UNCG Sociology

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[UNCG Sociology @UNCGSOCIOLOGY]

This year, the Department of Sociology at UNCG welcomes a new Department Head: Professor Steven Cureton has been on faculty at UNCG since 1997. He teaches several core courses in our undergraduate Criminology and Justice concentration.  Welcome, Steve!

[UNCG College of Arts & Sciences @UNCG_CAS]

A degree from @UNCGSOCIOLOGY can serve as a launching point for so many meaningful careers.

Case in point: One @UNCG sociology alum, Amanda Clark, is now leading Guilford County's opioid recovery effort. 👏

@uncghhs #UNCGWay

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[UNCG Sociology @UNCGSOCIOLOGY]

It's awards season here at UNCG!

Last week, we were thrilled to honor our undergraduate inductees to the international sociology honors society: Alpha Kappa Delta. We also recognized students who won additional University and departmental awards.

@natlofficeofakd @UNCG_CAS

[UNCG Sociology @UNCGSOCIOLOGY]

Big congrats to two of our junior faculty who were just awarded tenure: Trevor Hoppe and Tad Skotnicki. And also to Professor Arielle Kuperberg, who was also promoted to full professor.

@trevorhoppe @ATKuperberg

[UNCG College of Arts & Sciences @UNCG_CAS]

Please join us in congratulating these CAS faculty who were approved for promotion and tenure on March 16, 2023. 👏

@UNCG_ENG @UNCGSOCIOLOGY @bio_uncg @UNCGmathstats @UNCGIARc @UNCG_MSIA #UNCGWay

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[UNCG Sociology @UNCGSOCIOLOGY]

Kudos to our graduate student Jasmine Gibbs, who presented her paper, "Strong Black Mother: Generational Transfer of Resilience," last week at the @SouthSocSociety meetings in Myrtle Beach, SC.

[UNCG Sociology @UNCGSOCIOLOGY]

TONIGHT!

[UNCG Sociology @UNCGSOCIOLOGY]

We're hosting a career night! Mark your calendars: March 22nd @ 6:30 PM in Graham 307. Featuring faculty, staff, alumni, and current graduate students. Come learn about what a sociology degree can do for your career!

#sociology #uncg #Careers

@UNCG_CAS @UNCG @UNCGChancellor

[UNCG College of Arts & Sciences @UNCG_CAS]

Please join us NEXT WEEK for the Harriet Elliott Lecture series, featuring @ruha9 on the topic, "Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want."

This event is free & open to the public.

Learn more: https://t.co/fYmBiTipxq

[UNCG Sociology @UNCGSOCIOLOGY]

We love to see it. Sociology professor Tad Skotnicki's book receives a glowing review in the latest issue of the American Journal of Sociology -- calling it a "joy to read."

Read more: https://t.co/MefRnxsrAd

[UNCG Sociology @UNCGSOCIOLOGY]

So proud to see our alumni making change in the world! Read below about Amanda Clark's work on opioid recovery here in Guilford County.

[UNCG College of Arts & Sciences @UNCG_CAS]

A degree from @UNCGSOCIOLOGY can serve as a launching point for so many meaningful careers.

Case in point: One @UNCG sociology alum, Amanda Clark, is now leading Guilford County's opioid recovery effort. 👏

@uncghhs #UNCGWay

https://t.co/oeUOpz5dOU

[UNCG Sociology @UNCGSOCIOLOGY]

We're hosting a career night! Mark your calendars: March 22nd @ 6:30 PM in Graham 307. Featuring faculty, staff, alumni, and current graduate students. Come learn about what a sociology degree can do for your career!

#sociology #uncg #Careers

@UNCG_CAS @UNCG @UNCGChancellor

[John Z. Kiss @JZK60]

Minerva on a February day at @UNCG

[UNCG Sociology @UNCGSOCIOLOGY]

Check out Professor Brooks-Dollar's work on stigma and modified labeling theory!

#sociology #labeling #UNCG #stigma

[Humanity and Society @hs_journal]

A special spotlight today: one of our latest articles by Dr. Cindy Brooks-Dollar of @UNCG and Dr. @TietjenGrant of @stambrose, Living as Socially Marked Individuals: Two Stories on Stigma and Its Consequences! https://t.co/m4KAylZ83K

[UNCG Sociology @UNCGSOCIOLOGY]

ASA released a statement regarding ongoing efforts to restrict educators from teaching about race and racism in the United States.

[ASA Sociology @ASAnews]

ASA has issued a statement on the importance of teaching and learning about race and racism.

Read here: https://t.co/aDFMpEnCuJ

[UNCG Sociology @UNCGSOCIOLOGY]

UNCG Sociology professor @sskaratasli is quoted in this analysis on the impact of protests and crackdowns on climate change.

https://t.co/JenTxiDO3P

[UNCG Sociology @UNCGSOCIOLOGY]

UNCG Sociology Professor Trevor Hoppe's research on infectious disease names was featured today in a news story on #Mpox

[ASA Sociology @ASAnews]

Phasing out “monkeypox.” The WHO cites racist & stigmatizing language as its reason for moving to the term “mpox.” Trevor Hoppe @trevorhoppe is quoted on the long history of associating new infectious diseases with foreign nationals & foreign countries.
https://t.co/0u30BHatOG

[UNCG Sociology @UNCGSOCIOLOGY]

UNCG Sociology is delighted to announce we've changed the name of our criminology concentration to "Criminology & Justice Studies." This reflects our commitment to offering courses that consider justice and injustice in all of their forms.

#Criminology #Sociology @UNCG_CAS

[Dr. Arielle Kuperberg @ATKuperberg]

First day of classes for my 13th year teaching @UNCGSOCIOLOGY, I did the math and I think that makes this 35th grade for me.

[UNCG Sociology @UNCGSOCIOLOGY]

Congratulations to "Dr. Shelly!"
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[UNCG Sociology @UNCGSOCIOLOGY]

Congratulations to Dr. Levenson! https://t.co/Zu6DzeolDj
@grundrza

[UNCG Sociology @UNCGSOCIOLOGY]

Teacher-scholar excellence at UNCG Sociology. https://t.co/asCKxQMSI4
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