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Misra on Team Working on Advancement of Underrepresented Faculty

Joya Misra is a co-principal investigator on a $3 million National Science Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformation grant received by the university to support the professional advancement... Read more

New Report by UMass Amherst Center for Employment Equity (CEE) Examines Silicon Valley Workforce Diversity

New research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst Center for Employment Equity (CEE) sheds light on Silicon Valley Tech firms.

Misra Elected VP of American Sociological Association

Joya Misra has been elected vice president of the American Sociological Association.

Pachucki Receives R21 Award from NIH

Assistant professor Mark Pachucki received a two-year R21 award from the National Institutes of Health.

Wanted: Sociology Lecturer

The Department of Sociology invites applications for a full-time, nontenure track, academic-year position as Lecturer.

Behind the Leader: Canaris Simmons '18

Sociology student Canaris Simmons '18 was recently profiled by the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Sharone Named Lilly Fellow

Ofer Sharone has been named a 2018-2019 Lilly Fellow for Teaching Excellence.

Lundquist Named 2018 Outstanding Teacher

Jennifer Lundquist has been awarded one of this year’s College of Social & Behavioral Sciences Outstanding Teaching Awards.

Highly competitive Max Weber Fellowship awarded to doctoral candidate Misun Lim

Sociology Welcomes New Chair

Anthony Paik named chair of the Department of Sociology.

Alumna Fatimah Baeshen '02 Named Ambassador

Sociology alumna Fatimah Baeshen '02 was recently named Saudi Arabia's first spokeswoman to the U.S.A.

Parvez Discusses "Triple Talaq"

Professor Fareen Parvez explores the possible impacts of a recent ruling by the Supreme Court of India striking down the practice of “triple talaq."

Schalet's Co-Authored Paper Getting Press

Professor Amy Schalet's co-authored review and position paper are being referenced in many recent articles regarding abstinence-only-until-marriage programs.

Alumna Ozlem Goner '12 PhD Publishes New Book

Sociology alumna Ozlem Goner ’12 PhD publishes new book.

Nordmarken's Poetic Essay Gets Published

Doctoral candidate Sonny Nordmarken’s poetic essay, “Transfiguring desire: Divining the origin" of species is published in the Journal of Lesbian Studies.

Branch Named Associate Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion

Anna Branch has been appointed by Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy to the position of associate chancellor for equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer.

Misra and Dyer Stewart Publish New Book

Sociology professor Joya Misra, PhD candidate Mahala Dyer Stewart, and Marni Alyson Brown of Georgia Gwinnett College, have published their co-edited anthology, "Gendered Lives, Sexual Beings."

Donald Tomaskovic-Devey and alumnus Avent-Holt honored by American Sociology Association

The American Sociology Association (ASA) recently honored Professor Donald Tomaskovic-Devey with an honorable mention for the 2017 W. Richard Scott Award for Distinguished Scholarship for an... Read more

Graduate Program Receives High Ranking from U.S. News & World Report

Sociology graduate program at University of Massachusetts gets high ranking from U.S. News & World Report

Budig Receives $99,000 Grant

Budig and co-investigators awarded $99,000 grant to study how wages of Israeli women change after becoming mothers

WANTED: Assistant Professor for Sociology and Public Policy

The Department of Sociology and the School of Public Policy (SPP) at UMass Amherst invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track, position at the Assistant Professor level.

Paul Hollander Publishes Book, 'From Mussolini to Hugo Chavez: Intellectuals and a Century of Political Hero Worship'

Emeritus faculty member Paul Hollander publishes new book.

Thayer and Lao-Montes Co-Author New Book, 'Beyond Civil Society: Activism, Participation, and Protest in Latin America'

Sociology professors, Millie Thayer and Agustin Lao-Montes, are co-editors and authors of new book.

Harrington Receives Edith Robinson Fellowship From Graduate School

Congratulations to sociology doctoral student, Blair Harrington, who recently received one of two 2017-2018 Edith Robinson... Read more

UMass Amherst Sociology Well Represented in American Sociological Association Elections

The American Sociological Association (ASA) announced the results of their 2017 elections and the UMass Amherst Department of Sociology is proud to be well represented with five professors and a... Read more