Author: Rodriguez, Alenies

Rianka Roy: A Delegate on Behalf of Sociologists for Women in Society

Congratulations to our very own Ph.D. student, Rianka Roy, for serving as a delegate to a United Nations conference in March 2023! “Roy ’21 MA, a Ph.D. candidate in sociology, served as one of 20 delegates representing the Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS), a nonprofit professional network of feminist sociologists and activists, at the […]

Carol Ann Jackson: Africana Studies Institute Grant Recipient

Please join us in congratulating Carol Ann Jackson on her successful application to the Collaborative to Advance Equity through Research on Women and Girls of Color! This grant is funded through UConn’s Africana Studies Institute and will support Carol’s research on policing and strategies of resilience among Black girls in Connecticut.

Phoebe Godfrey: Environmental & Social Sustainability Small Grant

Congratulations to Dr. Phoebe Godfrey and Juan Pablo Yepes Tobón, who were awarded a grant for $6,203.00 from the 2022 Environmental and Social Sustainability Small Grants (ESSSG) Program to fund their proposal of Non-Violence Mindfulness Training and a Mother Earth Day Festival. The Office of Sustainability and the Institute of the Environment began a funding […]

Phoebe Godfrey: Undergraduate Mindfulness and Activism Workshop

Three students had the opportunity to facilitate a Mindfulness and Activism Workshop for Professor in Residence, Phoebe Godfrey’s Social Theory class. Here is what her students had to say about the workshop: “This workshop, in our opinion, was a complete success! Being able to teach the true importance of mindfulness and activism was a great […]