Sociology graduate student Wesley Longhofer has been published in one of sociology's top journals, the American Sociological Review. Longhofer co-authored the paper, "National and Global Origins of Environmental Association," with former UMN faculty member Evan Schofer. The publication is presented in the August, 2010 ASR edition. Congratulations, Wesley!
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The 2008 Sociology Research Institute was held on Friday, April 25-Saturday April 26, 2008. This academic festival gave graduate and undergraduate students an opportunity to present their research in a professional meeting format.
The Fall 2007 Workshop schedule is now available. We hope you can join us.
Prof. Candace Kruttschnitt has been selected as one of the 2007-10 Scholars of the College. The Scholar of the College award is given annually by the College of Liberal Arts to acknowledge outstanding achievement by faculty in the college. Scholars of the College are chosen on the basis of past accomplishments and contributions in the areas of scholarship/creative activity, teaching, and service, and the promise of further achievement.
"Contexts", one of the flagship publications of the American Sociological Association, will be coming to the University of Minnesota Department of Sociology summer 2007. With its mission of bringing sociological knowledge and information to a broader public audience, "Contexts" fits well with the Department's commitment to engaged sociology. Profs. Chris Uggen and Doug Hartmann will be the co-editors while it is based here from 2008-2010.
The Fall 2007 Workshop schedule will be available in late-summer. We hope you can join us.
