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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 AAAS Fellow

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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

Professor Desai Named Distinguished University Professor

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Celebrating the Legacy of William 'Bill' Falk

The Department of Sociology mourns the loss of our colleague, leader and friend, Professor Emeritus of Sociology William “Bill” Falk, who died in March 2025.

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Barbara Altman Passes at 88

Former Sociology faculty member Barbara Altman passed on February 1, 2025.

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Kris Marsh Discusses Her Most Recent Book with Chinyere Osuji

Sociology Professor Kris Marsh discusses her work on the Conversations with Dr. Chi podcast hosted by Chinyere Osuji.

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

Numerous BSOS faculty members are included in Research.com’s 2024 ranking of Top Scientists in both the world and in the United States in several areas of scholarship and research.

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