In 2019, the MPD solved only 56% of murders and just 22% of rapes. As it aggressively monitors and controls targeted neighborhoods, the MPD has failed to protect and serve the…
Despite following the Obama-era playbook for police reform, Minneapolis has yet to rebuild trust between community members and the police. Professor Michelle Phelps is quoted…
“With our longer life spans, many people live as many years in retirement as they did working,” said Phyllis Moen, who holds an endowed chair in sociology at the University of…
Minneapolis-St. Paul is burning with rage while demonstrations continue around the nation. Politicians and television commentators pontificate about what should be done as…
Being a first-generation college student can be a struggle. Professor Penny Edgell reflects on her beginnings and shares her advice to fellow first-generation students for…
Since the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, calls have grown for that city to overhaul its police department. Now, the effort to “dismantle…
Police abolitionism, like all seismic social re-imaginings, is not a monolithic movement. Questions about tactics, priorities, and even terminology have punctuated…
“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…
A study using cell phone location data gave initially gave Minnesotans an A grade for their compliance with social distancing, but in recent weeks, that grade has declined to…
Sociology professor, Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, is interviewed for this article by Science Magazine, discussing how racially marginalized populations are historically impacted…
