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Sociology News

Sociology Department chair wearing a graduation cap and talking on a video chat

2021 Sociology Department Virtual Celebration

Watch the CCAS Department of Sociology's virtual celebration for our 2021 graduates.

Bishop Walton and Kylie Foster

Students from Sociology Course, Rethinking DC Youth and Policing, Bishop Walton and Kylie Foster, won the Research Showcase's Socio-cultural Studies Prize

 

From top left the picture is as follows: Khari Crooms, Sam Linder, Bryce Lawson, Jayden Bourne

Sociology Students, Jayden Bourne and Khari Crooms, won the GW New Venture Competition

Two sociology students were a part of a team that won the GW New Venture Competition.

Gregory Squires

Gregory Squires' Op-Eds

June 20, 2020 - February 25, 2021

Congratulations to Gregory Squires on his recent publications!

Esther Matthews

Esther Matthew’s Op-Ed on People Returning from Prison in the Washington Post

March 15, 2021

Criminal Justice Student Association Logo

Criminal Justice Student Association Created

The Sociology Department is thrilled to announce the creation of the Criminal Justice Student Association.

Antwan Jones, associate professor of sociology and epidemiology

Uncovering COVID'S Hidden Tolls

In a pair of research initiatives, Sociology’s Antwan Jones is shining a spotlight on the pandemic’s impact on psychological health and housing inequalities.
Senior Kyrah Altman started LEAD to provide health educators with a holistic health curriculum that focuses on a students mental

Senior HSSJ Student Aims to Revolutionize Mental Health Education

Kyrah Altman is building a nonprofit, LEAD, to reduce stigma and become the industry standard for mental health education in schools and youth-serving organizations.

Alumni Profile: Marjorie Kossoy Fuhrmann

​​​​​​​At an early age, Marjorie Kossoy Fuhrmann, CCAS ’73, was taught to serve others, and her education at GW enhanced her ability to impact the world on a greater scale.
(From left) Natalie Hopkinson, Amanda Huron, Gregory Squires and Sasha Ann-Simons discuss D.C.'s housing practices

Experts Talk About Housing Segregation in D.C.

Sociology’s Gregory Squires joined a panel for a discussion on the digital history project “Mapping Segregation in Washington DC.” The event sparked conversation on the lasting impact of decades of housing discrimination in the nation’s capital.

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