College of Humanities and Social Sciences

NOW that the midterm elections are over, we can better grapple with the true costs of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United vs. the Federal Election Commission and the immediate outpouring of cash that shaped the elections' outcome.

The…

Jenny Keller turned a sweet marketing idea into Hollywood fame.

She baked and decorated cookies, cupcakes and a cake for celebrity Tori Spelling in Los Angeles.

Keller, who lives in Marysville, created her company, Jenny Cookies, four…

"It's a mirror of what you're going to see in Washington's Senate race: Larsen is really big on constituent service, bringing things back to the district, and the challenger is hammering on wasteful spending, wasteful spending," says Todd Donovan, a political science…

Many Americans are worried that America's Christian heritage is being threatened. Even if the threat is more perceptual than actual, it has mobilized important religious leaders and politicians to question the separation of church and state. In a recent debate in Delaware, Christine O…

One upside to the increase in money, said Western Washington University political science professor Todd Donovan, is the increase in voter exposure to those arguments both for and against measures.

“People are probably more likely to cast a vote,” he said. “When…

Sealaska Heritage Institute will sponsor a noon lecture series, dance performances, and a Native art market to celebrate Native American Heritage Month in November.

The brown-bag lunch series will focus on topics such as Tlingits and combat and Native history and…