Department of Sociology

NEWS

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April 10th 2025

Spring Day of Giving: Support CLAS Students on April 16–17

Spring is a time of renewal, growth — and giving back. This April 16–17,...
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February 26th 2025

Learning Beyond Labels: How Social Factors Impact Student Success

When researchers study why some students perform differently in school, they...
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February 12th 2025

Portland State Mentoring Academy Helps Students and Faculty Navigate Professional Relationships

In higher education and the workplace, whether you know it or not, you are...
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January 7th 2025

CLAS Grad Student Accolades: Presentations & Media Coverage for Fall 2024

Madi Lou Alexander (Sociology Ph.D.) presented "Trans for Trans (t4t) Beyond...
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January 7th 2025

CLAS Grad Student Accolades: Publications for Fall 2024

Paola Arroyo-Vargas (Earth, Environment and Society Ph.D. ‘23) and Sebastian...
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January 7th 2025

CLAS Grad Student Accolades: Awards & Grants for Fall 2024

Thien-Kim Bui (Earth, Environment and Society Ph.D.) received a USDA NIFA...
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January 7th 2025

CLAS Grad Student Accolades: Community Engagement & Career Progression for Fall 2024

Madi Lou Alexander (Sociology Ph.D.) began serving on the Pacific Sociological...
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December 3rd 2024

Celebrating Student Success, Fall 2024

Wafi Albalawi, Institute on Aging and School of Public Health graduate student,...
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December 3rd 2024

Currently Accolades: People for December 9, 2024

Maura Kelly, Sociology faculty, was interviewed by OPB about a recent report...
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November 26th 2024

Currently Accolades: Grants for December 2, 2024

Pronoy Rai, Geography faculty, and Alex Stepick, Sociology faculty, along...
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November 26th 2024

Currently Accolades: People for December 2, 2024

Shirley A. Jackson, Sociology faculty, was elected Board President of My...
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November 19th 2024

Portland State report indicates investment in support services is an effective tool to increase diversity, retention of apprentices

New research from Portland State University demonstrates that a substantial...