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As Florida's former felons secure the right to vote, those in the prison system face barriers

Ilhan Omar first Somali American & Muslim woman elected to Congress

Storied Histories, Sociology-Style: Pillsbury Theatre’s West of Central

We Are Liberal Arts: Mychael Evans

On Purpose: Portrait of Sociology

UMN Sociology and Univ of Georgia Recipients of the 2018 ASA Publication Award

The UMAC Initiative Celebrates its First Cohort Year

Learning More from an Encore

Searching for Belonging

Upcoming Events

November 20, 2018

Sociology Workshop: Evan Stewart (TUESDAY, 4:00-5:00PM)

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Join us on November 20th for our Sociology Workshop Series featuring Evan Stewart (PhD Candidate, Department of Sociology). Workshop Title: "No Church in the Wild: The Politics of American...

December 6, 2018

Latin American Brown Bag: The Sociology of Punishment and the Global South

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Please join us for the next Latin American Brown Bag "What the Sociology of Punishment has to Offer to Studies on Punishment in the Global South (and What the Global South can Offer Back)"...

December 10, 2018

Sociology Workshop: Professor Samuel Zalanga, Bethel University

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Join us on December 10th for a special Sociology Workshop featuring UMN Sociology alumnus Samuel Zalanga (Professor & Chair, Sociology and Reconciliation Studies, Bethel University)...

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