College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Cassi Pittman Claytor has been awarded the A. Wade Smith Award for Teaching, Mentorship, and Service from the Association of Black Sociologists. The A. Wade Smith Award for Teaching, Mentorship, and Service was established in 1998. Named in honor of A. Wade Smith, Ph.D., the award recognizes an ABS member for outstanding teaching, mentoring,...

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 On April 21, 2023, fourteen students were initiated into the Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD) International Sociology Honor Society and 10 students were recipients of Undergraduate Awards. This year’s AKD initiates were Catherine Buhrow, Lacey Caporale, Olivia Condon, Polina Ermoshkina, Ashley Hawkins, Colleen Kavanagh, Dalene Mendoza, Amber Ndukwe, Maranda Priah, Anvitha...

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Eight students presented at the North Central Sociological Association (NCSA) Annual Meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan on March 23-26. Students presenting their individual work include graduate students Casey Albitz, Lacey Caporale, Kaylee Boney, Zach Milko, Micah Bailey-Arafah, Anvitha Ravipati, Polina Ermoshkina, and Colleen Kavanagh. In addition to these presentations, Dr....

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Professor Tim Black and co-author Sky Keyes' book, It's a Setup: Fathering from the Social and Economic Margins, was recently chosen for the North Central Sociological Association's Scholarly Achievement Award. Examining the political and economic conditions faced by low-income fathers, Black and Keyes discuss the contradictory phenomenon that "as...

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In August, Danielle Czarnecki  will be joining the department for the 2022-2023 school year as a Visiting Assistant Professor. This fall, she will be teaching SOCI 311 (Health, Illness, and Social Behavior) and SOCI 306/406 (Social Inquiry). Professor Czarnecki received her PhD in Sociology from University of Michigan and was...

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After 16 years of service, Professor Dale Dannefer, Selah Chamberlain Professor of Sociology, stepped down as Department Chair. Under his leadership, the department has grown and flourished, including the development of a new specialization in Social Inequality.  His service and leadership have been instrumental to the success of its programs,...

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