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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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May 21, 2018
Ph.D. Candidate Angela Simms Accepts Penn SAS Dissertation Completion Fellowship and Receives Honorable Mention for the Center for Engaged Scholarship Fellowship
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May 15, 2018
Ph.D. Candidate Phoebe Ho and Alumnus Hua-Yu Sebastian Cherng Publish in Social Science Research
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May 14, 2018
Melissa Wilde on Give Methods a Chance Podcast about Conducting Comparative Historical Research and her Forthcoming Book, Birth of the Culture Wars
Events
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SALT Conference: Managing Student Leaves and Returns
Thursday, May 31, 2018 - 3:00pm
Fagin Hall, School of Nursing