mission - Friends of LSJ 
April 15, 2025
Associate Teaching Professor Ann Frost
Inside the LSJ Book Club at Washington’s Correctional Facilities: An Interview with Professor Ann Frost 
February 6, 2025
Mollie Chehab, LSJ Student Engagement Council Chair
The LSJ Student Engagement Council on Fostering Community
January 30, 2025
Arts & Sciences Guide to UW Family Weekend
Arts & Sciences Guide to UW Family Weekend
October 18, 2024
Sana Shetty with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal.
Learning Hard Truths Through Internships
May 30, 2024
2024 Husky 100
2024 Husky 100
May 1, 2024
LSJ's Juvenile Parole Project Encourages Students to Create Change 
LSJ's Juvenile Parole Project Encourages Students to Create Change 
March 26, 2024
Department Chair Katherine Beckett
Letter From the Chair, Katherine Beckett
March 13, 2024
United Nations Logo
UW DIDI Students Present Findings to United Nations 
February 5, 2024
MJ Mencias standing in front of Allen Library
I am First-Generation: MJ Mencias
October 5, 2023
Letter From the Chair, Katherine Beckett
Letter From the Chair, Katherine Beckett
September 13, 2023
Black and white photo of protestors. In the center is a sign or poster that says "Prisons& deportations are the crime!"
“It’s Not a Classroom, It’s a Community”: LSJ 322 and Its Far-Reaching Effects
May 3, 2023
2023 Husky 100
2023 Husky 100
April 24, 2023
ArtSci Roundup: Public Lectures, Art Exhibitions, Music Project Festival and more
ArtSci Roundup: Public Lectures, Art Exhibitions, Music Project Festival and more
April 21, 2023
Grace Du
Interview with 2023 Husky 100 Awardee, Grace Du
April 20, 2023
LSJ to Focus on the Edward Sam Garcia Fund for Husky Giving Day in 2023
LSJ to Focus on the Edward Sam Garcia Fund for Husky Giving Day in 2023
March 30, 2023
Washington University Students Posing
New Huskies 2023 Arts and Sciences Events
March 3, 2023
Honoring American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month
Honoring American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month
November 13, 2022
Headshot of Hamdi Mohamed
LSJ alum Hamdi Mohamed centers community in new role as Port Commissioner 
May 5, 2022
European Court of Human Rights Visualization Tool showing judgments from 1961-2014, grouped by organization type and viewed by organization participation.
Update to UW Database of European Court Of Human Rights Claims Strives to Promote Reform
April 13, 2022
State Body Votes To Strengthen Anti-Police Brutality Bill
State Body Votes To Strengthen Anti-Police Brutality Bill
April 13, 2022
Washington University Students Posing
New Huskies 2022 Arts and Sciences Events
March 1, 2022
LSJ Alum Paul Heer wins Outstanding Young Lawyer awards in recognition of his excellence in legal and pro bono service
LSJ Alum Paul Heer wins Outstanding Young Lawyer awards in recognition of his excellence in legal and pro bono service
December 15, 2021
Dianne Harris named dean of UW College of Arts & Sciences
Dianne Harris named dean of UW College of Arts & Sciences
July 15, 2021
Courtney Hooks in city street.
Unlearning Poverty
July 8, 2021
Collage of AAPI book covers and art work by faculty
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May 14, 2021
two hands entwined in branches
Expanding Our Definitions of Service and Community for the LSJ Month of Service
March 23, 2021
Northwest Detention Center
Learning by Doing: LSJ 491 Students Get Involved in Local Immigrant Rights Causes
February 25, 2021
Megan Ming Francis
Megan Ming Francis Named One of 12 Grant-Supported Freedom Scholars
September 21, 2020
Samantha outside in front of lights
LSJ Graduate, Samantha Fredman, Featured in UW's Perspectives Newsletter
June 15, 2020
Photo of Megan Ming Francis
Megan Ming Francis, Associate Professor For Political Science and LSJ,  Is In The News
June 15, 2020
Samantha Fredman seated on a bench outside.
How Questions Inspired Action
June 8, 2020
Statement on Racial Violence, Institutional Racism, and Police Brutality
Statement on Racial Violence, Institutional Racism, and Police Brutality
June 8, 2020
photo of Angelina
LSJ's Professor Godoy Recognized for Scholarly Achievement
June 4, 2020
Photo of Andre Menchavez outside with a castle behind him
Andre Menchavez Scores Husky 100
June 1, 2020
Photo of Samantha sitting down
LSJ Student Dedicated to Challenging Homelessness Stereotypes
May 18, 2020
UW Honors students use art to disrupt the narrative on homelessness
UW Honors students use art to disrupt the narrative on homelessness
March 6, 2020
Crystal sitting on a couch at UBB
LSJ Alumna Crystal Song Works to Promote Prison-Based Education
February 27, 2020
peace corps
LSJ Alums Around the World
December 19, 2019
A Native-inspired café opens at Burke Museum. There will be frybread.
A Native-inspired café opens at Burke Museum. There will be frybread.
October 9, 2019
Steve
Letter from the Chair
June 17, 2019
Woman in Seattle's Central District to preserve music history with virtual reality
Woman in Seattle's Central District to preserve music history with virtual reality
June 4, 2019
16 UW students awarded Fulbright fellowships
16 UW students awarded Fulbright fellowships
May 30, 2019
LSJ Community Helps The Seattle Clemency Project
LSJ Community Helps The Seattle Clemency Project
February 14, 2019
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Garcia Endowed Fund Will Help Students Extend Internships
December 12, 2018
Beckett
Beckett Helps Make Washington History  
October 15, 2018