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Associate Professor and Martindale Endowed Chair Michelle Phelps' (sociology) letter to the editor was recently published in Harper's Magazine.

Congratulations to Professors Liebler, Phelps, & Swartz on their recent promotion!

The College of Liberal Arts is providing a range of classes in fall 2024 that explore issues related to the ongoing violence in Gaza and Israel.

Emma Leischow looks back in appreciation at everything she's learned in her psychology and sociology classes over the years.

Genesis Maravilla Fernandez reflects on the eye-opening courses she's taken as she steps into the real world.

Ash Smith's passion for helping others has only grown after learning more about the legal system and how to "provide support in a more empathetic and understanding way."

Angel Enhaynes continues to celebrate her culture as a Filipinx future graduate, and pursues a career in the criminal justice system.

Michelle Phelps’ new book, The Minneapolis Reckoning, explores the duality of policing—both a source of potential state protection and threat—and how that complexity hinders…

Sociology PhD student and Fink Fellow Mao S. Lee conducted fieldwork in Thailand during the summer of 2023; this is their first publication from the project.

UMN Sociology graduate students & TSP board members Mason, Mallory, & Mahala talk about what sociology means to them.