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Read article: Spring 2023 Convocation Graduates
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!
Read article: Recognizing Kevin Leicht for his Involvement in Obtaining a $100,000 Grant From Jump ARCHES Endowment
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...
Read article: Reuben A. Buford May begins tenure as Sociology Department Head.
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...
Read article: "Slogans Protesting Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Displayed Three Themes" by Tim F. Liao
"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...
Read article: Graduate Student and Undergraduate Develop Interdisciplinary Publication Addressing COVID-19 Pandemic
Graduate Student and Undergraduate Develop Interdisciplinary Publication Addressing COVID-19 Pandemic
Ege Gungor Onal received his B.S. in Bioengineering with the highest honors from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. As a Cancer Scholar and the co-founder of the Cancer Center at Illinois Student Organization (CCIL-SO), he has been actively conducting research since his first year....
Read article: "Considering a nation without Roe v. Wade" - A Q&A with Cynthia Buckley
"Considering a nation without Roe v. Wade" - A Q&A with Cynthia Buckley
Cynthia Buckley is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Recently, Professor Buckley participated in a Q&A discussing the history of abortion and the likely impact of a potential Roe v. Wade overturn. To read the published Q&A, click...
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Publication Spotlight: “Festival y Protesta”: The Integral Role of Protesting State Violence in Celebrating Puerto Rican Women and Feminists” By Amaury J. Rijo Sanchez

Eradicating the mistreatment of Puerto Rican women and people that local and U.S. governments enact has been a major transformative goal for Puerto Rican feminist movement communities. The celebration of International Working Women’s Day presents optimum opportunities for organizations to celebrate and make visible the monumental achievements of Puerto Rican women and people. Similarly, they foster the opportunity to strategically protest the large-scale and harmful attacks of the United States and Puerto Rico’s (abbreviated throughout as U.S. and P.R.) governing double-bind onto minority...