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Values and Mission

Department of Sociology Values and Mission Statements

 

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 diversity, equity, and inclusion 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

https://socialscience.msu.edu/_assets/pdfs/Community-Code-of-Conduct.pdf

 

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

MSU Sociology and Michigan State University prohibits sex/gender discrimination in any program or activity that it operates and that individuals may report concerns or questions to the Title IX Coordinator. See the full notice here:

https://civilrights.msu.edu/policies/OCR%20Notice%20of%20Non-Discrimination%20-%2009-05-23.pdf

 

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