UE Sociology
@uesociology.bsky.social
Official account of Sociology, Criminal Justice, Gerontology, & Social and Human Services at the University of Evansville
Insta: @uesociology
(Managed by @plikuhn.bsky.social)
Insta: @uesociology
(Managed by @plikuhn.bsky.social)
Last week, UE Sociology Programs hosted the 2nd annual Scholarship of Teaching and Learning conference at Harlaxton College, with outstanding presentations by:
Rania Mousa, Alison Jones, Matthew Knoester, Cris Hochwender, Allison Knox, Melissa Heffner, David Green, Mari Plikuhn, and Jennifer McNabb.
Rania Mousa, Alison Jones, Matthew Knoester, Cris Hochwender, Allison Knox, Melissa Heffner, David Green, Mari Plikuhn, and Jennifer McNabb.
June 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Last week, UE Sociology Programs hosted the 2nd annual Scholarship of Teaching and Learning conference at Harlaxton College, with outstanding presentations by:
Rania Mousa, Alison Jones, Matthew Knoester, Cris Hochwender, Allison Knox, Melissa Heffner, David Green, Mari Plikuhn, and Jennifer McNabb.
Rania Mousa, Alison Jones, Matthew Knoester, Cris Hochwender, Allison Knox, Melissa Heffner, David Green, Mari Plikuhn, and Jennifer McNabb.
Congratulations to the 2025 graduates of Sociology and Criminal Justice at @uevansville.bsky.social. We are so proud of you!
Check out our senior tribute video:
youtu.be/QSuTYlXutzo
Check out our senior tribute video:
youtu.be/QSuTYlXutzo
UE Class of 2025 Criminal Justice and Sociology Graduates
YouTube video by Mari Plikuhn
youtu.be
May 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Congratulations to the 2025 graduates of Sociology and Criminal Justice at @uevansville.bsky.social. We are so proud of you!
Check out our senior tribute video:
youtu.be/QSuTYlXutzo
Check out our senior tribute video:
youtu.be/QSuTYlXutzo
Fantastic turnout at today's 4th annual Statham Lecture in Sociology! Thanks again to our amazing speaker, UE Ridgway College of Arts & Sciences Dean Dr. Amanda Krause.
This lecture is made possible through an endowment from the late Bettye A. Statham, a 1947 Sociology alumna of Evansville College.
This lecture is made possible through an endowment from the late Bettye A. Statham, a 1947 Sociology alumna of Evansville College.
March 20, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Fantastic turnout at today's 4th annual Statham Lecture in Sociology! Thanks again to our amazing speaker, UE Ridgway College of Arts & Sciences Dean Dr. Amanda Krause.
This lecture is made possible through an endowment from the late Bettye A. Statham, a 1947 Sociology alumna of Evansville College.
This lecture is made possible through an endowment from the late Bettye A. Statham, a 1947 Sociology alumna of Evansville College.
Congratulations to the 2025 Nerd Wars champions, the Army Ants, with team members Dr. Erin Davis (MATH), Dr. Julie Merkle (BIO), Dr. Mark Davis (BIO), Dr. Kevin Gray (CJ), and Dr. Robert Baines (ENG). 🤓
March 19, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Congratulations to the 2025 Nerd Wars champions, the Army Ants, with team members Dr. Erin Davis (MATH), Dr. Julie Merkle (BIO), Dr. Mark Davis (BIO), Dr. Kevin Gray (CJ), and Dr. Robert Baines (ENG). 🤓
Please join us on Wednesday, March 19 for the 4th annual Statham Lecture in Sociology featuring our amazing Dean of the Ridgway College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Amanda Krause.
March 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Please join us on Wednesday, March 19 for the 4th annual Statham Lecture in Sociology featuring our amazing Dean of the Ridgway College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Amanda Krause.
Why Sociology Is Essential, and Especially Right Now
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/soci...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/soci...
Why Sociology Is Essential, and Especially Right Now
The discipline of sociology matters, maybe now more than ever. Here are 21 reasons why an understanding of sociology can benefit everyone.
www.psychologytoday.com
March 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Why Sociology Is Essential, and Especially Right Now
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/soci...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/soci...
Delightful performances by the Harlaxton College Choir and members of the St. Wulfram's Choir, under the direction of Dr. Tim Williams, on the Medieval text the Luttrell Psalter, as explained by Prof. David Green.
March 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Delightful performances by the Harlaxton College Choir and members of the St. Wulfram's Choir, under the direction of Dr. Tim Williams, on the Medieval text the Luttrell Psalter, as explained by Prof. David Green.
Happy International Women's Day! Celebrate and support women today and everyday! ✊
March 8, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Happy International Women's Day! Celebrate and support women today and everyday! ✊
SOC and CJ majors Kayla, Maggie, and Rory studying abroad at Harlaxton this semester took in some stargazing with @uevansville.bsky.social SOC professor Dr. Mari Plikuhn.
February 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
SOC and CJ majors Kayla, Maggie, and Rory studying abroad at Harlaxton this semester took in some stargazing with @uevansville.bsky.social SOC professor Dr. Mari Plikuhn.
Tonight, some of our @uevansville.bsky.social SOC, CJ, and, PSYCH majors joined the amazing Sing It Bold Community Gospel Choir of Nottingham in a sing-along performance at Harlaxton!
February 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Tonight, some of our @uevansville.bsky.social SOC, CJ, and, PSYCH majors joined the amazing Sing It Bold Community Gospel Choir of Nottingham in a sing-along performance at Harlaxton!
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An insightful, and sociologically focused, article worth a read.
Max Weber making a popular press comeback was not on my 2025 bingo card but here we are.
Max Weber making a popular press comeback was not on my 2025 bingo card but here we are.
Many of Donald Trump’s actions appear senseless to onlookers, writes Jonathan Rauch. But there is a political strategy that explains exactly why he does what he does: patrimonialism. theatln.tc/ZLzRyGHe
February 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
An insightful, and sociologically focused, article worth a read.
Max Weber making a popular press comeback was not on my 2025 bingo card but here we are.
Max Weber making a popular press comeback was not on my 2025 bingo card but here we are.
🥳Congratulations to 3 of our CJ/SOC seniors on their research project presentations:
Logan Anderson (CJ), "Perceptions of Homeschoolers in College
Micah Jesus (SOC/PSYC), "LGBTQ+ Students on College Campuses: Perceptions of Support"
Sandar Lin (CJ), "College Students' Perception of Gentrification"
Logan Anderson (CJ), "Perceptions of Homeschoolers in College
Micah Jesus (SOC/PSYC), "LGBTQ+ Students on College Campuses: Perceptions of Support"
Sandar Lin (CJ), "College Students' Perception of Gentrification"
February 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
🥳Congratulations to 3 of our CJ/SOC seniors on their research project presentations:
Logan Anderson (CJ), "Perceptions of Homeschoolers in College
Micah Jesus (SOC/PSYC), "LGBTQ+ Students on College Campuses: Perceptions of Support"
Sandar Lin (CJ), "College Students' Perception of Gentrification"
Logan Anderson (CJ), "Perceptions of Homeschoolers in College
Micah Jesus (SOC/PSYC), "LGBTQ+ Students on College Campuses: Perceptions of Support"
Sandar Lin (CJ), "College Students' Perception of Gentrification"
Today, students in our SOC Marriage and Family class studying abroad at Harlaxton finished the ethnography "American Hookup" by @lisawade.bsky.social
Discussion comments include:
-"Depressingly realistic"
-"Insightful"
-"Love the way the author structured the interviews"
Discussion comments include:
-"Depressingly realistic"
-"Insightful"
-"Love the way the author structured the interviews"
February 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Today, students in our SOC Marriage and Family class studying abroad at Harlaxton finished the ethnography "American Hookup" by @lisawade.bsky.social
Discussion comments include:
-"Depressingly realistic"
-"Insightful"
-"Love the way the author structured the interviews"
Discussion comments include:
-"Depressingly realistic"
-"Insightful"
-"Love the way the author structured the interviews"
Happy International Day of Women in Science!
Today we celebrate students in our Sociology classes studying abroad at our Harlaxton campus, with majors across the natural and social sciences!
#womeninscience #studyabroad
Today we celebrate students in our Sociology classes studying abroad at our Harlaxton campus, with majors across the natural and social sciences!
#womeninscience #studyabroad
February 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Happy International Day of Women in Science!
Today we celebrate students in our Sociology classes studying abroad at our Harlaxton campus, with majors across the natural and social sciences!
#womeninscience #studyabroad
Today we celebrate students in our Sociology classes studying abroad at our Harlaxton campus, with majors across the natural and social sciences!
#womeninscience #studyabroad
Our thoughts are with the families of those lost in this terrible accident. We owe it to their memory to seek answers to how this could have happened, to prevent accidents like this from happening in the future.
JUST IN: No survivors are expected after the midair collision over the Potomac River as the focus has moved onto a recovery effort, officials say.
Live updates: American Airlines plane, Black Hawk helicopter collide near Washington, DC; no survivors recovered | CNN
A massive search operation is underway after a passenger aircraft carrying 64 people collided midair with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC, accord...
www.cnn.com
January 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Our thoughts are with the families of those lost in this terrible accident. We owe it to their memory to seek answers to how this could have happened, to prevent accidents like this from happening in the future.
Thinking of the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today:
"A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.”
May we all live in just times. #MLK
"A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.”
May we all live in just times. #MLK
January 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Thinking of the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today:
"A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.”
May we all live in just times. #MLK
"A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.”
May we all live in just times. #MLK
This spring semester, our SOC professor Dr. Plikuhn is teaching at UE's Harlaxton campus in the United Kingdom with an incredible group of UE SOC/CJ majors and minors:
Kayla Stephenson, Melody Chambers, Maggie O'Bryan, Hayley Taylor, and Emma Sowders.
It's going to be an awesome semester!
Kayla Stephenson, Melody Chambers, Maggie O'Bryan, Hayley Taylor, and Emma Sowders.
It's going to be an awesome semester!
January 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
This spring semester, our SOC professor Dr. Plikuhn is teaching at UE's Harlaxton campus in the United Kingdom with an incredible group of UE SOC/CJ majors and minors:
Kayla Stephenson, Melody Chambers, Maggie O'Bryan, Hayley Taylor, and Emma Sowders.
It's going to be an awesome semester!
Kayla Stephenson, Melody Chambers, Maggie O'Bryan, Hayley Taylor, and Emma Sowders.
It's going to be an awesome semester!
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Discrimination based on someone's age is so ingrained in society that most of us don't notice it. Yet it affects us all and fighting it not only helps make a better society, it also helps us live longer, healthier lives.
How to fight ageism in the world around you — and in yourself
Discrimination based on someone's age is so ingrained in society that most of us don't notice it. Yet it affects us all and fighting it not only helps make a better society, it also helps us live long...
www.npr.org
December 28, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Discrimination based on someone's age is so ingrained in society that most of us don't notice it. Yet it affects us all and fighting it not only helps make a better society, it also helps us live longer, healthier lives.
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Hard to believe it has been 20 years. Thinking of those lost to the waters of that terrible day, the survivors who bear the grief, and the families of those never found and never forgotten.
Ceremonies held across Asia to mark 20 years since the Boxing Day tsunami
Ceremonies held across Asia to mark 20 years since the Boxing Day tsunami
The waves, which towered as high as 30 metres, killed more than 220,000 people in 15 countries in the deadliest tsunami in history
Ceremonies were being held in countries across Asia on Thursday to remember the more than 220,000 people who were killed…
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2024 at 6:30 AM
Hard to believe it has been 20 years. Thinking of those lost to the waters of that terrible day, the survivors who bear the grief, and the families of those never found and never forgotten.
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! Wishing you peace, joy, and health! 🎄
December 25, 2024 at 6:15 AM
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! Wishing you peace, joy, and health! 🎄
Congratulations to our seniors on the successful completion of their senior seminar research! 🥳
Tobias Bak (CJ) and his research project "Perceptions of Students Far from Home"
Tobias Bak (CJ) and his research project "Perceptions of Students Far from Home"
December 18, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Congratulations to our seniors on the successful completion of their senior seminar research! 🥳
Tobias Bak (CJ) and his research project "Perceptions of Students Far from Home"
Tobias Bak (CJ) and his research project "Perceptions of Students Far from Home"
Holding close in our hearts the memories of the UE Men's Basketball players, coaches, and friends and the air crew who lost their lives in the plane crash of December 13, 1977. 💜
December 13, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Holding close in our hearts the memories of the UE Men's Basketball players, coaches, and friends and the air crew who lost their lives in the plane crash of December 13, 1977. 💜
The Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences suite is all decorated for the holidays!
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December 10, 2024 at 2:08 AM
The Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences suite is all decorated for the holidays!
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The salary gap between men and women declined by 20-40% as a direct result.
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The salary gap between men and women declined by 20-40% as a direct result.
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December 4, 2024 at 8:30 PM
What happened when public universities in 🇨🇦 started publicizing faculty salaries?
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The salary gap between men and women declined by 20-40% as a direct result.
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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The salary gap between men and women declined by 20-40% as a direct result.
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...