231 Clement Hall
The University of Memphis
Memphis, TN 38152-3530
05/27/2026
The Department of Sociology is proud to announce that Professor Brandi Haynes has received the 2025-2026 Outstanding Adjunct in Sociology Award! Professional Haynes teaches a variety of courses, but students particularly enjoy her Mental Illness & Society course.
Did you know that the Department of Sociology has an initiative to help with period poverty? We’re so thankful to Sister Supply for their support in donating supplies and are very sad that they will be closing. Thank you, Sister Supply, for all you have done for the Memphis community. 💙
05/13/2026
Assisi Fellows meeting this morning to launch our summer collaboration with Habitat for Humanity! We are excited for a summer of community-engaged research!
05/11/2026
Congratulations, Spring 2026 graduates!
We were at Bethel Grove Elementary School’s Career Day today to talk about how sociologists study communities!
04/25/2026
Today was the last Admitted Students Day for Spring 2026, but the summer New Student Orientations begin in about a month! Check out our new 🐯 striped tablecloth!
04/24/2026
It is time for Professor Giovanni Dortch’s colloquium presentation “Sociology, Art, and Health: Examining Applied Sociology through Health-based Comics.”
The Bridge Walk is happening NOW! So what if it is raining? Congratulations, graduates!!!
04/19/2026
The Sociology Department is SO PROUD to welcome our newest members into Alpha Kappa Delta ✨
Congratulations to our 2026 inductees:
Mahir Imon, Alexandria Stancil, Jada Dukes, Jaylin Cheairs, Brooklyn Rush, Tonjala Chavious and Kristen Ashford ( who is not pictured).
We also recognized this year’s Jerry Michel Outstanding Senior award winners :
Jada Dukes and Jessica Sahota; as well as our
Graves Enck Memorial Scholarship recipient Izze Blankenship!
12/15/2025
Congratulations, graduates!
