Michigan State University Sociology

05/28/2026

Our Michigan State University Sociology faculty Steven Gold was recently awarded the College's Lifetime Achievement Award for Teaching, Research and Service.

Congrats to Dr. Gold!

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05/22/2026

A degree in sociology opens the door to so many rewarding and meaningful careers. If you’re curious about what a sociology degree could mean for you, check out the ASA’s “Majoring in Sociology: A Pathway to Opportunity” resource. It includes areas of study, some of the essential skills you’ll acquire, career possibilities, informative webinar recordings, and more! https://bit.ly/4wvitYM

05/19/2026

MSU Sociology PhD student Autumn Bland will present "Perceptions of the Red Cedar" as part of the 2026 Red Cedar Lunch and Learn on June 23. Register here: https://sustainability.msu.edu/events/2026/06/red_cedar_lunch_and_learn

05/18/2026

Congratulations to Sociology Assistant Professor Dr. PJ Pettis who has been selected to participate in the 2026 Writer’s Mafungo summer writing retreat in Crystal Mountain.
https://sociology.msu.edu/news/pettisretreat51826.html

05/15/2026

MSU Sociology congratulates Dr. Rebecca Karam, Assistant Professor, on winning a HARP grant to complete the publication of her upcoming book "Making Muslim Americans." Great work, Dr. Karam!
https://sociology.msu.edu/news/harpaward51526.html

05/14/2026

Congratulations to our MSU Sociology PhD students selected for our endowment awards for Spring 2026 including Vilitcia Barghouti, the 2026 Jay Artis Endowment Scholarship recipient; Ereisa Morales named the 2026 John L. McAdoo Dissertation Award winner; and Teresa Rivera was selected for the 2025-26 John & Ruth Useem Endowment Award.
https://sociology.msu.edu/news/spring-awards26.html

05/14/2026

Graduating senior Kaylin Casper received the Richard Lee Featherstone Endowed Prize, MSU's top honor for a graduating senior, and the College of Arts & Letters' Outstanding Senior Achievement Award. Both awards recognize Casper's creative thinking, intellectual ingenuity, service and leadership, and exceptional character.

Casper graduated this May with a B.A. in Sociology and a B.A. in Humanities-Prelaw. She also has an additional major in Women’s and Gender Studies and a minor in American Indian and Indigenous Studies

05/13/2026

ICYMI: MSU Sociology celebrated Ereisa G. Morales as she walked during the spring advancement degree ceremony. Congratulations on all your hard work, Ereisa!

05/07/2026

Kaylin Casper, winner of the 2026 Featherstone Award, was officially presented with the award by MSU Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education Mark Largent. Casper graduates with degrees in sociology, humanities - prelaw and women’s & gender studies, with minors in American Indian & Indigenous Studies, le***an, gay, bisexual, transgender, q***r and sexuality studies and peace and justice studies.
We are so proud of you, Kaylin!

05/07/2026