This past summer, one of our majors, Jovonnie Quintero, interned with the Southern Education Leadership Initiative (SELI) through the Southern Education Foundation. Jovonnie is a senior from Phoenix, Arizona double majoring in Sociology and Education. As his internship, he … Continued

Five researchers whose determined pursuit of knowledge about the factors that influence adolescent health led to one of the most influential longitudinal studies of human health—with far-reaching and often unanticipated impacts on society—will receive the first 2016 Golden Goose Award. … Continued

Congratulations to Arne Kalleberg for winning the Carlyle Sitterson Freshman Teaching Award. Arne has taught two First Year Seminars – “Good Jobs, Bad Jobs, No Job” and “The Pursuit of Happiness” – several times each. Chancellor Folt and Provost Dean … Continued

Glen H. Elder Jr., the Howard W. Odum Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been selected as the 2016 recipient of the W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award from the … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued