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Searching for Belonging

Conflicting Minnesotan Identities: Mining and the Land of 10,000 Lakes

Putting Words into Action: Creating Dialogue Around Social Justice

Black Sororities: Moving Beyond a College Party

Combating Sexual Harassment Stereotypes in the Workplace

U of M Advanced Careers (UMAC) Supports Retired Boomers Looking for a Second Act

UMN Grand Challenge: Department of Sociology Partners with Robina Institute, Medical School, and Pediatrics for Exciting New Initiative

Sociology's Diversity Committee is 2017’s Lillian H. Williams Award Honoree

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April 30, 2018

Sociology Workshop: PhD Candidate jim saliba

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Join us on April 30th for the Sociology Workshop Series featuring PhD Candidate jim saliba. Group discussion to follow. For our complete spring schedule, visit our website . Questions?...

April 30, 2018

Denial of Violence

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The 16th annual Arsham and Charlotte Ohanessian Chair Lecture, titled “Denial of Violence: Ottoman Past, Turkish Present, and the Collective Violence against the Armenians, 1789-2009” will...

May 7, 2018

Sociology Workshop: Professor Jeffrey Olick

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Join us on May 7th for the Sociology Workshop Series featuring Jeffrey Olick, Professor of Sociology and Department Chair at the University of Virginia. Group discussion to follow. For our...

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