Spring 2026 SOCI 5501 – Racism Professor Noel Cazenave; T 3:30-6:30 Racism Theory offers students an opportunity to critically examine contemporary theories of racism and to learn more about systemic racism theory and other theories that, within the tradition of African American social thought, examine racism directly and explicitly. These theories and their critiques provide […]
Graduate Students
Community-Engaged Teaching and Learning in Action Conference at UConn Hartford
On November 21, 2025, several UConn sociologists attended the Community-Engaged Teaching and Learning in Action: Building Solidarity in Challenging Times conference in the beautiful new UConn Hartford campus People’s Bank Arena event space Produced by UConn Hartford; the Research on Resilient Cities, Racism and Equity initiative directed by David Embrick; the UConn Office of Outreach and Engagement; the UConn […]
Asmita Asaavari: UCHI Dissertation Research Fellow
Congratulations to Sociology graduate student Asmita Asaavari on her 2025-2026 Humanities Institute Dissertation Fellowship!
Winners of the 2025 Sociology Department Awards
Congratulations to the recipients of the Sociology departmental awards for 2025!
Spring Research Symposium
This Symposium was held on March 29th, 2024 to highlight some of the brilliant research projects that Undergraduate and Graduate students have been working on throughout the year.
Asmita Aasaavari: 2024 – 2025 Sadler Scholar
Congratulations to graduate student Asmita Aasaavari for being selected as a 2024 – 2025 Sadler Scholar at The Hastings Center!
Winners of the 2024 Sociology Department Awards
Please join us in congratulating the 2024 winners of the Sociology Department Awards!
Rianka Roy: Panelist at the Global Cultures Conference
Congratulations to our fellow graduate student, Rianka Roy, who was invited to speak as a panelist on “Modern Growth Post-Colonization” as part of the Global Cultures Conference hosted by the UConn School of Business!
Pipeline to Publishing: Fall 2023 Schedule
The Pipeline to Publication Workshop or P2P is back in Fall 2023. Faculty and graduate students of the Department of Sociology will discuss the following authors’ papers. Please write to Rianka Roy, Xinyan Wu (Tiu) and Dunahay Pereyra if you want to participate. We are meeting in Manchester Hall room 125 at 1 pm on the following dates. Everyone’s invited.
Winners of the 2023 Sociology Department Awards
Please join us in congratulating the 2023 winners of the Sociology Department Awards!