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Sociology Students Travel to Seattle

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Faculty and students at The Pacific Sociological Association’s 94th Annual Conference

Five faculty and 16 students from the Sociology department attended The Pacific Sociological Association’s 94th Annual Conference, in Seattle, Washington March 30th -April 2. 

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Three SOC MA Alumni attend who are in PhD programs attended. L - R (Aluka Eddy, MA 2023, Tony Silvaggio Chair Sociology MA 1997, Lenny Hendrson MA 2020, Torisha Khonach 2019).

The focus of the conference was ‘We Will Do Better’ and Other Myths: Social Institutions and the Maintenance of Oppression.  The students were encouraged to examine issues through research, teaching, activism, and public sociology.

Participants from the Sociology department included 3 Soc rad MA students, 13 undergraduates from Sociology and Criminology and Justice Studies.  There were also 3 SOC MA Alumni attend who are in PhD programs. 

Student travel to the event was supported by the CAHSS, IRA (PSA Field Trip Course), and the Department of Sociology Trust.