In the News

Update on Moving Stories Initiative, co-led by Weidenbaum Center Associate Director Ariela Schachter

2.12.25

2025 Statistics and Data Science Summer Research Program

1.31.25

2025 SDS Summer Research Program

Is the American Dream achievable? Students are examining its promises and pitfalls

1.3.25

Faculty Feature: Prof. Jake Rosenfeld

12.26.24

Prof. Jake Rosenfeld, Professor of Sociology, discusses his recurrent role as a content expert on labor market inequality and unions for news sources around the world.

Welcoming Our Newest Sociology Faculty Members

11.8.24

In the Fall 2024 semester, WashU's Department of Sociology welcomed three new faculty members.

Faculty Feature: Prof. Zakiya Luna

10.31.24

Highlighting Prof. Zakiya Luna's Newest Publication and Public Scholarship

Refugees in St. Louis, Denver share definitions of success

10.28.24

A recent study sheds light on the goals and ambitions of immigrants starting over in a new country.

Vote to continue strike exposes Boeing workers’ anger over lost pensions

10.24.24

Announcing the winners of the 2024 McLeod Writing Prize

10.16.24

Dedicated home for Arts & Sciences to break ground in spring

10.11.24

A Q+A with Isaac Seiler, WashU Sociology Major and Truman Scholarship Recipient

10.1.24

The Department sits down with Isaac Seiler discuss Sociology, scholarships, and suggestions for rising students.

Fellowship allows undergraduates to research book bans

9.17.24

Banned Book Undergraduate Research Fellow David Win reflects on his study of censorship and the life-changing power of reading.