Undergraduate Atosha Rypa uses spoken word to bring awareness to social issues, tell her story, and inspire others. Her words aim to educate people about the American Black…
Professors Rob Warren and Carolyn Liebler were awarded for their exceptional scholarship, instruction, and dedication at the Faculty Excellence Luncheon on May 8.
Chilean attorney and nonprofit organization founder Isabel Arriagada uses her unique combination of knowledge to approach penal research with a fresh perspective. “There is…
Associate professor Joshua Page seeks to understand the complex factors obstructing changes in the criminal justice system. “Understanding is the first step towards generating…
Morals and religion may have less in common than you think. PhD candidate Jacqui Frost digs into false stereotypes, room for growth, and steps for improvement as sociologists…
Ambitious from the start, Marianne Zarzar moved to the US as a sophomore in high school to achieve academic success. “My parents told me if I could make it happen, I could go…
Sociology Professor Chris Uggen, posits that “a good portion of the U.S. jail population, which hovers at around 600,000 people" retains the right to vote.
Mychael Evans (sociology '11) is an operations and logistics professional whose liberal arts education taught him about things like leadership, analytics, and diversity. “It…
Often it’s difficult to know whether we tell our stories or they tell us. Today’s sociologists are not only interpreting the complex social issues affecting our communities…
University of Georgia's Dr. Sarah Shannon and UMN Sociology Professor Christopher Uggen and PhD student Ryan Larson were honored by the ASA for their work on felony…
With its first cohort celebrating its graduation this spring, the University of Minnesota Advanced Careers (UMAC) Initiative joins an elite group of leading-edge higher…
Humans have been expanding their lifespan over the past century, but what do we do with this extra time? Sociology major Miles Sebald has been working with UMAC, a University…
How can a country’s culture and migration regulations affect an immigrant’s ability to adjust? Professor Cawo Abdi studies the diaspora of Somali people and how they’ve…
What happens when environmental groups and resource dependent workers come into conflict? Graduate student Erik Kojola has been researching tensions in the northern Minnesota…
