Congratulations to Jacqueline Hagan who has been appointed Kenan Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her central research area is international migration, with a special focus on migration between the United States and Latin … Read more

Elizabeth Frankenberg joins UNC as Professor of Sociology and Director of the Carolina Population Center. She is a distinguished sociologist and demographer whose scholarship focuses on family, health, natural disasters, public policy, and well-being. Frankenberg has directed major longitudinal studies … Read more

Howard Aldrich will receive the ASA’s Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award at the 2017 Meetings in Montreal. Howard joins UNC faculty member Everett K. Wilson who won the first award in 1980. Throughout his career, Howard has been a dedicated … Read more

Social networks as important as exercise and diet across the span of our lives   UNC-Chapel Hill researchers show how social relationships reduce health risk in each stage of life   (Chapel Hill, N.C. – Jan. 4, 2016) – The … Read more

Dr. Howard Aldrich didn’t let lack of experience stop him from trying new things at Bowling Green State University. But as he told the University’s newest graduates Dec. 19, he learned some valuable lessons along the way. Aldrich received an … Read more

Gerhard Lenski, 1924-2015 Gerhard (Gerry) Lenski passed away December 7th at his home in Edmonds, Washington. Lenski joined the UNC Sociology Department in 1963 and retired in 1992 as the Alumni Distinguished Professor Sociology. He is best known for his … Read more

Social Forces remains one of the most influential sociology journals in the world, and under Arne Kalleberg’s editorship the journal has launched several new initiatives to expand its reach within the social sciences and around the globe. Social Forces was … Read more

Jackie Hagan’s recently published Skills of the “Unskilled”: Work and Mobility among Mexican Migrants (University of California Press) is the culmination of five years of research in the US and Mexico. Her study traces the lives of 320 Mexican migrants … Read more

7 Department of Sociology seniors completed the 2 semester honors sequence this year and earned an “honors” designation on their Carolina degree. Student Adviser Thesis Title Jennifer Denning Neal Caren Activists’ Use of Media and Messaging Bridget (Bridie) McDonough Andrew … Read more

Robert (Bob) Hummer will be joining the UNC Sociology Department July 2015 as the Howard W. Odum Professor of Sociology and a fellow of the Carolina Population Center. Hummer is a sociologist and demographer whose research centers on health and mortality … Read more