“A boycott is a powerful threat. But when it actually comes through, what you’ve done is you undermine the very thing that gives you your voice,” said Douglas Hartmann, a…
Protests spread over police shootings. Police promised reforms. Every year, they still shoot nearly 1,000 people. This Washington Post article quotes professor of sociology…
U of M professors Michelle Phelps (College of Liberal Arts, Sociology) and Rachel Hardeman (School of Public Health, Health Policy and Management) talk about their research…
We reaffirm our Department’s commitment to research, teaching, and advocacy that helps push forward justice and equity in Minneapolis and beyond. This includes supporting…
Multiple groups have called for the resignation of Lt. Bob Kroll, the President of the Minneapolis Police Federation. Professor of Sociology, Josh Page, is interviewed by Fox9…
Professor Cawo Abdi of the Department of Sociology co-writes this op-ed for MinnPost. "If we want young people to act differently, our society, our leaders and most…
We write to express our collective outrage, despair, and grief over the murder of George Floyd and to speak out about the broader forms of state violence and structural racism…
“I think it’s more likely than not,” Hartmann said. “It’s something we rely on, and the fact that it’s gone right now is robbing us of a really important part of the human…
Athe big shift in work style, will a more flexible work schedules be normalized when things resume in full? WPR talks to Professor Phyllis Moen about what she sees as flaws in…