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By Amber Damiani ’15 Sociology alumni returned to campus in March to talk to current students with stories about finding their passions and applying their skillsets in the business and non-profit worlds. At the Sociology Alumni Panel on March 13, two one-hour panels featured Bobcat Alumni who graduated with degrees […]

By Amber Damiani ’15 Three recent Sociology-Criminology graduates returned to campus in March to talk to current students about applying for internships and entering the job market. At the Sociology Alumni Panel on March 13, two one-hour panels featured Bobcat Alumni who graduated with degrees in Sociology, Sociology-Criminology, or Sociology […]

By Ellie Koewler ’15 Dr. Matthew Rosen’s Visual Anthropology course re-imagines traditional ethnography through the world of modern media. Rosen is a cultural anthropologist focusing on visual anthropology and media studies with field research experience in India. While most academic anthropologists publish their research and field experiences in scholarly journals […]

By George E. Mauzy Jr. From Compass Jasmine M. Cosby, a 20-year-old Ohio University junior sociology and pre-law major, died unexpectedly on Monday, March 2. A resident of Canal Winchester, OH, and 2012 graduate of Pickerington Central High School, Cosby was a devoted member of Anointed Ministries and Divine Covering, […]

The Wealth and Poverty theme is offering a Tier III seminar (T3 4400 Seminar in Wealth and Poverty) this spring semester. The course examines economic growth, wealth distribution, poverty and inequality issues in both domestic and international settings. The course is team taught by four instructors – Dr. Mariana Dantas […]

Ellie Koewler ’15 Senior anthropology student Hannah Vaughn won the Outstanding Learning Community Leader award for her work Fall Semester 2014. The award recognized Hannah’s “above and beyond performance week in and week out,” according to Dr. Nancy Tatarek, Professor of Anthropology. Tatarek is the Anthropology Learning Community Instructor and […]

Dr. Stephen Scanlan, Associate Professor of Sociology, was quoted by Fortune in an article on “Why the next world war will be fought over food.” The world has a massive food crisis on its hands. The crisis is so big that organizations like the World Bank and the United Nations say there won’t […]