Graduate Students

Winners of the 2026 Sociology Department Awards

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Congratulations to the recipients of the Sociology departmental awards for 2025!   Rhys M. Hall and Dunahay Pereyra: Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award (tied winners) Lauren Danielowski: Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award Mahir Takak: Ron Taylor Award Samantha Lally and Fiona Hufford: Dashefsky Award Josue E. Vargas Ospina, Nelly Birmingham, and Maiyah Rivers: Janet M. […]

‘None of us can escape aging’: Doctoral Project Looks at Getting Older in Northeastern CT

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Asmita Aasaavari immersed herself in ethnographic research and slowly built relationships for her dissertation, which this year received support from a fellowship through the UConn Humanities Institute. If only getting the names of those who Asmita Aasaavari needed to talk to were as easy as ordering a No. 5 off the drive-thru menu. For three […]

Fall 2026 Graduate Courses

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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 insights into […]

Community-Engaged Teaching and Learning in Action Conference at UConn Hartford

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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 […]