Congratulations to graduate student Asmita Aasaavari for being selected as a 2024 – 2025 Sadler Scholar at The Hastings Center!
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Kim Price-Glynn: UConn Today
Students from Professor Kim Price-Glynn’s Sociology of Carework course visited Ebony Horsewomen, Inc. (EHI) in Hartford. The EHI trip was made possible by a Hartford Matters Teaching Grant awarded to Price-Glynn.
Fumilayo Showers: “Migrants Who Care” Interview
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Fumilayo Showers for her latest interview with New Books Network about her book Migrants Who Care.
Laura Bunyan: Stamford Clothing Pantry Featured in UConn Today
Professor Laura Bunyan has been featured in UConn Today for her work with Stamford’s clothing pantry, Husky Clothing for All!
Kim Price-Glynn: From Crisis to Catastrophe: Care, COVID, and Pathways to Change
Congratulations to Professor Kim Price-Glynn for the book she co-edited with Mignon Duffy and Amy Armenia, From Crisis to Catastrophe: Care, COVID, and Pathways to Change, for being the subject of an event with The Century Foundation and the Carework Network.
Noel A. Cazenave: “Kindness Wars” Book Interview Featured in UConn Today
Congratulations to Professor Noel A. Cazenave for being featured in UConn Today to discuss his new book, “Kindness Wars: The History and Political Economy of Human Caring”!
Bandana Purkayastha: UConn Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor
Congratulations to Professor and CLAS Associate Dean, Bandana Purkayastha, for receiving the honor of being named one UConn’s Board of Trustees Distinguished Professors!
Sociology Author Spotlight
This year our department produced an impressive number of publications. Check out some of the contributions that made their way into some very prestigious outlets! Christin Munsch’s research identifying gender, racial and ethnic inequalities built into the Big Data demographic ascription tools that academics and companies draw on to understand the social world published in Nature Human […]
The Sociology Spotlight: Recognizing Scholarship & Service
Sociology Undergraduate Student Spotlight: Samantha Gove, Udall Scholar A special congratulations to Samantha Gove ’24 who was recently named a Udall Scholar! According to UConn’s Udall Scholar website, “the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation is committed to increasing awareness of the importance of the nation’s natural resources. The Udall Scholarship awards up to $7,000 […]
Making Irreplaceable Contributions to the Studies of Race and Racism: Dr. David Embrick
A special congratulations to David Embrick, who was a distinguished recipient of the American Sociological Association’s 2023 Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award along with David L. Brunsma (Virginia Tech) for their “irreplaceable contributions to the studies of race and racism.” The ASA website for the Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award states that the award “is given to an individual or individuals […]