Graduate Students | Department of Sociology

Miguel A. Avalos published in special issue of GLQ: Gay and Lesbian Quarterly

Sociology PhD candidate Miguel A. Avalos recently published his research paper "Queer Limitrophic Dwelling" in the GLQ special issue "Queering the Domestic."

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"The Political Economy of Revolution: Karl Polanyi in Tahrir Square" by Hany Zayed

PhD candidate Hany Zayed was recently published in the journal Theory, Culture, and Society. Abstract: "The...

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"Foster Youth Perspectives: How Foster Youth Navigate and Mobilize Their Rights within the Foster Care System" by Jessennya Hernandez

Graduate student Jessennya Hernandez was recently published in the journal Humanity & Society. Abstract: This paper explores the grounded realities of how foster youth attempt...

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Announcing the Douglas Barnes Graduate Student Scholarship

This is a photo of Douglas Barnes. He is wearing a grey polo shirt and standing in front of green foliage.

We want to recognize one of our 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients, Doug Barnes, for the generous gift he made to the Sociology Department. Barnes’ gift establishes a Fund to support graduate...

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Due to COVID-19 and GRE testing limitations we are NOT requiring Fall 2020 applicants to submit GRE Scores for the upcoming 2021 Admissions Cycle

2020-09-15

Program Requirements Detailed information regarding course and student requirements for our program: Doctoral Degree Application Procedures Find information on...

New Paper "Passing the Torch: Iran’s 2013 Surprise, the Digital Generational Gap, and the Depoliticization of Public Intellectuals" by Amirhossein Teimourigerdeh Published

Graduate student and teaching assistant Amirhossein Teimourigerdeh recently had a paper published in the International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society. From the...

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Mona Khneisser Receives Erik Olin Wright Distinguished Article Award from Critical Sociology

2020-07-08

Congratulations to PhD student Mona Khneisser on being awarded the Erik Olin Wright Distinguished Article Award from Critical Sociology. "In his memory and in recognition of his commitment to nurture junior scholars, the Editorial Board of Critical Sociology...

Mona Khneisser Receives the Erik Olin Wright Distinguished Article Award

Congratulations to PhD student Mona Khneisser on being awarded the Erik Olin Wright Distinguished Article Award from Critical Sociology. "In his memory and in recognition of his...

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Shwetha Delanthamajalu Receives the 2020 Marianne A. Ferber Award

2020-04-29

The Department of Sociology is proud to announce that our graduate student, Shwetha Delanthamajalu, will receive the 2020 Marianne A. Ferber Scholarship from the Department of Gender & Women's Studies. This scholarship is awarded for her dissertation proposal, "Moral panics and...

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Graduate study in the Department of Sociology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign prepares students for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

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