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Sociology Graduate Students Named 2022-2023 CRF Scholars

Three Sociology graduate students have been named 2022-2023 Student Research Scholars by the Center for Research on Families. These competitive awards recognize outstanding students... Read more
Misra Elected 2023-2024 ASA President

Joya Misra has been elected the 115th President of the American Sociological Association. Misra, along with Vice President-Elect Jennifer A. Reich of the University of Colorado Denver, will... Read more
Kent-Stoll Named Black Metropolis Research Consortium Summer Fellow

Peter Kent-Stoll has been awarded a 2022 Black Metropolis Research Consortium Summer Fellowship at the University of Chicago.

Peter will be conducting archival research for his... Read more
Green Named 2022-2023 WSIP Mellon Fellow

Ph.D candidate Venus Green has been awarded the 2022-2023 Mellon Dissertation Fellowship through the World Studies Interdisciplinary Project (WSIP).

This competitive... Read more
Yates Awarded Summer Mellon Fellowship

PhD candidate Aaron Yates has been awarded a Mellon Summer Dissertation Writing Fellowship with the World Studies Interdisciplinary Project (WSIP). This competitive fellowship is awarded to... Read more
Villanueva Montalvo Named 2022-2023 CRF Scholar

Assistant Professor Aida Villanueva Montalvo has been named one of six Family Research Scholars through the Center for Research on Families for 2022-2023.

CRF scholars are selected... Read more

Announcements

♦ Summer session 2 classes are open for registration! Check out the course offerings and enroll online today - Summer Session 2 begins July 11!

♦ Applications for the Fall 2022 cohort for the Sociology PhD program are now closed. Stay tuned for information about Fall 2023 admissions and visit our graduate admissions page to learn more about the graduate program.