Indiana University Department of Sociology

Hoosier the Bison is considering majoring in Sociology after learning about all the department has to offer from Professor Koji Chavez at the College Preview Weekend – Expo

photo of Hoosier the Bison with Koji Chavez

Sociology Faculty Books Celebrated Read the news story.

Congratulations to Jassen Yep who won the NCAA Title in the 200-yard Breaststroke!

NCAA Champion and Sociologist: Jassen Yep Makes History in and out of the Pool Sociologist: Jassen Yep wins NCAA title in the 200-yard breaststroke

Fall 2024 Catch up with IU Sociology

We are very proud to announce that a team of researchers led by our own Anna Mueller have received a $300,000 grant from the Humana Foundation to advance a groundbreaking study on youth su***de prevention in schools.

Mueller Wins Humana Foundation Grant Read the news story.

Brain Powell has been honored with the 2024 Cooley Mead Award for Lifetime Achievement in Social Psychology

Brian Powell is the 2024 Cooley Mead Award Recipient! Brian Powell is the 2024 Cooley Mead Award Recipient!

Celene Reynolds' recent paper in the American Journal of Sociology wins 2 awards!

Reynolds wins ASA awards Reynolds wins ASA awards

Join us in congratulating Celene Reynolds on being awarded a 2024-25 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship!

Celene Reynolds has been awarded a 2024-25 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship. Celene Reynolds has been awarded a 2024-25 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Congratulations to Derek Richardson 1 of 13 IU Bloomington students that were offered Fulbright awards this academic year. He will be IU’s first Fulbright winner to study in Cambodia, where he will advance research comparing how professionalized international nongovernmental organizations and citizen-led, amateur aid organizations—often referred to as “grassroots” INGOs—draw upon various forms of expert knowledge in providing health care services to residents of this developing nation.

Please join us this Friday, at noon, in KSISR 100 for a WiSIU talk from IU Sociology PhD Candidate Callie Cleckner.

Callie will be presenting her talk titled, “God Created People, but Samuel C**t Made Them Equal: Gun Shows as an Interaction Ritual Chain.”

Regrettably, we must cancel the Public Sociology Forum lecture for Friday, February 16, by Shantel Buggs, due to unforeseen circumstances. She hopes to reschedule soon.