Sociology professor Joshua Page, has partnered with Joe Soss, Cowles Professor for the Study of Public Service at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, to explore the “financialization” of the criminal justice system as a predatory system of governance.

Undergraduate sociology major, Adam Hurlburt is featured in an opinion piece in Community Voices on MinnPost as part of a project in Assistant Professor Jack DeWaard’s spring 2017 topics course: Immigration to the U.S.: Beyond Walls.

Professor Josh Page wrote an editorial for the Sacramento Bee based on his ethnographic research on the bail system, and in response to recent publicity regarding a proposed senate bill in California to restructure the CA bail system.

Professor Jeylan Mortimer was named the 2017-18 Fesler-Lampert Chair in Urban and Regional Affairs for her work on youth development across three generations.


Graduate student Jack Delehanty’s research addresses how faith-based social justice groups develop moral frameworks for thinking about racial and socioeconomic inequality.

Professors Josh Page and Michelle Phelps, co-authored a book with Philip Goodman, which provides a new way of thinking about the processes of criminal justice development from the birth of the prison through contemporary reforms.

Eight faculty from across the liberal arts have been awarded Talle Research Funds to support major research initiatives. Learn more about each of these exciting projects.

Undergraduate student Sunny Vang wants to use her Sociology degree to change the education system. Throughout her time at the University of Minnesota, her experiences inside and outside of the classroom have enabled her to change herself in order to change others.

A double major in political science and sociology of law, criminology, and deviance, Raven Ziegler hopes to effect meaningful international policy change. “Every marginalized community knows what will produce the most efficient change for them. Through collaboration, I merely act as a vehicle to build the structure of progression,” she says.