Welcome to Sociology

At the University of Connecticut

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Every year, our department strives to continue its legacy of excellence in the field of Sociology through outstanding scholarly research, teaching, and public engagement. Our faculty are internationally and nationally prominent; we have a history of leadership in professional organizations. Our faculty and graduate students are engaged in exciting, socially meaningful research; many of them have been featured in the media this year.

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225
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100+
Minors

100+
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Bandana Purkayastha and Andrew Moiseff, CLAS associate deans, hand out diplomas at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) Commencement ceremony one at Gampel Pavilion on May 7, 2023.

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Bhoomi Thakore, a professor in the Department of Sociology, teaches SOCI 2830. Class, Power, and Inequality in the Austin Building on Feb. 26, 2024. (Bri Diaz/UConn Photo)

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News and Events

Department News

  • Eastern Sociological Society Conference
    Congratulations to all of the undergraduate students who presented at the Eastern Sociological Society Conference this March! This year's conference theme was "Building Solidarity to Break Cycles of Repression."
    Posted on March 26, 2025

Upcoming Events

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  • Apr
    2
    Humanitarianism & Inequality
    1:00 PM

    In celebration of their recently published Handbook on Humanitarianism & Inequality, Silke Roth and Bandana Purkayastha will discuss how different varieties of humanitarianism have emerged in response to crises in a variety of historical contexts. They consider how varieties of humanitarianism are shaped by and address different forms of inequalities.

  • Apr
    2
    Undergraduate Humanities Research Fellows Colloquium
    Homer Babbidge Library
    3:30 PM

    UCHI/CLAS Undergraduate Research fellows Kathryn Andronowitz (Sociology & English), Kanny Salike (Linguistics & Anthropology), and Evan Wolfgang (Dramatic Arts) will present on their fellowship projects.

  • Apr
    4
    Humanities Undergraduate Research Symposium
    Homer Babbidge Library
    9:00 AM

    The fourth-annual Humanities Undergraduate Research Symposium will take place on April 4th, 2025 from 9:00am–5:30pm in the Humanities Institute Conference Room (Homer Babbidge Library, 4th floor).

  • Apr
    4
    Spring Research Symposium
    Manchester Hall
    1:00 PM

    Come visit the Sociology Department and learn about the research that our Undergraduate and Graduate students have been working on this semester!

Sociology in the News

Portrait of Noel Cazenave
‘It’s time to tell my story’: Sociology Professor Recalls 7 Decades of Racial Reckoning

Noël Cazenave says he became aware of racism within his own family, as the aunts, uncles, and cousins on his mother’s side often treated him differently because his skin color was darker than theirs