SOC News Archive
Message from the Chair Welcome to The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Marshall University. Wow, what a time to be a social scientist?? Think about it…with all of the challenges and changes we are faced with today as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, there simply is no better time to study social interaction
Message from the Chair Welcome to The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Marshall University. Let me take a minute to introduce you to our department and programs. We are a combined department of the allied social sciences of anthropology and sociology that each and together provide a 21st Century education grounded in the liberal
Wow, what a time to be a social scientist?? Think about it…with all of the challenges and changes we are faced with today as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, there simply is no better time to study social interaction (or distancing as the case may be), family, the workplace, race relations, politics, aging, public
The Steve Winn Memorial Scholarship is intended to support outstanding students while honoring the life and work of Dr. Winn. Recipients of this award must be full time, returning undergraduate or graduate students majoring in Sociology who have done outstanding work in the areas of sociological theory and or social stratification. To be considered for
With “software eating the world” and just about every business becoming, in some way, a tech business, it’s no surprise that many experts (and a whole lot of worried parents) have argued that getting a tech degree is the best way to ensure you’ll thrive in today’s economy. The pace of technological change isn’t going to
The A.E. Stringer Visiting Writers Series hosts a Native American Heritage Month reading event featuring Ojibwe author Dr. David Treuer at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, in Room 105 of Corbly Hall. Treuer is Ojibwe from the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. The author of seven books, including Res Life: An Indian’s Journey Through
Unveiling Party for The SOCiety’s Little Free Library The SOCiety, aka the sociology club, will be unveiling their Little Free Library on Thursday, April 6th. Join them for the opportunity to exchange books, find new literature to read, as well as see Marshall University’s first outdoor library structure. Refreshments will also be available for purchase.
NaloxoneTraining_Flyer The SOCiety, Marshall’s Student Sociology Association, is hosting a Naloxone Training (an opioid overdose reversal treatment) by the Cabell-Huntington Harm Reduction Program. The event, held on Monday, March 13th at 7:00pm in BE5, is free and open to students, faculty, staff, and the general public. Participants will learn about opioid overdose signs and symptoms
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology sponsored Works in Progress Series continues. We’re now in our third year! Next week we’ll be meeting on Friday, October 14th at 1 PM in Drinko Library, Room 402. We have the same room and time slot all semester for all sessions of the series. Each session will have 1-2