Department of Sociology

"To empower people, you need to know their histories and concerns; you need to know the dialogues going on in their communities. Sociology has given me the tools to help empower others to make change in their community."

Ricardo Maldonado
Sociology, B.A. ’02
Executive Director of Paradise Center for Tolerance and Nonviolence, Paradise, California Hometown: Bakersfield, California

Alumni

Alumni in the field

Graduates of the Sociology Department at HSU are ready for the real world the moment they receive their diplomas. Whether their futures take them directly into the field or into graduate studies, our alumni excel where ever they go.

Over the years we've collected a few Alumni stories that illustrate just how our grads go on to change the world for the better.

• » Ricardo Maldonado, BA 2002
• » Connor Hawkins, MA 2000
• » Kathleen Ellion, BA 1999
• » Elizabeth Weber, BA 1984
• » Rodney Merrill, BA 1975
• » Cheryl Sanford, BA 1972
• » Mary Jo Bates, BA 1971
• » Eileen Bostwick, BA 1971

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