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Professor Lijun Song delivers Keynote Address at Inaugural Center For Aging Families Conference
Apr. 22, 2026—Professor Lijun Song recently gave an invited keynote at the inaugural conference of the NIA-funded Center for Aging Families at Bowling Green State University, where she presented preliminary findings from the National Study of Older Never-Married Adults (NSONMA), an NIA-funded project. The study is the first nationally representative pilot survey of older never-married adults and...
Graduate student Zheng (Noah) Lian awarded Provost’s Pathbreaking Discovery Award
Apr. 2, 2026—Sociology graduate student Zheng (Noah) Lian has been awarded the Provost’s Pathbreaking Discovery Award. Congratulations!
Sociology Speaker Series: What do “most people” think? Race-gender prototypes and the generalized other
Feb. 24, 2026—Sociology Speaker Series What do “most people” think? Race-gender prototypes and the generalized other Trenton Mize, PhD Associate Professor of Sociology Purdue University Tuesday, March 3rd at 12:15 PM in Garland Hall 023
Sociology Speaker Series: How Social Stratification Shapes Health
Feb. 13, 2026—Sociology Speaker Series How Social Stratification Shapes Health Dr. Jenny Cundiff Associate Professor of Psychology University of Alabama Monday, February 23 at 12:15 PM in Garland Hall 162
Sociology Speaker Series: Living Alone Reconsidered
Feb. 2, 2026—Sociology Speaker Series Living Alone Reconsidered: Time Use and Unequal Adaptation among Older Americans Markus Schafer, PhD Professor Department of Sociology Baylor University Wednesday, February 11 at 12:00 PM in Buttrick Hall 344
Prof. Jenny Davis Featured in A&S Explorer Video Spotlight for January 2026
Feb. 2, 2026—Prof. Jenny Davis is featured in the January 2026 Explorer from Vanderbilt Arts and Science as a video spotlight. Prof. Davis participated in a video titled “Faculty experts answer your questions on AI”. Watch the video below! Prof. Davis also featured in an article highlighted in the Explorer, titled Friend or foe? A&S faculty...
Professor Laurie Woods receives the A&S Faculty Advisor Award
Jan. 22, 2026—Prof. Laurie Woods received an A&S Faculty Advisor Award! These awards honor faculty for dedication to undergraduate advising. Congratulations!
Professor Frenette awarded the A&S Jeffrey Nordhaus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Jan. 22, 2026—Professor Alexandre Frenette won the Jeffrey Nordhaus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for social sciences! The award recognizes Arts and Science faculty who have excelled in teaching undergraduates. Congratulations!
Professor Laurie Woods awarded the A&S Harriet S. Gilliam Award for Excellence in Teaching
Jan. 22, 2026— Professor Laurie Woods was awarded The Harriet S. Gilliam Award for Excellence in Teaching by a lecturer or senior lecturer for social sciences! The award recognizes a continuing-track faculty member on a full-time, multi-year contract who has achieved excellence in teaching undergraduates. Congratulations!
Professor Dan Cornfield quoted in the New York Times on the ambiguous political implications of declining electric vehicle manufacturing in West Tennessee
Jan. 9, 2026— Read the quote in the article here.