Values and Mission

Our Values

MSU Sociology endorses our core values when fulfilling our mission and striving to realize our vision.

• We foster a collaborative intellectual community that supports rigorous and impactful scholarship.
• We advance social justice and challenge power structures through our research, teaching, and engagement.
• We employ collective decision-making processes based on transparency, accountability, and equitable access to and distribution of resources and responsibilities.
• We cultivate a climate based in mutual support, trust, and respect to promote access, opportunity, and excellence for all faculty, staff, and students.
• We perform mentoring and teaching that strengthen our collective identity as professional sociologists.

Our Mission

MSU Sociology addresses major societal challenges through:

• generating high-quality research;
• facilitating lifelong learning; and
• performing impactful engagement.

College of Social Science Code of Community Conduct

University's Notice of Non-Discrimination, Anti-Harassment, and Non-Retaliation

MSU Sociology and Michigan State University ("MSU" or the "University") prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of age, color, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), genetic information, disability status, ethnicity, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation), military or veteran status, or weight in its programs and activities.