The award, open to first-year students across WashU, recognizes exceptional research on race, gender, and identity. Lydia Pita, a sophomore majoring in environmental studies, won first prize among the Arts & Sciences entrants.

A ceremonial groundbreaking for the first dedicated home for Arts & Sciences on the Danforth Campus took place Oct. 8 at Washington University in St. Louis. The building will house some of the school’s premier departments and programs and serve as a cornerstone for scholarly and educational partnerships with other schools and units across campus.

The Department sits down with Isaac Seiler discuss Sociology, scholarships, and suggestions for rising students.

Banned Book Undergraduate Research Fellow David Win reflects on his study of censorship and the life-changing power of reading.

This fall, 19 new researchers and instructors join six social science departments in Arts & Sciences. Welcome to our incoming faculty!

Two students share their experiences with the School for International Training study abroad program in Durban, South Africa.

Yannick Coenders, an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Washington University in St. Louis was featured in the American Journal of Cultural Sociology. The article looks at recursion from a sociological lens.

Caity Collins, an Associate Professor of Sociology at Washington University in St. Louis was featured in The Record. In this feature, we get a closer look at some of the challenges working moms face.

Weidenbaum Center Grant Recipient Patrick Ishizuka comments on intensive parenting

Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow Jake Rosenfeld was quoted in STL Today about the impact of recent strikes, and the threat of strikes, in the United States.

Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow Jake Rosenfeld talked with Delaware Public Media about union efforts and membership going forward.