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February 8, 2021

Opportunity to change Allegheny County Law on Solitary Confinement

Sign The Petition - Stop Solitary Confinement - Alliance for Police Accountability

This May, the voters of Pittsburgh have the power to ban the use of “no-knock” raids by police. These...

January 29, 2021

Sociology Department Award Ceremony - February 5

Sociology Department Award Ceremony - February 5


Honoring:


Basak Gemici, Winner of the 2020-2021 Hummon Research Award
Daniel...

December 18, 2020

Congratulations, Distinguished Professor John Markoff

We are pleased to congratulate John Markoff on receiving the ASA Political Sociology section's Distinguished Career Award in Political Sociology.

December 7, 2020

PhD Student, Kanoko Kamata publishes a Japanese book, "Community Organizing: Five Steps to Create the Future We Want"

 

This book aims to inspire people who feel helpless to change...

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December 7, 2020

Kanoko Kamata wins prestigious Joint Japan/World Bank Scholarship

Sociology graduate student Kanoko Kamata applied for, and obtained, a prestigious award from the Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program. This involves tuition, health insurance,...

October 28, 2020

Professor Lisa D. Brush reflects on the Tree of Life tragedy with her new essay

Dr. Lisa D. Brush reflects on the Tree of Life tragedy with her essay, "Lisa's Tango Survival Strategy".  This essay apprears in the recently published book, ...

October 8, 2020

Dr. Suzanne Staggenborg writes on "Grassroots Environmentalism"

Professor Suzanne Staggenborg's book, Grassroots Environmentalism, was...

September 29, 2020

New book 'Poland 1945: War and Peace' translated by Professor Markoff and Malgorzata Markoff

A new book by an award-winning Polish writer has been translated by Professor Markoff and Malgorzata Markoff. It is printed by University of Pittsburgh Press and...

September 28, 2020

Recent article on race and housing co-authored by Dr. Junia Howell featured in Bloomsberg CityLab and The Conversation

Dr. Howell's recent cp-authored article 'The Increasing Effect of Neighborhood Racial Composition on Housing Values, 1980–2015' just published in the journal Social Problems was covered...

September 18, 2020

Professor Hughes Appointed Sociology Program Officer at National Science Foundation

Melanie Hughes is a new rotating sociology program director with the...

September 1, 2020

The Department of Sociology at the University of Pittsburgh stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter

The Department of Sociology at the University of Pittsburgh stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and those who are protesting around the world for an end to anti-Blackness and police...

August 20, 2020

Sociology Department Welcomes Three New Ph.D.s

The Department of Sociology is pleased to announce the successful dissertation defense and conferral of the Ph.D. degree for:

  • Ben Case, whose dissertation, When Yelling Isn’t Good...
August 17, 2020

Melanie Hughes wins Leon Weaver Award from American Political Science Association

The American Political Science Association (APSA) has awarded Melanie Hughes the Leon Weaver Award for her paper, “The Election of Minority Women: Ethnic Parties, Ethnic Seats, and Gender Quotas...