Employers weigh internships more heavily in hiring than where you went to school, your grades or your major – that’s the essence of a quote pinned outside the sociology department’s academic advising office at Illinois.
Professor Cynthia BuckleyThe Census Project
Genius!Rebecca Sandefur wins MacArthur fellowship grant
Professor Ruby MendenhallA professor not afraid to cross academic boundaries
Professor Tom VanHeuvelenStudy shows diminished but ‘robust’ link between union decline, rise of inequality
Making sense of the Arab SpringThousands flooded streets and squares in the Arab Spring of 2011, and dictators fell. But true revolution never came, or has been thwarted since.
Discover SociologyThe function of sociology, as of every science, is to reveal that which is hidden.
Publication Spotlight: VanHeuvelen, Jane and VanHeuvelen, Tom. 2017. "Rich Foods: The Cross-National Effects of Healthy Eating on Health Outcomes." Advances in Medical Sociology, 18:27-58.
Improving the nutritious quality of diets for individuals and populations is a central goal of many public health advocates and intergovernmental organizations.
Alumni Spotlight: Wilbur A. Weder and Gregory L. Lambert Sociology Endowment Fund
Generous Gift Creates the Wilbur A. Weder and Gregory L. Lambert Sociology Endowment Fund
More Department News
- See the full article at Zippia, "These Are The 10 Best Colleges For Sociology Majors In Illinois For 2018".
- CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Rebecca Sandefur, a professor of sociology and of law at the University of Illinois, has been awarded a 2018 MacArthur Fellowship, commonly known as a “genius grant,” from the John D.
- Ruby Mendenhall discusses a point during a meeting last spring with collaborators on an art exhibition, one of her many interdisciplinary projects. See the full article at the Illinois News Bureau.
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