News

Sep 24, 2020

Student Ambassador Spotlights: Anthropology, Criminology and Sociology

Meet several members of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology Student Ambassadors, a team of 19 undergraduate student volunteers who help with student activities, new student recruitment, department communications, student involvement, and student mentorship. 

Sep 24, 2020

Faculty and Academic Advisor Spotlight: Margaret Stiffler

Over the last few decades, Margaret Stiffler has held many titles at NC State: student, advisor and faculty member. 

Sep 24, 2020

Get Involved: Criminal Justice and Criminology Club

Criminology and psychology double-major Deirdre Byrnes details the club's offerings. 

Sep 24, 2020

In the Field: Interning with the Raleigh Police Department Through ACORNS

Anthropology major Shelby Feirstein reflects on her fall internship — and the importance of addressing homelessness in Raleigh. 

Sep 24, 2020

In the Field: Interning with the North Carolina Public Interest Research Group (NCPIRG)

Sociology and political science double-major Carly Richardson reflects on her summer internship — and the push to increase voter turnout. 

Jul 8, 2020

Welcome Our New Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty

Laura DeMarco joins the Department of Sociology and Anthropology as assistant professor in the area of crime, law and social control, in which she will teach. 

Jun 17, 2020

Troy Case Named Head, Sociology and Anthropology

NC State’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology will welcome Troy Case as head, effective July 1, 2020. 

Jun 5, 2020

Meet our Outstanding Spring 2020 PhD and Masters Graduates

We would like to congratulate our Anthropology MA and Sociology MS graduates as well as our Sociology  PhD Spring 2020 graduates. We wish them the best of luck as they venture into their next endeavors.   

Jun 5, 2020

Message from the Sociology and Anthropology Department

We, as a Department of Sociology and Anthropology, are keenly aware of how conscious and unconscious bias in housing, employment, education, and health care produce systematic advantages for some groups and disadvantage for others. 

Apr 20, 2020

Katherine Haddock (Sociology, International Studies ’13) Helps Others Secure Their Future

Hear how sociology and international studies alumna Katherine Haddock is giving back to her community as an immigration lawyer.