Dear LSJ Alumnus:
As you likely remember, we require each LSJ major to take our internship course. As you also likely remember, we ask each student to analyze the organization where they worked, and to reflect on what they gained from the experience.
One of the most moving conclusions to any of those analyses arrived not too long ago from Shaila Bolger, one of the members of our graduating class of 2018. She described her work at Mary’s Place, which provides shelter and other services to… Read more
Story By Nancy Joseph Director of Publications | College of Arts and Sciences
This spring, the Law, Societies & Justice Department partnered with the Philanthropy Lab foundation to teach LSJ 490A: Social Justice through Philanthropy. Through the Philanthropy Lab’s generous grant of $50,000, students in the class learned about global giving, solicited and evaluated proposals and ultimately allocated grants to Seattle-based international non-governmental organizations engaged in… Read more
By Amara Le | LSJ Social and Digital Media Assistant
Law, Societies & Justice equips students with the skills necessary to ask big questions, probe multiple perspectives, and prepare for a wide range of possible careers. Six LSJ alumni explain how this happens and why it matters.
By Sophie Watson, Contributing Writer
As summer approaches and many Law, Societies, and Justice majors prepare to tackle their internships or newly turned alums begin their search through the job market, there’s one organization that has welcomed LSJ alums and current students with open arms.
Representing Washington’s 7th district, U.S. Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has a history of advocacy in Seattle. Her office has frequently accepted LSJ students… Read more
By Medha Raman | LSJ Communications Assistant
Guillermo is a senior at UW double majoring in Law, Societies, and Justice and Political Science. As an undocumented student, Guillermo has always been passionate about issues that impact his community. Throughout his time at UW, he has worked on several campaigns for undocumented youth as a field organizer for the Washington Dream Coalition (WDC) and has also been an active member of numerous community organizations including the UW Center for… Read more
By Medha Raman | LSJ Communications Assistant
Many Law, Societies, and Justice students are drawn to the major because of their interest in public service. The UW School of Law appears to be taking notice.
In an effort to promote social justice and equity, the UW Law School each year provides full tuition support to five public interest-minded students through it Gates Public Service Law Scholarship Program. It is a highly competitive honor.
In the past five years, fully 20 percent of the… Read more