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As one of the oldest departments of sociology in the country, Penn Sociology continues its tradition of excellence with twenty-plus award-winning, distinguished faculty recognized for their scholarly achievements and leadership in the field. With University support, our top-ranked Department has been able to recruit some of the best graduate students in the country, and to do our part in maintaining the University of Pennsylvania's highly-regarded undergraduate program.
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News
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January 17, 2019
Irma T. Elo Appointed to the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Rising Midlife Mortality Rates and Socioeconomic Disparities
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January 16, 2019
Ph.D. Candidate Angela Simms Accepts Tenure-Track Position with Barnard College/ Columbia University; Also Co-Authors Op-Ed with Huffington Post
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January 11, 2019
Melissa J. Wilde Awarded a Project Grant on Better Identifying Evangelical Christians on the General Social Survey through Louisville Institute
Events
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Penn Sociology Colloquium Series: Silvia Pedraza, Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan
Colloquium
Wednesday, January 23, 2019 - 12:00pm
103 McNeil Building
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Education and Inequality Works-in-Progress Meeting
Thursday, January 24, 2019 - 12:00pm
PSC Conference Room, 5th Fl. McNeil Bldg.
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Culture, Ethnography, and Interaction: Chelsea Wahl, Ph.D. Candidate, Penn Sociology
Workshop
Friday, January 25, 2019 - 12:00pm
169 McNeil Building