Courses

Morgan P. Vickers
Welcome our new faculty: Morgan P. Vickers and Sebastián Rubiano-Galvis
(September 11, 2024)
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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)
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)
Washington University Students Posing
New Huskies 2023 Arts and Sciences Events
(March 3, 2023)
Image of The (im)mobility chessboard
Interview with Professor Arar, Co-Author of “The Refugee System: A Sociological Approach”
(February 9, 2023)
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Honoring American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month
(November 13, 2022)
Washington University Students Posing
New Huskies 2022 Arts and Sciences Events
(March 1, 2022)
Courtney Hooks in city street.
Unlearning Poverty
(July 8, 2021)
Northwest Detention Center
Learning by Doing: LSJ 491 Students Get Involved in Local Immigrant Rights Causes
(February 25, 2021)
Photo of Rawan Arar
Assistant Professor, Rawan Arar, Featured for Innovative Online Course Design 
(October 20, 2020)
Photo of Samantha sitting down
LSJ Student Dedicated to Challenging Homelessness Stereotypes
(May 18, 2020)
During an end-of-quarter giving ceremony, the class celebrated with representatives of the chosen organizations.
What To Do With $50K: A Lesson In Global Giving 
(July 16, 2018)
LSJ 490
New Class Explores Experience of Incarceration
(January 8, 2018)
Learning From Failure: Lessons From LSJ Alumni
LSJ Offers New Seminar "Learning From Failure: Lessons from LSJ Alumni"
(June 5, 2017)
Kathryn Joy, a Law, Societies and Justice and French major, talks with inmate Art Longworth, who was convicted of aggravated murder and is serving life without parole, as they work during a UW mixed-enrollment class at... (Sy Bean/The Seattle Times)
UW students learn side by side with Monroe inmates
(December 28, 2015)
Mixed Enrollment Class Has Big Impact
(May 6, 2014)
LSJ Honors Class Presents Work to Columbia Legal Services
(April 8, 2013)
LSJ Class Gets a Visit from I-502 Leader
(October 25, 2012)
LSJ alum returns to classroom with course on mental health and the law
(May 2, 2012)
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Course Examines Post-Conflict Reconciliation
(February 9, 2011)
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LSJ Students Visit Theo’s Chocolates to Examine Fair Trade
(February 2, 2011)
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Course Examines Role of Law in Food Production
(January 10, 2011)