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PhD Student Genesis Fuentes Helps Those Affected by the Pandemic

Sonalde Desai Elected President of the Population Association of America

Jeff Lucas Appointed Chair of the Department of Sociology

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

Patricio Korzeniewicz Appointed Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Sociology PhD Candidate Elected Mayor of Berwyn Heights

Statement from Dean Ball Against Racism and Bigotry

New Resources on COVID-19

IHDS Receives Gates Foundation Award

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Announcement on Graduate Admissions for 2021-2022

We regret to announce that the Department of Sociology will not accept new students for the 2021-22 academic year.

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7th Annual Parren J. Mitchell Symposium | Unequal Treatment and Enforcement

This year's symposium, postponed from the spring, will feature a series of virtual panels. This second session explores punitive action is unequally applied across groups at both the institutional and individual levels.

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Dawn Dow in Inaugural Cohort of the Research Leaders Fellows Program

Dow named to first cohort of President Pines's new Research Leaders Fellows Program.

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7th Annual Parren J. Mitchell Symposium | Criminalization in Daily Life

This year's symposium, postponed from the spring, will feature a series of virtual panels. This first session explores how people from various racialized backgrounds experience criminalization in their daily lives.

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