📣 UNC Chapel Hill Sociology is hiring! We're looking for an Assistant/Associate Professor of Sociology who can offer existing or new courses in our Management and Society major. unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/325... #Sociology #AcademicJobs

Congrats to Dr. Kenneth Bollen on his new essay, "Because Look at the Alternatives!" 🎉📚 📝 Making the case for why social & behavioral science remains our best hope on government dysfunction, inequality, and the cost-of-living crisis. 🔗 www.whysocialscience.com/blog/2026/7/... #SocialScience #UNC

Because Look at the Alternatives! — Why Social Science?

Recent Gallup polling shows that Americans believe government dysfunction, skyrocketing costs of living, economic inequality, and healthcare affordability are the most critical challenges facing our n...

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🎓 Congratulations to Kariss Cone, our 2026 Howard W. Odum Undergraduate Sociology Award recipient! Kariss is graduating with a double major in Sociology & Psychology and a minor in Social & Economic Justice. We are so proud! 💙 #Sociology #UNC #ClassOf2026

Congratulations to our newest Sociology PhDs and their advisors! We are so proud of this incredible group! #sociology #uncsociology #graduation #PhD #ClassOf2026

🎉 Huge shoutout to our Sociology grad students recognized at last week's Graduate School Awards Ceremony! 🏆 Erica Janko — Tanner Teaching Award 🌟 Kaitlin Joshua — NSF GRFP 🎓 Margret (Meg) Palmer — Graduate School Dean's Award 🌟 Athena Owirodu — NSF GRFP So proud of you all! #UNC #Sociology

🎉 Huge congratulations to Graduate Student, Margaret Palmer, recipient of the Graduate School Dean's Award!🏆 She integrates outstanding scholarship and care for others into everything she does. Her research examines how political contexts shape LGBTQ+ representation in young adult literature !📚🏳️‍🌈💙

🚨NEW PUBLICATION ALERT!🚨 Congratulations to Kaitlin Joshua on her publication in Social Science & Medicine! Her research explores how cultural ideals of motherhood influence how new mothers interpret and manage postpartum depression. Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“I thought I could postpartum-proof my experience”: Embodying, resisting, and negotiating medicalization online

Postpartum depression is often conceptualized as an individual health outcome. Less scholarship investigates the social and cultural meaning of postpa…

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🚨NEW PUBLICATION ALERT!🚨 Congratulations to Justin Sola on his publication in Law & Society Review! Sola shows that scholars use “neoliberalism” to explain outcomes without considering counterfactuals. He calls for more disciplined, sociohistorical use. Read more: www.cambridge.org

Learn about Kerilyn Schewel's new book on the role of contemporary development in global migration: college.unc.edu/2026/02/book...

Bookmark This - College of Arts and Sciences

Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College faculty and alumni. This month’s featured book is "Moved by Modernity: How Development Shapes Migration in Rural Ethiopia" by Kerilyn Sc...

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The Dept of Sociology at UNC Chapel Hill invites applications for a Teaching Assistant/Associate Professor to begin July 1, 2026. Review of applications will begin February 16, 2026. More details and application instructions available here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/312...

🎓 For 100+ years, UNC Sociology has led with groundbreaking research and world-class teaching. Our faculty and students don’t just study society—they shape it. We're proud of our students, faculty, and alumni driving change locally and globally. #TarHeelSociology #ResearchThatMatters #unchapelhill