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Sociology Major Spotlight: Selina Chan

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Graduate Alum Spotlight: Layne Amerikaner

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Initiatives of the Social Justice Alliance and Anti-Black Racism Initiative from the Second Half of 2025

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Taylor Hargrove Joins the Sociology Faculty

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Long Doan Receives 2025 Postdoc Mentor of the Year Award

Sonalde Desai Retires After 30 Years, Establishes New Research Fund

Sonalde Desai Elected President of the Population Association of America

Dawn Dow's "Mothering While Black" wins William J. Goode Book Award

IHDS Receives Gates Foundation Award

Events

News

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Sociology Alum Produces Sam Raimi's Latest Film

Zainab Azizi, B.A. ’12, produced Sam Raimi's latest film, "Send Help."

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Rashawn Ray to Serve as Eastern Sociological Society President

Rashawn Ray elected to leadership position in the Eastern Sociological Society.

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Diamondback Covers Annual Lt. Collins Day of Service

The Diamondback covered the December 6, 2025, Lt. Collins Day of Service, organized by the Social Justice Alliance.

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Collin Mueller Awarded Pilot Grant from the National Institute on Aging

Collin Mueller was recently awarded a pilot grant from the National Institute on Aging as part of the newly funded Southern Population Aging Research Center.

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