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Sociology Department holds its Inaugural Graduation Reception after Commencement Ceremony

May 21, 2019
On Sunday, immediately following the graduation ceremony, the Sociology Department held its inaugural reception for graduating seniors in Sociology in the California Room. Professor Ed Flores gave a heartfelt speech to the graduates and their families highlighting the role families played and their...

Sociology Recognizes 2019 Seniors Graduating with Distinction

May 14, 2019
Six sociology majors are graduating with distinction this Spring – those with an overall GPA of 3.5 or above. These seniors were recognized for their achievements at an awards ceremony held Friday April 19th. Professors Paul Almeida, Ed Flores, Sharla Alegria, and Nella Van Dyke were there to...

Sociology Graduate Student Hyunsu Oh To Have Paper Published in 'Research in the Sociology of Health Care'

May 8, 2019
The editors of Research in the Sociology of Health Care recently accepted Sociology graduate student Hyunsu Oh’s second solo paper for publication! Look for Oh’s paper, 'The Impact of Racial Discrimination on Health Disparities among Asian Americans,' to appear in volume 38...

Sociology Honors Society Hosts First Annual Research Symposium

May 3, 2019
Finals are a busy time for students, but that didn’t stop UC Merced’s sociology undergraduates from kicking off their first annual Alpha Kappa Delta Research Symposium on April 19. Alpha Kappa Delta is a nearly 100-year-old honor society for students with a focus in sociology. Graduating senior...

Sociologist’s New Research Explores ‘Collateral Consequences’ of Deportation in Newest Publication

April 25, 2019
The number of people being deported from the United States is at a historic high and one UC Merced professor is on the ground-level, meeting with family members of those affected to better understand the traumatic consequences of deportation. Sociology Professor Tanya Golash-Boza conducted a study...

California Communities at Risk for Undercount in 2020 Census; Edward Orozco Flores presents new research brief in outreach forum

April 22, 2019
On Friday, March 15th, Tulare County elected officials and community leaders met to discuss the 2020 Census. While the census may be more than a year away, this Census will face greater challenges than those in previous years—from untested questions to a shift to online forms. According...

Sociology Department Present at Bobcat Day 2019

April 19, 2019
The sociology department participated extensively on Bobcat Day (April 13) with some 5,000 parents and students visiting campus. Many thanks to Yajaira Ceciliano, Hala Alnagar, Ashley Metzger and Maria Mora for their help manning the Sociology table on Bobcat Day. We received much interest from...

Sociology Professor Charlie Eaton featured in CNBC documentary on how the Ivy League stays so rich

April 12, 2019
Professor Charlie Eaton appeared in the CNBC segment called “How the Ivy League Stays so Rich: College Endowments,” which pursues a number of answers to questions including why tuition continues to rise when schools have massive endowments, according to CNBC. An endowment refers to the...

‘Diverse’ Names Zatz One of the Nation’s Leading Women in Higher Ed

March 21, 2019
UC Merced’s Vice Provost and Graduate Dean Marjorie S. Zatz was selected as one of the Top 35 Women in Higher Education in Diverse: Issues In Higher Education’s eighth annual special report recognizing the contributions of women to higher education. The edition, in honor of Women...

Alumna Staffer Pours Her Passion into Serving Students

March 19, 2019
Kisha McGuire has discovered an opportunity to do what she loves for an institution she’s grown to care deeply about. McGuire graduated from UC Merced in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology, and soon started a full-time staff position in the Fiat Lux Scholars Program within the campus’s...

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