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Letter From the Sociology Department Head’s Desk

Posted on August 7, 2023

Greetings,                Welcome back student-scholars. I am fortunate enough to have been appointed by Provost Storrs and Dean Kiss to be the…

UNCG Sociology Honors Students at Annual AKD Ceremony

Posted on May 4, 2023

It’s awards season here at UNCG! Last week, we were thrilled to honor our undergraduate inductees to the international sociology honors society:…

UNCG Sociology Alum’s Work Highlighted

Posted on March 22, 2023

We’re thrilled to see coverage of our alum, Amanda Clark (’14 ’18), who has returned to Guilford County to work on combatting…

Professor Trevor Hoppe publishes new book, “Unsafe Words”

Posted on January 20, 2023

UNCG assistant Professor of sociology Trevor Hoppe recently published a new book, a collection of essays co-edited with Shantel Gabrieal Buggs titled…

UNCG Sociology offers a concentration in Criminology & Justice Studies

Posted on October 27, 2022

Upcoming Working Paper Series – Friday, October 21st

Posted on October 13, 2022

The second meeting of this semester’s working paper series will occur on Friday, October 21st at 12pm via Zoom. We will be…

Sociology Hosts Open House on October 13th

Posted on September 28, 2022

The UNCG Department of Sociology will host an Open House gathering on October 13th, from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM in Graham…

Dr. Shelly Brown-Jeffy receives the Gladys Strawn Bullard Award

Posted on May 6, 2022

Associate Professor Dr. Shelly Brown-Jeffy has been named the 2022 faculty recipient of the Gladys Strawn Bullard Award for exceptional service to…

Dr. Zachary Levenson named Harrington Faculty Fellow

Posted on April 27, 2022

UNCG Assistant Professor Zachary Levenson has been named a Donald D. Harrington Faculty Fellow for the 2022-23 academic year in the Sociology Department at…

UNCG Sociology graduate student Jasmine Gibbs presents research at the Southern Sociological Society conference

Posted on April 16, 2022

UNCG Sociology graduate student Jasmine Gibbs recently presented research at the Southern Sociological Society meeting. We asked Jasmine about her interests, scholarship,…