WashU Sociology's Fall 2026 Colloquium Series: Erin Cech
The WashU Sociology Colloquium Series invites visiting scholars to share their work, while contributing to the general intellectual culture of the WashU Sociology Department.
Past Events
WashU Sociology's Pizza with the Profs - Fall 2026
Free lunch. Focused time with faculty. Fantastic.
Seigle Hall, Room 104
Book Launch: “Diversityland: Hiding Racial Inequality in an American Suburb” by Kiara Wyndham
Join us at Left Bank Books for a conversation, audience Q&A, and book signing to celebrate the launch of Diversityland by Professor Kiara Wyndham.
Left Bank Books
Davarian L. Baldwin on University and Community
A free public event in the Sawyer Seminar Series
Hillman Hall, Clark-Fox Forum
WashU Sociology's Fall 2026 Colloquium Series: Nina Bandelj
The WashU Sociology Colloquium Series invites visiting scholars to share their work, while contributing to the general intellectual culture of the WashU Sociology Department.
Seigle Hall, Room 109
Modeling Alternatives: A conversation with Candace Borders and Sarah Rose
Steinberg Hall Gallery, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
Angela Davis on Academic Freedom
A free public event in the Sawyer Seminar Series
Graham Chapel
WashU Sociology's Fall 2026 Colloquium Series: Scott Duxbury
The WashU Sociology Colloquium Series invites visiting scholars to share their work, while contributing to the general intellectual culture of the WashU Sociology Department.
Seigle 109
Bear Beginnings: Faculty Spotlight with Prof. David Cunningham
Faculty Spotlights feature presentations by faculty members, given on disciplinary and departmental areas of interest and expertise. During this event, we will provide a sneak peek of the classroom atmosphere, introduce key ideas central to the study of Sociology, and feature faculty work currently being done in our department.
McMillan Hall, Room G052
Bear Beginnings: Departmental Open House
Get your academic BEAR-ings by attending the WashU Department of Sociology's Bear Beginnings Open House!
Seigle Hall, Suite 213
Spring 2026 Sociology Honors Thesis Symposium
During this event, members of the 2026 Sociology Honors Thesis Program's cohort will share their year-long original research projects with a broader scholarly audience.
Seigle Hall, Suite 213
Newmark Endowed Sociology Lecture: Alexander Heffner
The Newmark Lecture, generously underwritten by Michael and Barbara Newmark, focuses on issues of pluralism in the modern world, and seeks to enhance understandings across lines of differences, foster dialogue, and celebrate our diversity.
Goldberg Formal Lounge
Spring 2026 Undergraduate Research Symposium
Join us!
Frick Forum (1st Floor of Bauer/Knight Halls)
WashU Sociology's Spring 2026 Colloquium Series: Karyn Lacy
The WashU Sociology Colloquium Series invites visiting scholars to share their work, while contributing to the general intellectual culture of the WashU Sociology Department.
Seigle Hall, Room 109
Colonial Incarceration and its Legacies in the Philippines
Join us for a fascinating lecture by Prof. Aurélie Vialette (Yale U) on the disciplinary function of the Spanish Empire's colonial gaze.
Hurst Lounge
WashU Sociology's Spring 2026 Colloquium Series: Jackelyn Hwang
The WashU Sociology Colloquium Series invites visiting scholars to share their work, while contributing to the general intellectual culture of the WashU Sociology Department.
Seigle Hall, Room 301
WashU Sociology's Pizza with the Profs
Free lunch. Focused time with faculty. Fantastic.
Seigle Hall, Room 104
WRAP Event: Research Speed Dating
Practice pitching your research project!
Simon 017
Resistance & Underground Railroads to Mexican Spaces
Join us for a lecture by Ohio State University historian María Esther Hammack exploring hidden freedom journeys of enslaved people from Missouri into Mexican spaces. Related materials from the Julian Edison Department of Special Collections will be on display before and after the lecture.
Olin Library
Critical Perspectives on Minneapolis and the Current Moment
Join the African & African American Studies and American Culture Studies departments for Critical Perspectives on Minneapolis and the Current Moment, a timely conversation featuring WashU scholars and community voices exploring race, justice, and the social conditions shaping our present.
Food will be provided.
Wilson Hall, Room 214 | Washington University Danforth Campus
Kling Undergraduate Honors Fellowship information session
Calling all sophomores interested in pursuing a humanities research project! You might be a great fit for the Kling Undergraduate Research Fellowship. Drop in at this information session and chat with current Kling Fellows and faculty to learn more about this opportunity.
Seigle Hall, Room 103
Conducting Research with Human Subjects in Global Contexts
Hillman 120
ONLINE ONLY- The Resilience & Recovery of Former Child Soldiers
NOTE: Due to inclement weather, this event will be ONLY ONLINE. This event explores the long-term impact of war on child development, the ethics of cross-cultural trauma research, and how evidence-based interventions can support recovery in the most challenging circumstances.
Virtual
Sociology's Prof. Liz Chiarello Presents at the A&S Teaching Innovation Showcase
Join us in supporting our faculty member, Liz Chiarello, as she presents at this year’s A&S Teaching Innovation Showcase!
Clark-Fox Forum, Hillman Hall
FMS Colloquium Lecture Series: Annie Sullivan "Broadcasting Resistance: A History of Black Media Activism and Civic Life in 1960s Detroit”
(co-sponsorship with Department of Sociology)
Seigle Room 106
Mellon Mays Information Session
Join us Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 7 pm. in DUC 276 to learn more about the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program.
DUC 276
Critical Race Theory at the Bottom of the Well: Derrick Bell’s ‘Grandchildren’ Reflect on the Future of CRT
“Critical Race Theory at the Bottom of the Well: Derrick Bell’s ‘Grandchildren’ Reflect on the Future of CRT” Roundtable with Robert Chang, UC Irvine School of Law; Adrienne Davis, WashU Law; and Anthony Farley, Albany Law School.
Sponsored by the Public Interest Law & Policy Speaker Series.
Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom (A-B Hall, Room 310)
WashU Sociology's Fall 2025 Colloquium Series: Youngjoo Cha
The WashU Sociology Colloquium Series invites visiting scholars to share their work, while contributing to the general intellectual culture of the WashU Sociology Department.
Seigle Hall, Room 304
Sophomore Series: Learn About Study Abroad
The College of Arts & Sciences announces the return of its workshop series geared for sophomore students.
Louderman 458
Departmental Virtual Graduate Information Session
Sociology's Director of Graduate Studies and Graduate Program Administrator will host a virtual information session for prospective PhD program applicants.
ZOOM
Fall 2025 Major-Minor Fair
Each fall, the College holds a Major-Minor Fair, where students can talk to faculty members and get more information on many majors and minors at one time and in one place.
WashU Athletic Complex
WashU Sociology's Fall 2025 Colloquium Series: Marisa Omori
The WashU Sociology Colloquium Series invites visiting scholars to share their work, while contributing to the general intellectual culture of the WashU Sociology Department.
Seigle Hall, Room 304