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Resources for Navigating Fall 2020
Statement and Resources on Racism and COVID-19
Celebrating Our Seniors
COVID-19 Response
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More Department News
- We are thrilled to announce the release of the Beyond Bigots & Snowflakes video series. These are short videos on viewpoint diversity, written by Professor Illana Akresh, and developed with an amazing team at the University of Illinois’ Center for Teaching and Learning.
- Professor Ghassan Moussawi was recently interviewed for and featured in an article by Jodi Heckel, Arts and Humanities Ed
- Congratulations to PhD student Mona Khneisser on being awarded the Erik Olin Wright Distinguished Article Award from Critical Sociology.
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Faculty Spotlight
Congratulations to Professor Ghassan Moussawi, whose article, "Queer Exceptionalism and Exclusion: Cosmopolitanism and Inequalities in 'Gay Friendly' Beirut," received an honorable mention from the American Sociological Association's Global and Transnational Section for their Best Scholarly Article award. First published in 2017, "this article examines how LGBTQ individuals in Beirut articulate discourses of progress, modernity, and exceptionalism in light of the regional geopolitical situation."