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Alumni

Scholarship for Sociology Students Supports the LBGTQ+ Community

Posted on July 8, 2022

Sociology alumna Alex Hanna, Ph.D. 2016, came out as a transgender woman while at UW- Madison and recently created a scholarship to support undergraduate students committed to and engaged in activities that support the LGBTQ+ …

Posted in News, Student & AlumniTagged Alumni, Graduate Program, News

Cora Marrett’s Career in Academia and Public Service

Posted on June 10, 2022

Cora Marrett received her Ph.D. in Sociology at UW-Madison in 1968 and later became a professor in the Departments of Sociology and Afro-American Studies. Marrett has had a varied career in both academia and public …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, News, Student & AlumniTagged Alumni, Faculty, News

New Scholarship: Alex and Demiana Hanna Scholarship Fund

Posted on December 9, 2021

We’re excited to announce Alex and Demiana Hanna Pride Scholarship, a new fund started by alumna Alex Hanna (Ph.D. 2016) to support undergraduate students majoring in Sociology who are actively committed to and engaged in …

Posted in News, Student & AlumniTagged Alumni, News

Alumna Casey Stockstill Interviewed on Segregation in Early Childhood Care

Posted on July 6, 2021

Casey Stockstill (Ph.D. 2018) was recently interviewed for the newsletter “Culture Study” by Anne Helen Peterson about her research on race and early childhood care.  Stockstill is currently Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University …

Posted in News, Student & AlumniTagged Alumni, Graduate Program, Inequality, News

Alumnus Kalvin Barrett is New Dane County Sheriff

Posted on May 17, 2021

Governor Tony Evers appointed Kalvin Barrett as the next Dane County Sheriff. Kalvin graduated with a BA from UW Sociology in 2004; he also played football for the Badgers during his time as a student. …

Posted in NewsTagged Alumni, News

In Business Madison’s 40 Under 40 Features Two Alumni

Posted on May 17, 2021

UW Sociology is well represented in In Business Madison’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2021. Congratulations, Kingsley Gobourne and Megan Diaz-Ricks! Kingsley Gobourne is a member of our Board of Visitors. His work at UnityPoint …

Posted in NewsTagged Alumni, News

Winter 2020 Commencement Speaker: Sociology Alumna Rose Lavelle

Posted on January 1, 2021

Lavelle was a member of the U.S. Women’s soccer team that won the World Cup championship in the summer of 2019. Lavelle majored in Sociology in 2017.  She shared life lessons and her admiration for …

Posted in News, Student & AlumniTagged Alumni, News

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