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Welcome to Sociology at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. We are home to 30 faculty, 70 PhD students, and over 500 undergraduates. #UMNSociologyProud.
📣 UMN GIVE TO THE MAX DAY!

🗓️ Thursday, November 20th

Donations will be directed towards the CLA Student Emergency Support Fund. Gifts to this fund will help students who are facing unexpected financial crises stay on track to graduate.

#UMNGive #GTMD25 #UMNproud
November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
📣 Snigdha Kumar: Caroline Rose Student Paper Award Recipient

Congratulations to PhD Candidate Snigdha Kumar, who was recently awarded the Caroline Rose Student Paper Award for the graduate level.

Snigdha will present their paper at the SOM Conference on October 3-4 at Macalester College.
September 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
📣 Anya Lindberg: Caroline Rose Student Paper Award Recipient

Congratulations to undergraduate student Anya Lindberg, who was recently awarded the Caroline Rose Student Paper Award for the undergraduate level.

Anya will present her paper at the SOM Conference on October 3-4 at Macalester College.
September 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
📣 Welcome new graduate students to the Department of Sociology! We are excited to connect with you over the next few days.
August 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
📢 TODAY'S ASA PRESENTERS
#ASA2025: @umnsociology.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
📢 TODAY'S ASA PRESENTERS (PM)
List of SOC faculty and PhD candidates who are presenting this morning!
#ASA2025: @umnsociology.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
📢 TODAY'S ASA PRESENTERS (AM)
List of SOC faculty and PhD candidates who are presenting this morning!
#ASA2025: @umnsociology.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
📢 TODAY'S ASA PRESENTERS (PM)
List of SOC faculty and PhD candidates who are presenting this afternoon!
#ASA2025: @umnsociology.bsky.social
August 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
📢 TODAY'S ASA PRESENTERS (AM)
List of SOC faculty and PhD candidates who are presenting this morning!
#ASA2025: @umnsociology.bsky.social
August 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
📢 Get ready for ASA this weekend!

Here's a sneak peek of who will be presenting during the Saturday afternoon sessions!
#ASA2025
@umnsociology.bsky.social @pennye.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
📢 Get ready for ASA this weekend!

Here's a sneak peek of who will be presenting on Saturday morning
#ASA2025: @umnsociology.bsky.social @pennye.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
📣 2025 book publication!

Professor Josh Page co-authored a recent book with Joe Soss titled "Legal Plunder: The Predatory Dimensions of Criminal Justice."

Check out the details here: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
August 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
📣 2025 book publication!

Professor Carolyn Liebler co-authored a recent book with Miri Song titled "Mixed Heritage in the Family: Racial Identity,
Spousal Choice, and Child-Rearing."

Check out the details here: www.russellsage.org/publica.../m...
August 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
3/17: Join us for the @umnsociology.bsky.social workshop w/@harvard.edu Prof. Christina Cross (@christinajcross.bsky.social ), who will present "Rethinking Family Structure, Race, & the Roots of Black-White Gaps in Life Chances." 2:30pm (CDT). In-person & on Zoom!

Register by 3/13: z.umn.edu/a9pf
March 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
JOIN US for the @umnsociology.bsky.social Workshop featuring Professor Tom VanHeuvelen (@tvanheuvelen.bsky.social)'s presentation of "What I'm Thinking About: Negative Outcomes with a College Degree? Talking Through New Results.” Feb. 10, 2:30 PM (CDT), Hybrid.

Register by Feb. 7: z.umn.edu/a5aj
February 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
FEBRUARY 3, 2:30 PM (CDT), in-person & on Zoom: THERE'S STILL TIME TO REGISTER!

Don't miss @umnsociology.bsky.social's first workshop of the spring semester, featuring Professor Michael Goldman who will present from his recent book, "The Social Lives of Land."

Register: z.umn.edu/a4vv
January 31, 2025 at 8:14 PM
In a new blog post for @umnchgs.bsky.social, 'Musk for Forgetting, Against Democracy,' Professor Joachim Savelsberg explores how Americans should pay attention: the push to forget about past wrongs in both German & American societies go hand in hand.
thesocietypages.org/holocaust-ge...
January 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
CONGRATULATIONS to the brilliant @umnsociology.bsky.social & @minnpop.bsky.social Professor Elizabeth Wrigley-Field (@wrigleyfield.bsky.social), who has been named a Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholar for the 2025-2026 academic year!

Learn more: www.russellsage.org/visiting-sch...
January 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM