NewsVictor Nee and Sonja Opper's newest book, Capitalism From Below, has received the Choice Outstanding Academic Title of 2012 book award, and is the sole winner of the 2013 Gold Medal for "International Business and Globailization" from the Axiom Awards committee. Lund University's School of Economics and Management has voted to award an honorary doctorate to Victor Nee. The honorary doctorate will be conferred at the University's doctoral degree ceremony in the Lund Cathedral on May 31, 2013. Stephen Morgan interviewed on the Bill Press Show, over radio and on Current TV, about educational policy and the presidential election. Michael Macy interviewed on the BBC's "The Naked Scientist" about his research on measuring mood using twitter. Kim Weeden has been named the Robert S. Harrison Director of Cornell's Institute for the Social Sciences (ISS) for a three-year term beginning in January 2013. |
WelcomeWelcome to the web site of the Department of Sociology at Cornell University. The department, a unit of the College of Arts and Sciences, is a vibrant intellectual community of approximately 15 faculty, 50 graduate students, and more than 100 undergraduate majors who share an interest in understanding the social world. On these pages you'll find much more information about the department and its faculty, graduate program, and undergraduate program. We hope you enjoy your virtual visit, and take some time to learn about the cutting-edge research in which our faculty and students are engaged. New Faculty HiresSteven Alvarado will join our faculty as an Assistant Professor this July. Anna Haskins will join us as an Assistant Professor in 2014 after a post-doc year at Columbia. |
EventsSociology Department Commencement Ceremony and ReceptionSunday, May 26 Uris Hall, West Side Mezzanine, 12:00pm Have a Great Summer! |
