Sociology Department Events
Department Colloquia and Other Talks
Fall Quarter
- October 13th - Fall Institute featuring job talks by current PhDs on the job market
- October 18th - Gil Eyal - Faculty Fellow, Department of Sociology - Director of Project on Expertise, Columbia University "The Disenchantment of the Orient Expertise in Arab Affairs and the Israeli State"
- November 15th - Sudhir Venkatesh - Professor Department of Sociology, Columbia University (joint affiliation with the Institute for Research in African-American Studies)
- November 29th - Paolo Parigi - Columbia University “Manufacturing Saints: Social Change and Institutional Stability”
- December 11th - Ethan Michelson - Indiana University "Not-So-Happy Hour in the Chinese Bar: Grievances and Political Embeddedness in the Legal Profession"
Winter Quarter
- January 24th - Doug Massey - Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Princeton University
"The Roots of Minority Academic Underachievement"
sponsored by The Research Institute of Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (CCSRE)
- January 31st - Frederick Wherry - University of Michigan
"Cultural Narratives, Cohorts, and the Arts in the Ethnic Enclave: Evidence from Philadelphia's Latino District"
- February 20th - Roberto Fernandez - William F. Pounds Professor of Management, MIT Sloan School of Management
- March 13th - Eric Klinenberg - Associate Professor of Sociology, NYU
Spring Quarter
- April 17th-Speaker TBA
- May 15th - Elizabeth Armstrong - Radcliffe
- May 29th-Speaker TBA
Events for Sociology Undergraduates
Fall Quarter
- September 26th - Peer Advising Luncheon
- October 3rd - Social and Info-luncheon for Majors: Come learn about Research Opportunities
Winter Quarter
- January 9th - Peer Advising Luncheon
- February 13th - Meet the Faculty Event
- March 5th (tentative) - Meet with Sociology Alumni
Spring Quarter
- April 2nd - Peer Advising Luncheon
- April 9th - Social Lunch for Majors - Prospective majors are invited as well.
- April 30th - Graduation Info-session - graduating students are expected to attend
- June 5th - Graduation Dinner for Seniors
Events for Sociology Coterminal Master's Students
Fall Quarter
- September 26th - Peer Advising Luncheon
- October 10th - Social and Info-luncheon for Coterms: Come learn about Research Opportunities. Prospective Coterms are invited to learn about the program and How to Apply.
Winter Quarter
- January 9th - Peer Advising Luncheon
- January 23rd - Social Lunch for Coterms - Prospective Coterms are invited to learn about the program and How to Apply.
- February 13th - Meet the Faculty Event
- March 5th (tentative) - Meet with Sociology Alumn
Spring Quarter
- April 2nd - Peer Advising Luncheon
- April 16th - Learn About the Sociology Coterm Program - an Info-Luncheon for students who want to apply.
- April 30th - Graduation Info-session: Graduating students are expected to attend.
- June 5th - Graduation Dinner for Graduating Coterms
Events for Sociology PhD Students
Fall Quarter
- September 20th - Orientation for New Grads
- September 28th - Welcome to the New Year Dinner
- October 13th - Fall Institute featuring job talks by current PhDs on the job market
- October 19th - Sociology Dept. Faculty-Grad Social
- November 9th- Sociology Dept. Faculty-Grad Social
- November 30th-Sociology Dept. Faculty-Grad Social
- December 7th - Holiday Party
Winter Quarter
- Open House for Prospective PhDs - TBA
- January 11th-Sociology Dept. Faculty-Grad Social
- January 25th-Sociology Dept. Faculty-Grad Social
- February 22nd-Sociology Dept. Faculty-Grad Social
- March 14th-Sociology Dept. Faculty-Grad Social
Spring Quarter
- April 18th-Sociology Dept. Faculty-Grad Social
- April 30th - Graduation Info-session: Graduating students are expected to attend.
- May 16th-Sociology Dept. Faculty-Grad Social