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Sonalde Desai Retires After 30 Years, Establishes New Research Fund

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Patricia Hill Collins Receives $1M Berggruen Philosophy Prize

Retiring Professor Joan Kahn Establishes New Fund to Support Future SOCY Students

SOCY’s Sonalde Desai Named a 2022 AAAS Fellow

BSOS Faculty Members Recognized as Top Scientists in National, International Rankings

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SOCY Faculty Offer Advice for Success

Amy McLaughlin selected as new Lecturer and Academic Advisor

Nicole DeLoatch Appointed Director of Undergraduate Studies

Julia Chuang Joins the SOCY Faculty

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SOCY Course Featured in Maryland Today

New Course Taught by Rashawn Ray and Jeanette Snider Featured in Maryland Today

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Sociology Remembrance for Former Faculty Members

On November 4, 2024, former students and colleagues of Ken Kammeyer, Joe Lengermann, and John Pease gathered to share their experiences.

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Sociology Alumna Awarded for Extraordinary Community Service

Sociology major Oneyda Hernandez (’23) received the Alumni Association’s 2024 Do Good Award in November, just a few months after also receiving a Rising Terp Award.

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Louise Ly Joins Sociology as a President's Postdoctoral Fellow in Fall 2024

Louise Ly will join the department as a President's Postdoctoral Fellow.

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