Events
Event ArchivesSociology Department Fall Picnic
Thursday, September 10, 2026 5:00 PM at Wonch Park
All faculty, staff and students are invited to come together to celebrate the start of a new academic year with a picnic at Wonch Park.
Who Becomes Boundless? Migration, Privilege, and Entrepreneurship in a Multipolar World
Thursday, September 17, 2026 12:30 PM - Thursday, September 17, 2026 2:00 PM at Berkey Hall Conference Room 457
Manashi Ray is Professor of Sociology at West Virginia State University. As an ethnographer and sociologist, she studies migration-related developmental concerns, particularly the global reach of migrants’ practices and actions. Her work asks why people migrate, how gender impacts migratory patterns and settlement, and how migrants experience ‘transience’ in transnational space.
The Stan and Toba Kaplowitz Lecture featuring Dr. Brendan Nyhan
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 6:00 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