WFU students leave mark on inauguration

2021 inauguration

  2020 Sociology alum, Jackson Blodgett, is pictured above seated in the first row, fifth seat. Jackson poses alongside other members of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC) in Washington D.C., including other WFU graduates, after the 46th Presidential inauguration on January 20, 2021. Jackson, a political science…

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Colorblind Racism Across Institutions

ICYMI: Video of Dr. Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve being interviewed by Dr. Brittany Battle about colorblind racism across institutions on October 28, 2020. Dr. Van Cleve is author of Crook County: Racism and Injustice in America’s Largest Criminal Court.

New and Exciting Course! Spring 2021

SOC 382

SOC 382: Seminar in Social Psychology Sociology of Lifecourse Intensive investigation of current scientific research on issues in the areas of social psychology, the individual, and the social self. This course is an introduction to the theories and research associated with the life course perspective in sociology. This perspective was developed…

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New and Exciting Course! Spring 2021

SOC 384: Crime, Law and Immigration The U.S. is home to the largest immigrant detention and deportation system in the world, with over 3.1 million immigrants under government control just in 2019*. However, the incarceration, deportation, and surveillance of immigrants and asylum seekers is not unique to the United States…

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