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Dr. Thompson receives Community Development Society’s 2021 International Community Development Award
Dr. Diego Thompson was awarded the Community Development Society’s 2021 International Community Development Award at the 2021 CDS Virtual Conference "Global challenges, Local resilience" held July 12-15, 2021. This award recognizes Dr.
July 16, 2021 -
Phi Beta Kappa chapter at MSU announces new inductees
The Phi Beta Kappa chapter at MSU announced the 2020 and 2021 new inductees, which includes Sociology student Jihyun Shin (2020) and Criminology students Madison Erwin (2021) and Justin Vence (2021). The list of inductees can be viewed at
June 29, 2021 -
Dr. Allison Quoted in The New Yorker
Dr. Allison was recently quoted in The New Yorker. To read the full article, click on the following link.
April 30, 2021 -
Katie Norris, Criminology Major, Wins 1st Place
Katie Norris, a criminology major, won 1st place in the 2nd annual Undergraduate Poetry Contest. To read the full article please click on the following link. -Congratulations!!!!!
April 26, 2021 -
Dr. Barranco Receives Annual Teaching Award
Dr. Raymond E. Barranco, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology received the Arts and Sciences Teaching Award in Social and Behavioral Sciences.
April 21, 2021 -
CAS researcher, Dr. Tara Sutton, examines risks for sexual harassment among female graduate students
Dr. Sutton was recently recognized by the College of Arts and Sciences regarding her research on sexual harassment among female graduate students. Dr.
April 19, 2021 -
Graduate Student Jess Brink Nominated for Graduate Research Assistant of the Year
Jess is currently a Graduate Research Assistant for Dr. David May at the Center for Cyber Innovation. She was recognized, Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at a graduate appreciation event as being a nominee for the Graduate Research Assistant of the Year.
April 8, 2021 -
Dr. Rachel Allison Coauthors Article in "The Conversation"
Dr. Allison and colleague have a great piece in The Conversation. Check it out here! For more information about Dr.
April 6, 2021 -
Challenging Racialized and Gendered Violence Against Asian Americans
The faculty in the Department of Sociology at Mississippi State University condemn the racialized and gendered violence that took place last week when eight people, six of whom were Asian American women, were murdered in three Atlanta spas.
March 23, 2021