Events
Event ArchivesThe Stan and Toba Kaplowitz Lecture featuring Dr. Brendan Nyhan
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 3:00 PM at Auditorium, Kellogg Center
Brendan Nyhan is the James O. Freedman Presidential Professor in the Department of Government at Dartmouth College. Nyhan, a former Professor of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a former Guggenheim Fellow and Carnegie Fellow.
Major Trade-Offs: The Suprising Truths About College Majors and Entry-Level Jobs
Friday, October 2, 2026 12:30 PM at 457 Berkey Hall
Dr. Corey Moss-Pech is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Florida State University. His research examines how individuals navigate educational organizations and labor market institutions to better understand stratification and social mobility outcomes. He is the author of Major Trade-Offs: The Surprising Truths about College Majors and Entry-level Jobs, published in 2025 with the University of Chicago Press.
Sociology Fall Open House
Monday, October 19, 2026 4:00 PM - Monday, October 19, 2026 6:00 PM at 457 Berkey Hall
Sociology Open House: Monday, October 19, 4:00-6:00pm, room 457 Berkey Hall
Unwelcome Shores: Black Refugees in America
Thursday, October 29, 2026 1:15 PM at Zoom
Dr. Bernadette Ludwig is a Sociologist and the Assistant Dean of the Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences at Western Connecticut State University. She is also an Affiliated Faculty with The New School's Zolberg Institute on Migration & Mobility.
Ereisa Morales Dissertation Defense
Thursday, October 29, 2026 2:00 PM at 457 Berkey
MSU Sociology PhD candidate Ereisa Morales will defend her dissertation in 457 Berkey Hall.