Monday, March 25th, Dr. Kersten Priest, Associate Professor of Sociology from Indiana Wesleyan University will present the Annual Ivan Fahs Lecture, titled: "Respect the Dirt: Black… instagram.com/p/Bu_cII5H5dR/…

We are excited to celebrate the release of Dr. Kim's textbook from earlier this spring! One of the few, if not the only, sociology textbooks written from a Christian perspective. titles.cognella.com/a-brief-introd…

It's been a little over a month since we hosted our graduating seniors and their families for a celebratory brunch. We were grateful to be able to continue this long-standing tradition in our department this year!

In the most recent issue of the Wheaton Magazine, Dr. Miller, Professor of Sociology, responds to ways students are wrestling with social media. wheaton.edu/magazine/summe…

Dr. Howell joins the hosts of the new podcast VeggieTakes, a fun new podcast reflecting on their favorite VeggieTales episodes to break down the use of accents in the show. @knvslice instagram.com/tv/CfjUXXuMD9r…

Congratulations to Mia Staub '22, recipient of the De Jager Prize for academic excellence from her semester at Oxford this past spring! Well done, Mia!! Follow the link to read more about this award and what Mia shared about her specific research. scio-uk.org/about/our-blog…

We enjoyed meeting and catching up with many of you at yesterday's academic fair! We can't wait for the first day of classes on Wednesday!

Did you make it out to Shakespeare in the Park this weekend? Bravo to Dr. Howell and Lilia Smith '20 for their roles in A Midsummer's Night Dream.

City & Community, A journal of the ASA Section on Community and Urban Sociology, features an article this quarter authored by Dr. Junia Howell '10. Junia is an urban sociologist and Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois Chicago.

We are grateful to welcome Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Sociology, Dr. T. John Wallenius, to our department this year. wheaton.edu/academics/facu…

Our own Prof. Howell on finding that right school. Spoiler alert: Rankings are dumb. chicagotribune.com/opinion/commen…

The Culture, Media, and Society class (Soc 251) recently visited a mural in Wheaton as part of their weekly work. They considered what cultural toolkits the artists brought to the work and what toolkits viewers bring.

So good to see so many of your smiling faces at yesterday's ice cream social. Stay tuned for more opportunities to connect as a department in the future! #socanth #wheatoncollegeil

Be sure to save the date! On Thursday, October 6th at 7 pm, join us for a lecture titled "The Global Church and Poverty in the 21st Century" by Dr. Nicolette Manglos-Weber '04. This endowed lecture series enhances the study of sociology and theology. Don't miss it!

Mia Staub's final undergrad project that won her an award from the Scholarship and Christianity in Oxford program has been adapted into an article for Christianity Today. christianitytoday.com/ct/2022/septem…

We kicked off homecoming weekend early with the Montesi Lecture from sociology alumna Dr. Nicolette Manglos-Weber '04. She shared her research from Uganda, which lifts the stories of local community leaders meeting various needs in their communities. ugandacaregivers.com

Don’t have plans for Fall Break? Koinonia presents the 2022 Fall Retreat! Dr. Henry Kim will be going through Mark 10 and what it means to surrender. Don’t miss out!

Dr. Sadiq had the Linguistic Anthropology class over to his home for their research paper presentations. What a lovely time of gathering and enjoying South Asian snacks! instagram.com/p/CjqjniyOmIK/…

Zeke Baker '09, former sociology major now a professor at Sonoma State University, recently published an Op-Ed in the Washington Post on environmental risk and disaster as it relates to Hurricane Ian. Follow the link! washingtonpost.com/made-by-histor…

Sociology alumna Ziyue Gu has learned to embrace the ideas of Christian lament and suffering from her studies in sociology which led her to pursue a Ph.D. in criminology and criminal justice. wheaton.edu/magazine/summe…