In the News
WashU Expert: Following COVID-19, US society at an inflection point
Weidenbaum Center Grant Recipient Adia Wingfield interviewed for The Source
Video of Americanist Dinner Forum: Confronting Slavery & Higher Education
WashU Sociology Professors in the Media!
Two WashU Sociology Professors, Dr. Hedwig Lee and Dr. Caitlyn Collins, were featured in recent media releases!
Apply to the 2022 National Collegiate Research Conference hosted by the Harvard Undergraduate Research Association
Attend the National Collegiate Research Conference at Harvard University on January 21-23, 2022.
Undergraduate Researchers in the Sociology Department
Two Undergraduates studying Sociology made their mark on this week's Undergraduate Research Symposium, juniors Marc Ridgell and David Bradford.
Meet our new faculty: Social sciences
This academic year, the departments of Economics, Education, Political Science, and Sociology all added new faculty members to their ranks. Welcome to these new members of our community!
Arts & Sciences welcomes new faculty in fall 2021
This semester, Arts & Sciences has added 35 exceptional new faculty members to our ranks. This new cohort will infuse additional expertise and enthusiasm across our classrooms, labs, and studios.
Balancing Careers and Caregiving
Weidenbaum Center Grant Recipient Caitlyn Collins is guest on Lead with Indeed Podcast
Burned from the Land: How 60 Years of Racial Violence Shaped America
Professor of African and African-American Studies and Sociology faculty affiliate Geoff Ward reflects on the nation's long history of racial violence
Biden May Be the Most Pro-union President since Truman. But Can He Stop Labor’s Decline?
Professor of Sociology Jake Rosenfeld comments on the prospective landscape of Biden's union support
For Many Black Employees, Working from Home Can Provide Relief from Inequitable Workplaces
“You can work from home, and you can be away from a lot of the interpersonal challenges that can make it harder for Black workers,” Sociology professor Adia Harvey Wingfield said. “But I worry that working from home will also take Black workers out of the networks and connections that they need to advance in the modern workplace.”