Month: June 2023

Meet the New Cohort!

she/her/hers Fall 2023 Cohort As a Yinzer who now calls the coast of Maine home, Samantha has long been enamored with life on the water. She joins the Department of Sociology as a Jorgensen Fellow to explore curiosities about past and present Atlantic seafaring communities. This humbling and exciting opportunity is derived from 10 years […]

Reflections from the Department Head

The UConn Sociology Department has continued to thrive despite the uncertainties in the University and worldwide with three new PhD graduates—all happily placed in tenure track or applied research positions—eight MAs and a robust undergraduate cohort of 209 majors and 151 minors. We have gained new financial commitments from the College of Liberal Arts and […]