Check out volume five (2026) of the Sociology undergraduate journal, The Mirror. Volume 5 was edited by editor-in-chief Ken Day alongside the rest of the editorial team: Eashwar Krishna, Maya Bolles, and Erin Tumimnello. The mission of The Mirror is to provide undergraduate students a platform to showcase their work and educate the community on sociological issues. The […]
Undergraduate Highlights
Read Volume 4 of “The Mirror”
Check out volume 4 (2025) of the Sociology undergraduate journal, The Mirror. Volume 4 was edited by editor-in-chief Ken Day alongside the rest of the editorial team: Kevin Hudson and Grace Carpenter. The mission of The Mirror is to provide undergraduate students a platform to showcase their work and educate the community on sociological issues. The editorial […]
Winners of the 2026 Sociology Department Awards
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. […]
Winners of the 2025-26 Undergraduate Sociology Student Research Grants
The Department of Sociology is very pleased to announce the 2025-2026 competition winners for undergraduate student research grants. Each recipient will conduct their research through an independent study with their advisor during the spring 2026 and receive an award of $300.00 Zarah Ysabel Bancud will be working with Raja Staggers-Hakim on research titled, “Racism, Maladaptive […]
Winners of the 2025 Sociology Department Awards
Congratulations to the recipients of the Sociology departmental awards for 2025!
2025-2026 Sociology Undergraduate Research Mentors
Sociology Department faculty often collaborate with undergraduate students on research through independent studies, directed research, internships, lab participation, grant-funded research, and the Undergraduate Research Grant competition.
Eastern Sociological Society Conference
Congratulations to all of the undergraduate students who presented at the Eastern Sociological Society Conference this March! This year’s conference theme was “Building Solidarity to Break Cycles of Repression.”
Spring 2025 Sociology Undergraduate Research Grant Mentors
The Sociology Department is excited to run the Undergraduate Research Grant competition again in Academic Year 2025! We encourage students to apply for the chance to win one of five $300 awards.
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.
Winners of the 2024 Sociology Department Awards
Please join us in congratulating the 2024 winners of the Sociology Department Awards!