In the News
March 6, 2012: Kyriacos Markides’ book “Inner River” will hit the bookstores. Congratulations to Professor Markides. There will be a reception for him on March 19 – more info coming soon.
February 8, 2012: SOC-BA Andrea Tolbert (right) participated in a Women in the Curriculum lunch series on “Women in the Miliary. Also pictured on the panel are (l to r) Nancy Laffin, Biology major, and Kristina Muniz, Arts Education major.
December 28, 2011: The January 2012 Down East Magazine reviews Kim Huisman’s book on the Somalis in Maine: http://www.downeast.com/magazine/2012/january/making-maine-home
December 27, 2011: Rocque quoted in article about missing girl in Waterville Maine: http://umaine.edu/news/blog/2011/12/27/sociology-lecturer-interviewed-about-missing-girl/
October 24, 2011: Rocque receives American Society of Criminology Award
The UMaine Sociology Department is pleased to announce that adjunct faculty member Michael Rocque is this year’s winner of the American Society of Criminology’s Division on People of Color and Crime’s Outstanding Student Award. The award recognizes outstanding student research on race/ethnicity, crime, and justice. Michael received his BA in Sociology from UMaine. He is currently completing his doctorate in Criminology and Justice Policy at Northeastern University.
Sept 11, 2011: On this 10-year anniversary of the Sept 11 events, we offer this perspective from Professor Markides which was originally recorded in 2008: click here
May 3, 2011: Article about Professors Barkan and Blackstone and their online text books in UMaine News!
April 26, 2011: Social Facts Newsletter hot off the press.
April 22, 2011: Barkan named to national sociology society post
Steve Barkan, professor of sociology, has been elected to a three-year term as the Region I Representative on the Council of Alpha Kappa Delta, the international sociology honor society for undergradute students. The Council meets annually the day before the beginning of the American Sociological Association conference in August.
April 21, 2011: Amy Blackstone receives CLAS Outstanding Teaching and Advising Award.
April 17, 2011: Kyriacos Markides receives European Union Literary Award as a representative of his native country of Cyprus. See article in the Spring 2011 Social Facts newsletter.
Feb 17, 2011: Deans List has been announced for Fall 2010. Congratulations to our Sociology Majors who qualified!!
Sept 17, 2010: Chair Steve Barkan has a letter to the editor published in the New York Times!
Professor Amy Blackstone featured in Summer 2010 issue of UMaine Today. Click here to read the article: Blackstone Article
Newsletter now online!!!
5/18/10 Social Facts, the Newsletter of the UMaine Department of Sociology is now online. Click here to view.
4/19/10 Visiting Scholar, USM Professor Wendy Chapkis, gave a talk on “Prostitution, Immigration & Sex Trafficking: intersections and distinctions.” You can listen to it here: Chapkis_Talk_4-19-10_Mod
4/16/10 Emily Yearwood receives the CLAS Outstanding Senior Award!
Shown here with Professor Amy Blackstone and Dean Jeff Hecker.
Congratulations Emily!!
9/22/09 BDN Article by Sociology Profs: http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/121751.html
