"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
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.