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We are the Middle Tennessee State University @MTSUofficial.bsky.social Anthropology program! We offer bachelor's degrees with emphases on fieldwork, archaeology, ethnology, biological anthropology, and linguistics. soc.mtsu.edu
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Students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate in The Great Sugar Showdown baking contest on Wednesday, November 20th, in the glass room next to Todd 342! Whether you're entering a dessert or just coming to enjoy the sugar-fueled fun, we hope to see you there!
November 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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You are invited to join the MT Student Sociologists for a Holiday Craft Party on November 14th at 1 pm in Peck Hall 300! Take a break and learn about winter holidays around the world! We will have food, games, bracelet making, and coloring. All students are welcome!
November 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Congratulations to Taylor Tims and Dr. Andrew Wyatt, who received a fall URECA grant to fund their project, "Anthropogenic Soils and the Amazon: An Analysis of Terra Preta in Caxiuana, Brazil!"
October 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Please join us on Wednesday, October 29th, at 6:30 p.m in the Student Union Ballroom for the William Bass-Hugh Berryman Legends in Forensic Science Lectureship! Forensic anthropologist Dr. Eric Bartelink will discuss the recovery and identification of wildfire victims.
October 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Open advising for Sociology and Anthropology students is October 22 (11 am - 1 pm) and October 23 (12 pm - 2 pm) in Peck Hall 109 (the Archaeology Lab). During this time, students can stop by and meet with an advisor.
October 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Join MTSS on Tuesday 10/21, where we will host a panel of sociology faculty to discuss various opportunities for students and learn more about the Career Development Center! 📚✍️

🗓️ Tuesday, October 21st
🕰️ 4:30PM - 6PM
📍ACB Room 102
🥤Food and drinks provided!

✨Open to Everyone✨

See you there! 🫵
October 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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As you create your Spring 2026 course schedules, consider taking one or more of these electives in Sociology! As a bonus, all of them have zero textbook cost! 🧑‍🏫📓✏️
October 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Tomorrow!
Please join us for the Fall 2025 Anthropologica lecture on October 9 from 1:00 - 2:25 pm in the College of Education building room 160 to hear Dr. Alisse Waterston deliver a lecture entitled "Writing to be Read: Crafting and Communicating Knowledge as if the World Depends Upon It."
October 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Middle Tennessee State University invites applicants for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position (#129230) in anthropology at the rank of assistant or associate professor. careers.mtsu.edu/en-us/job/49...
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October 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Please join us for the Fall 2025 Anthropologica lecture on October 9 from 1:00 - 2:25 pm in the College of Education building room 160 to hear Dr. Alisse Waterston deliver a lecture entitled "Writing to be Read: Crafting and Communicating Knowledge as if the World Depends Upon It."
October 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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We're shining the spotlight on research by Sociology Assistant Professor Dr. Rachel Davis, who is reshaping how scholars understand intimacy, social class, and digital life! 🔍

She is developing a book on hypergamy, a form of romantic partnership marked by economic inequality. 💰⚖️
September 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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We're shining the spotlight on Sociology Master's program alum Presley Powers, who graduated in 2021 and currently works as an Energy Analyst! 🔦🔍
September 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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We're shining the spotlight on Sociology Master's student Vaun Baltimore! 🔍 His thesis examines algorithmic media curation across social media platforms, with attention to how platform personalization shapes adolescent content exposure. He plans to pursue a PhD in Sociology! 🎓
September 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It's official: The 2025 Tennessee Archaeology Awareness Month Poster is hot off the presses! This year's poster celebrates public archaeology and outreach efforts in Tennessee, highlighting the role of the late Dr. Kevin Smith and the MTSU Archaeology Field School.
September 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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We're shining the spotlight on Sociology Assistant Professor Dr. Rachel Davis! 🔦🔍

Fun Fact: Dr. Davis was an Odd Future fanatic in high school! She had the honor of being kicked in the head (accidentally) by Left Brain in the mosh pit of one of their shows. 😳
September 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Congratulations again to Dr. Ida Fadzillah Leggett for her promotion to full Professor of Anthropology! We're glad you were able to celebrate and be celebrated at the university's recent reception!
August 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Demos' is coming to @mtsuofficial.bsky.social! And the husband-and-wife owners are both MTSU Sociology alums! Kristin highlights the impact their alma mater had on their success. "I think [Peter's] work ethic and stress management was founded in his college experience." mtsunews.com/demos-to-cam...
August 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Ida Fadzillah Leggett for her promotion to full Professor of Anthropology!
August 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Sociology professor Dr. Ugur Orak and his co-authors Ozden Ozbay and Sabuha Bindik have a new article entitled "Social class and deviance among young adults in Türkiye" published in the International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice! Read it at www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Social class and deviance among young adults in Türkiye
Existing criminological and sociological research in the Western world typically presents a negative relationship between social class and deviance, such that individuals with a lower social class ...
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August 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Congratulations to sociology professor Dr. Ugur Orak, who has been chosen for the 2025 - 2026 cohort of the MTSU Provost's Faculty Leadership Development Institute!
August 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Congrats to Dr. Ida Fadzillah Leggett, who recently received an instructional support grant to develop resources using Microsoft Sway for her Engage-certified classes! Engage-certified classes foster a culture of engaged learning by supporting students’ growth as integrative, reflective thinkers.
July 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
MTSU Archaeology students are getting hands-on with history through ongoing research at the site of one of Nashville’s first post-Civil War Black neighborhoods. Read this story and more at liberalarts.mtsu.edu/publications/
June 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A Celebration of Life for Dr. Kevin E. Smith will be held on Saturday, June 21, 2025, in the MT Center in the Ingram Building, from 2 to 5 pm.
June 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Check out this article from MTSU's research magazine about Sociology professor Rachel Davis's research with undergraduate student Melissa Guinn on law enforcement perceptions of sex trafficking!
MTSU Research 2025
Middle Tennessee State University's annual magazine for the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
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June 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Check out this Out of the Blue interview with Dr. Shannon Hodge, our department chair, about where curiosity meets career—and how MTSU grads are using their people skills to make a real-world impact in everything from nonprofits to public service.
Why People Do What They Do: Insights from Sociology & Anthropology
People are fascinating—and at MTSU, we’ve got a whole department dedicated to figuring them out! Sociology and Anthropology may be two different fields, but ...
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June 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM