Announcements

Xitlaly Mendoza Husky 100 recipient 2025
Congratulations Xitlaly Mendoza for being recognized as a Husky 100!
May 6, 2025
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Meet new graduate student Man-Lin Chen
November 14, 2024
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Meet new graduate student Mingze Li
November 14, 2024
2024-25 Graduate Student Karthik Ramesh
Meet new graduate student Karthik Ramesh
November 14, 2024
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New Crutchfield-Tolnay Undergraduate Research Award Announced
October 22, 2024
Brieana Smith receives the Howard B. Woolston Award from Professor Katherine Stovel, graduation 2024.
2024 Howard B. Woolston Award Recipient Announced
June 20, 2024
Ibrahim Burka receiving the Al Black Award from Judith Howard, Professor Emerita, at graduation 2024.
2024 Albert W. Black Award Recipient Announced
June 20, 2024
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UW Department of Sociology is pleased to welcome Audrey Dorélien to our faculty beginning in September 2024. 
May 1, 2024
Photo of Ruby Whelan, Husky 100 2024 recipient
The UW Department of Sociology is thrilled to announce that Ruby Whelan, Honors Sociology '24, has been chosen as one of the Husky 100.
May 1, 2024
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Patrick Greiner will join UW Sociology Faculty in Fall 2024
April 29, 2024
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Drew Messamore to join UW Department of Sociology in Fall 2024
April 29, 2024
Social Science Research
Chris Hess and Kyle Crowder published in Social Science Research
March 5, 2024
Liz Litzler
Liz Litzler nominated for Equity & Inclusion Distinguished Staff Award
February 21, 2024
Breon Haskett, Graduate Research Assistant
Breon Haskett Published in Sage Journals
February 1, 2024
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Mourning the death of Joseph W. Scott, Professor Emeritus
February 1, 2024
Jabbarli Panelist
Jabbarli Panelist at Economic Forum in Poland
September 12, 2023
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Soc Major Dawit Borrows makes the Husky 100
April 25, 2023
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Sasha Shen Johfre joins UW Sociology and CSSS
January 31, 2023
From left to right: Magda Boutros, Jelani Ince, Theresa Rocha Beardall
Sociology Welcomes New Faculty Members
September 23, 2021
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Department Chair's Message in the Wake of Protests Against Police Violence
June 2, 2020
John Leverso
John Leverso Accepts Assistant Professor Position at Whitman College
January 8, 2020
Alexes
Alexes Harris Named University's Faculty Athletic Representative 
July 12, 2019
Pacific Northwest Louise Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
Dr. Knaphus-Soran and Dr. Litzler to Lead a 5-Year Action-Oriented Research Project on Persistence of Minoritized Students in STEM
April 24, 2019
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Sara Curran elected Vice President of the Population Association of America
September 20, 2018
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Beckett Appointed S. Frank Miyamoto Professor of Sociology
April 25, 2018
Tolnay Retirement
Tolnay Symposium and Reception: Program of Events
October 3, 2017
Hsiao receives award for MA thesis
Yuan Hsiao receives Graduate School’s 2016 Distinguished Thesis Award
September 14, 2016
Sign-up Now for Sociology's Graduation Celebration --- June 8, 2016
May 10, 2016
Book Cover: "Nepali Migrant Women: Resistance & Survival in America"
Nepali Migrant Women: Resistance & Survival in America 
April 30, 2016
Dillard at A Public Voice 2016
Kara Dillard to be panelist at A Public Voice 2016 on May 5th at National Press Club in DC
April 26, 2016
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May 9th talk by Dr. David Nirenberg on "Anti-Judaism Past and Present"
April 24, 2016
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Professor Karl-Dieter Opp elected to the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
March 28, 2016
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Scholars Strategy Network Sponsors Panel  on Ending Mass Incarceration ( Feb 9, Kane Hall 7pm)
February 5, 2016
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Ryan Gabriel Accepts Assistant Professor Position at BYU
January 29, 2016
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April Fernandes Accepts Assistant Professor Position at NC State
January 29, 2016
African scenes
Summer Study Abroad --Bantu base Afrika: Language, Culture and Health
January 7, 2016
Harris at White House Conference
Alexes Harris Receives Arnold Foundation Grant to Study Monetary Penalities
January 3, 2016
Our newest faculty member Assistant Professor Callie Burt
July 30, 2015
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Crutchfield and Harris appointed to the Department of Justice Programs Science Advisory Board
July 21, 2015