In their September 29, 2022 article, “Native American and Indigenous Community Takes Shape At UConn,” UConn Today features the work of Sociology major Samantha Gove.
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Phoebe Godfrey: A Kitchen for the Community
Check out this video featuring Sociology Professor Phoebe Godfrey and her work with the Commercially Licensed Co-operative Kitchen, or CLiCK Willimantic. CLiCK is a place where anyone from the community can learn vital skills, from growing food to working in the food industry, and where incubating businesses can use the facilities to get their businesses off the ground with fewer start-up funds.
Reflections from the Department Head
We find ourselves again this summer in the midst of the continually challenging pandemic and racist and hate inspired mass shootings. Additionally, we have rising inflation, even as wages for most workers have been stagnant for decades leading to a resurgence in unionizing around the country; the hearings of the “Select Committee to Investigate the […]
Matthew Hughey: “What Everyday White Americans and the Buffalo Shooter Have in Common”
Check out Professor Matthew Hughey’s recent article in Slate, “What Everyday White Americans and the Buffalo Shooter Have in Common.” **Excerpt from Article** In the rush to make sense of the shooting in Buffalo, many have categorized the violence as the reflection of hatred, bigotry, mental illness, and growing extremism. It may be tempting, or even […]
Mary Bernstein: Gun Culture in America
Check out Professor Mary Bernstein and Allison Anderman, senior counsel and director of local policy at Giffords— an organization working end gun violence— as they join Gabe Ortis of Good Morning Baltimore to discuss gun violence, prevention, and policy in “Two Way Talk: Gun Culture in America”.
David Embrick: Kathleen S. Lowney Mentoring Award
Please join us in congratulating David Embrick, winner of the 2022 Kathleen S. Lowney Mentoring Award from the Society for the Study of Social Problems! Established in 2016, the Kathleen S. Lowney Mentoring Award is awarded annually to an outstanding faculty member or community activist. The award was established to recognize the value of quality […]
Mary Bernstein: “Are the Courts the Way to Queer Rights?”
Check out Professor Mary Bernstein’s recent article in the Boston Review, “Are the Courts the Way to Queer Rights?”. ***Excerpt from Article*** Today, as LGBTQ and other legal protections hang in the balance, we ought to move beyond the narrow question of the generic benefit or harm of legal strategies. We need a broader focus, […]
Mary Bernstein: New Associate Dean of The Graduate School
Please join us in congratulating Mary Bernstein, who has been named Associate Dean of the Graduate School! Read more about this exciting new position in UConn Today.
Winners of the 2022 Sociology Department Awards
Please join us in congratulating the 2022 winners of the Sociology Department Awards!
Read Volume 2 of “The Mirror”
This second edition of The Mirror was edited by editors-in-chief Cameron Klemme and Nicholas Xenophontos, along with the rest of the editorial team.