Welcome to Sociology

At the University of Connecticut

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Every year, our department strives to continue its legacy of excellence in the field of Sociology through outstanding scholarly research, teaching, and public engagement. Our faculty are internationally and nationally prominent; we have a history of leadership in professional organizations. Our faculty and graduate students are engaged in exciting, socially meaningful research; many of them have been featured in the media this year.

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100+
Minors

100+
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Bandana Purkayastha and Andrew Moiseff, CLAS associate deans, hand out diplomas at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) Commencement ceremony one at Gampel Pavilion on May 7, 2023.

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Bhoomi Thakore, a professor in the Department of Sociology, teaches SOCI 2830. Class, Power, and Inequality in the Austin Building on Feb. 26, 2024. (Bri Diaz/UConn Photo)

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News and Events

Department News

  • Bhoomi Thakore: Quoted in AP News
    UConn Sociology’s assistant professor, Dr. Bhoomi Thakore, has been recently quoted in an AP News article titled, “‘The Simpsons’ resurrects Apu after nearly a decade of silence”. This topic is related to her 2016 book, South Asians on the U.S. Screen.
    Posted on October 21, 2026

Upcoming Events

  • Nov
    6
    Foreign Policy Seminar- Robert Brigham “A True War Story”
    Walter Childs Wood Hall
    4:30 PM

    Open to the public!

    Robert Brigham of Vassar College will deliver a talk entitled “A True War Story” to students, faculty, and the public.

    A personal account by a war historian and adoptee who discovered his biological father was a famous Marine combat photographer in Vietnam whom he had been researching for years.

  • Dec
    10
    East Asian Workshop Series- Leigh Jenco
    Walter Childs Wood Hall
    3:00 PM

    Leigh Jenco of the London School of Economics will present a talk, title TBD

  • Dec
    11
    East Asian Workshop Series- Leigh Jenco
    Walter Childs Wood Hall
    ALL DAY

    Leigh Jenco of the London School of Economics will present a talk, title TBD

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