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Equity and Diversity

Sociology Professor Penny Edgell Named Recipient of the 2019-20 Award for Outstanding Contributions to Graduate and Professional Education

Bobby Bryant Named Recipient of 2019-20 CLA Outstanding Service Award

UMN Sociology PhD Student Michael Soto Discusses Peace-Building in Northern Ireland

Professor Alejandro Baer Receives CLA Hub Residency

Welcome 2019 Cohort!

Faculty Spotlight: Assistant Professor Tom VanHeuvelen

UMN Sociology Celebrates with Alumni & Friends at 2nd Annual Alumni Event

Rethinking Race: The Sociology of American Indian Identity

Announcing the New MPC Training Program in Population Health Science

Upcoming Events

March 2, 2020

Sociology Workshop: Victor Ray

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Assistant Professor Victor Ray (University of Iowa) presents "Racializing Organizational Theory."

March 23, 2020

Sociology Workshop Series: Alejandro Baer

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Associate Professor (UMN Sociology) and Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies Director Alejandro Baer presents "Education on Indigenous Dispossession and Reparative Justice in...

March 30, 2020

Sociology Workshop Series: Rob Warren

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Professor (UMN Sociology) and Minnesota Population Center (MPC) Director Rob Warren presents "High School & Beyond: An Education Study Becomes an Aging Study."

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