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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. 

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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. 

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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.   

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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. 

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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. 

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Feb 12, 2020

Wolfpack Writers: Sarah Bowen

We caught up with sociology professor Sarah Bowen to learn more about her book "Pressure Cooker: Why Home Cooking Won’t Solve Our Problems and What We Can Do About It." 

Aug 14, 2018

Anthropology Major Spends Summer at NYC’s American Museum of Natural History

Working as a summer anthropology intern at the American Museum of Natural History, NC State anthropology major Colin Gravelle has researched and written about some unique objects. 

Jun 25, 2018

Ethnographic Field School in Guatemala

NC State’s Ethnographic Field School teaches students about the environmental, socio-economic and cultural impacts of tourism for a quarter century. 

Jun 25, 2018

NC State Students Excavate Prehistoric Settlement in Cyprus

A group of 15 NC State undergraduates traveled to the island of Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean to take part in an archaeological field school.