Critical & analytical thinking

Sociology 2024 Outstanding Alumni Awards

The Department of Sociology will honor its 2024 Outstanding Alumni Award recipients during a virtual ceremony at 4:00 p.m. (CST) Friday, May 3, 2024. Mark C. Palmer, BA '99 Michael Flaherty, PhD '82 Join us by registering on the Zoom...

Dr. Cecilia Menjivar: Annual Florian Znaniecki Lecture

Talk Title: Immigrant Integration, Exclusion, or Accommodation? Ethnographic Observations from the Rural Midwest Abstract: Inspired by a classic study of relations between immigrant and non-immigrant residents conducted four decades...

Spring 2023 Convocation Graduates

The Sociology, Anthropology and Interdisciplinary Studies Convocation took place on May 13th, in the historic Virginia Theater in Champaign. Check out the video!

Recognizing Kevin Leicht for his Involvement in Obtaining a $100,000 Grant From Jump ARCHES Endowment

Dr. Kevin Leicht is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Recently, Dr. Kevin Leicht, Dr. Chang Xiang Zhai, and Dr. Mary Stapel received a $100,000 grant from Jump ARCHES endowment for their proposal "Developing An Easy-To-Use Application For...

Reuben A. Buford May begins tenure as Sociology Department Head.

Sociology provides the scientific tools for investigating and understanding many of the world’s most challenging social problems. Whether it is investigating the role of crime in society, the impact of global markets, the challenges to sustainability, the strain of inequality, the fight for social...

"Slogans Protesting Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Displayed Three Themes" by Tim F. Liao

Dr. Tim F. Liao is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Urbana-Champaign. Recently, there was a news article released on the publication of Professor Liao titled "Slogans Protesting Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Displayed Three Themes". To read the full article, click...

Faculty Spotlight: Prof. Matt Soener's Article Published by the UI News Bureau

New research by sociology professor Matthew Soener links loans from the International Monetary Fund to increased greenhouse gas emissions in Global South countries within several years. Greenhouse gas emissions in Global South countries linked with IMF lending policies | Illinois

Publication Spotlight: Kam Cox new article publication "Forget About FERPA: How FOIA Protects Student-Athlete Privacy in the NIL Era”

Please join me in congratulating Kam Cox on his new article publication "Forget About FERPA: How FOIA Protects Student-Athlete Privacy in the NIL Era” in The Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology. Kam’s current research is focused on problems at the intersection of sociology, education, and law.