Read UConn Today’s article on the inaugural edition of The Mirror, the undergraduate Sociology journal. The first edition of The Mirror has six articles selected from approximately 30 submissions, and the plan is to publish a new version each semester. ***Mission Statement*** The mission of The Mirror is to provide undergraduate students a platform to showcase their […]
Author: Malley, Mary
Winners of the 2021 Sociology Department Awards
Please join us in congratulating the 2021 winners of the Sociology Department Awards!
Congratulations Christin Munsch and Laura Bunyan!
Please join us in congratulating Christin Munsch, who has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure, and Laura Bunyan, who has been promoted to Associate Professor in Residence!
Congratulations 2021 Alpha Kappa Delta Inductees!
Congratulations to the 2021 Alpha Kappa Delta inductees! Archana Ajay Kayla Crucetts Lyndall Goudemond Jordan Kubik Samantha Stuyniski Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD) is the International Sociology Honor Society. AKD was founded in 1920 at the University of Southern California by Dr. Emory S. Bogardus and became affiliated with the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS) in 1967. […]
Bandana Purkayastha: Joshi Lecture
Check out Professor of Sociology and Asian and Asian American Studies Bandana Purkayastha’s recent lecture on the Joshi Foundation.
Phoebe Godfrey: “Social-Environmental Justice Begins with ‘Radical Self-Love'”
Read Associate Professor in Residence Phoebe Godfrey’s recent article in Neighbors, “Social Environmental Justice Begins with ‘Radical Self-Love.'” Citing her current Sustainable Societies course and the work of Sonya Renee Taylor, Dr. Godfrey forwards that Western culture breeds disembodiment, and “only a disembodied culture would actively, knowingly, and willingly destroy its external body, the Earth.”
Read Volume 1 of “The Mirror”
This first edition of The Mirror was edited by editors-in-chief Cameron Klemme, Meaghan Connors, and Nicholas Xenophontos, along with the rest of the editorial team.
Laura Bunyan: Book Review of “Women and Work” by Susan Ferguson
Read Assistant Professor in Residence Laura Bunyan’s recent review in “Gender & Society” of Women and Work: Feminism, Labour, and Social Reproduction by Susan Ferguson.
Become a Sociology Honors Student!
Are you a Rising Sophomore or Junior Sociology Major with a GPA of 3.40 or above? If so, we encourage you to apply to be an Honors program student as a sociology major! Deciding to do so is pretty straight-forward. Below are information and links about the Honors Program application timeline and process. Next Deadline: April 1, […]
Adane Zawdu: Fellowship from the Polonsky Academy for Advanced Study
Adane Zawdu received a fellowship from the Polonsky Academy for Advanced Study in the Humanities and the Social Sciences at the Van Leer Institute in Jerusalem. During this four year fellowship, Adane will be studying the changing relations between ethnic culture and skin color among Ethiopian Israelis, from the early years of migration to today. He […]