Department of Sociology

Through the exploration of social and individual dynamics, we prepare our students to enrich social scientific understandings of the complex problems societies face today.

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Sociology Workshops & Speaker Series

A forum for faculty and students to present work and work in progress on a range of substantive areas, perspectives, and research methodologies.

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Recent News

Joshua Page & Michael L. Walker are Promoted to Full & Associate Professor

Congratulations to newly promoted UMN Sociology faculty Professor Joshua Page and Associate Professor Michael L. Walker!

Meet our Students: Jaden Lubarski

Undergraduate Jaden Lubarski wants to help solve social issues through a business of his own, and he plans to use the skills he gained from his sociology major and liberal…

Sociology Major Huda Ahmed Named Recipient of the President's Student Leadership and Service Award (PSLSA)

The PSLSA is presented to students for their exceptional leadership and service to the University of Minnesota and the surrounding community.

The Social Dimensions of Climate Change Summer Research Excellence Fellowship

The NEW Social Dimensions of Climate Change Summer Research Excellence Fellowship

This exciting new Fellowship derives from an endowment contributed by Professors Jeffrey Broadbent and Jeylan Mortimer on the occasion of their retirement in the Spring of…

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History in Whose Hands?

Sociology PhD Student Nikoleta Sremac discusses her project researching the role of Serbian women in constructing collective memory of the Yugoslav wars.