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Digital Transformation Coffee Hours – Transdisciplinary Institute in Applied Data Sciences (TRIADS)
Curious about WashU’s new Digital Transformation initiative? Have ideas? Want to get involved? Join Philip R.O. Payne, Digital Transformation lead, and the Digital Transformation implementation team for some coffee while talking all things digital transformation. This special coffee hour is centered around the Transdisciplinary Institute in Applied Data Sciences (TRIADS).
The Right to Read: A Panel Discussion - A Lowenthal Symposium Event
The Lowenthal Symposium Series is dedicated to understanding and improving the lives and educational experiences of urban youth. The right to read means giving each student the capability to access information that can allow them to reach their fullest potential.
Moving Stories in the Making: An Exhibition of Migration Narratives
How can narratives – visual, textual, and oral -- bridge divides between migrants and the communities in which they settle? Moving Stories in the Making: An Exhibition of Migration Narratives brings together the work of local and national artists who craft narratives of migration and holds space for migrants and those affected by migration to tell their stories.
Statistics and Data Science Seminar: Nonparametric sharp bounds and optimal design in police oversight
Speaker: Dean Knox, University of Pennsylvania
Arseli Dokumaci - Activist Affordances: Disability, Shrinkage, and Improvisation
Kling Undergraduate Honors Fellowship information session
Calling all sophomores interested in pursuing a humanities research project! You might be a great fit for the Kling Undergraduate Research Fellowship. Drop in at this information session and chat with current Kling Fellows and faculty to learn more about this opportunity.
Social Mixer: TRIADS Initiative in Race, Power, Equity, and Justice
The Department of Sociology Presents: Dr. Christine Williams
On Friday, February 9, 2024, the Sociology Colloquium Series will feature Dr. Christine Williams. Dr. Christine L. Williams is Professor of Sociology and the Elsie and Stanley E. (Skinny) Adams, Sr. Centennial Professor in Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research focuses on gender, race, and class inequality in the workplace. She has written about gender discrimination, sexual harassment, and homophobia in a wide range of workplace settings, most recently in the oil and gas industry. Professor Williams is the recipient of the American Sociological Association's Jessie Bernard Award and the Rosabeth Moss Kanter Career Award; she also received the Distinguished Lecturer Award and the Feminist Mentor Award given by Sociologists for Women in Society. She served as the 111th President of the American Sociological Association in 2020.
Ethical Research Data: The Feminist Principle of Examining Power in the Context of Big Data and AI
Lauren F. Klein, the Winship Distinguished Research Professor and Associate Professor of Quantitative Theory & Methods and English, Emory University
HOMAGE: Traveling Black History Exhibit
Join us on a remarkable journey through Black history and culture with the Homage Exhibit. Each original artifact represents an icon, cultural phenomenon, or pivotal historical moment and accompanies works created by artists and creatives. Stop in to Holmes Lounge at anytime between 12:00pm - 6:00pm and view the exhibit at your own pace.
What is Grad School? Options, Funding, Big Picture
Get practical advice to structure your consideration of graduate school (in-person only)
RESCHEDULED: SOC Student Field Trip: Guided Tour of "Moving Narratives" Exhibit
Information Session for Prospective Majors/Minors
Discussions with Mentors and Advisors
Need to talk with a mentor about grad school, but not sure what to ask them? (in-person or virtual)
2024 African Film Festival
The African Film Festival introduces Saint Louis audiences to the latest in African cinema. Through a variety of genres, the films showcase the latest talent and new directions in cinema while highlighting themes in a variety of African countries.
2024 STL African Film Festival
Undergraduate Research in Sociology Panel
Travel and Budget Tips 101 - Session 1
Travel and budgeting tips from past study abroad participants.
Machine Desires: Generative AI, Digital Extractivism, and Feminist Politics of Care
Travel and Budget Tips 101 - Session 2
Travel and budgeting tips from past study abroad participants.
The Barbara & Michael Newmark Endowed Sociology Lecture: Dr. Marshall Ganz
You are cordially invited to join the Department of Sociology at Washington University in St. Louis for the third presentation of this recently established lecture series. This lectureship honors Barbara and Michael Newmark, alumni and longtime community leaders in St. Louis. The series supports visits to Washington University in St. Louis by scholars whose work engages with the concept of a pluralistic society where diverse religious, racial, and ethnic groups live and work together, and their differences enhance the community.
Walter Johnson: On Racial Capitalism (Redux)
Join the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity (CRE2) for a lecture and discussion with Walter Johnson, author of The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States (2020) which was a finalist for both the Los Angeles Times prize for History and the National Circle Book Critics award for Nonfiction. Johnson is a founding member of the Commonwealth Project, which brings together academics, artists, and activists in an effort to imagine, foster, and support revolutionary social change, beginning in St. Louis. Reception to follow.
To Academia or Not to Academia?
Grad school = being a professor, right? Well... (in-person only)
Feathers and Facepaint: The Making of Redface in American Theatre
Bethany Hughes, Assistant Professor of American Culture, Native American Studies Program, University of Michigan
Late Night Study Sessions
They're back! Late Night Study Sessions are returning to WashU Sociology, just in time for Spring 2024 Finals.
Sociology Honors Thesis Symposium
During this symposium, members of the 2024 Sociology Honors Thesis Program Cohort will share their year-long original research projects.
Commencement Brunch for Spring 2024 Graduates
Join the WashU Department of Sociology for a Commencement Open House in honor of our graduating students!
College of Arts & Sciences Recognition Ceremony
Bear Beginnings: Departmental Open House
Get your academic BEAR-ings by attending the WashU Department of Sociology's Bear Beginnings Open House!
Bear Beginnings: Faculty Spotlight with Prof. Jake Rosenfeld
Faculty Spotlights feature presentations by faculty members, given on disciplinary and departmental areas of interest and expertise. During this event, we will provide a sneak peek of the classroom atmosphere, introduce key ideas central to the study of Sociology, and feature faculty work currently being done in our department.
Reflecting on Reproductive Justice
A public symposium on global and local advocacy — featuring speaker Loretta Ross, activist, public intellectual, scholar and the 2022 recipient of the MacArthur Foundation “Genius” award
Pizza with the Profs
Free lunch. Focused time with faculty. Fantastic.
A Warm Welcome: Immigrant Inclusion in Divisive Times
This event will bring together academics and practitioners to discuss efforts to promote the inclusion of immigrants in St. Louis and across the country. Expert panelists including those from the fields of sociology, law, and journalism, will share their perspectives and field questions from the moderator and the audience.
The Department of Sociology Presents: Dr. Chaeyoon Lim
On Friday, October 11, 2024, the Sociology Colloquium Series will feature Dr. Chaeyoon Lim. Dr. Chaeyoon Lim is a professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research and teaching focus on civic engagement, religion, social capital, social movements, and public opinion. His work has been published in leading journals, including American Sociological Review, American Journal of Sociology, Social Forces, and Sociological Science. He received his Ph.D. in sociology from Harvard University.
Explore Opportunities in Sociology at the A&S Major-Minor Fair
Choosing your major and minor are tough decisions. Simplify your search and preview what each program has to offer at the A&S Major-Minor Fair!
Sociology Graduate Program - Departmental Virtual Information Session
Following the successful reopening of the Sociology Department in the Fall of 2015, including the hiring of numerous faculty members in recent years, the establishment of a thriving undergraduate major and minor, and the implementation of a successful postdoctoral program, we are excited to continue this momentum through our growing PhD Program in Sociology at Washington University in St. Louis!
Fall 2024 Undergraduate Research Symposium
Please join us!
Mellon Mays Information Session
Join us November 6, 2024, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Cupples II L015 to learn more about the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program.
Summer Research Opportunities Fair
Discover WashU undergraduate research programs for Summer 2025!