“Guided by the Wisconsin Idea of service to the citizens of Wisconsin and beyond, the Department of Sociology conducts world-class research on important local and global social issues and prepares students for meaningful careers and lives of engaged citizenship.”
- Mission Statement of the Department of Sociology
Our department is a well-knit community of faculty, staff, and students. Under our umbrella, we pursue research that is leading many sociological subfields in new and different directions. We emphasize teaching and public service as well as research. Indeed, we draw no hard boundaries between our research, teaching, and service missions. We value and promote methodological, social, and cultural diversity.
Chaeyoon Lim to Deliver Sewell Memorial Lecture
The 16th William H. Sewell Memorial Lecture and reception will be held on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 4:00pm CT in Sewell Social Science 8417. There will also be an option to attend virtually via Zoom. Professor Chaeyoon Lim will deliver the lecture. 
Partners, spouses, and other family members are invited to attend the lecture and the following reception. Attend in person if you are able and feel comfortable; we will post the Zoom link as the event date gets closer.
William Sewell became chair of the Department of Sociology in 1960 and during his tenure he established a guiding principle of “decency, excellence, and diversity” that the department still aims toward today. After he passed away in June 2001, the department established a lecture to honor his memory.
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