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The sociology department is happy to announce the arrival of Dr. Aaron Passell to our little tribe. Dr. Passell has an undergraduate degree in from Wesleyan College, where he majored in sociology and French literature. His PHD in sociology is from New York University (2007). He has recently taught at Muhlenberg College and the University of Pennsylvania. He has a book coming out shortly with Routledge on the new urbanism movement. His research examines the interplay of various forms of urban development with the physical environment and culture. His teaching interests include questions about the social construction of gender and race, differing concepts of class in the United States, and the sociological analysis of the city. He will be teaching urban sociology, among other courses, and be involved with the Poinsett Highway Corridor Project. He is also an avid noontime basketball player and youth soccer coach.

Contact Information

Gail McDiarmid, Department Secretary
Phone: (864)294-2218
Fax: (864)294-3610
Location: Johns Hall 106

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News

• 2011-2012 Award Winners
  The Sociology Department is proud to announce our 2011-2012 Award Winners! Johnson Webb: Emily McClimon and Sean Hastings Dan Cover: Chelsea Brewer, Porschia Johnson, and Rachel Thompson Elta Cover: Sean Hastings and Emily Ralls
• Congrats to Our Sociology Majors Inducted Into Phi Beta Kappa
  Congratulations to the following sociology majors who were recently inducted into Furman’s Gamma Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa: Sean Christopher Hastings – Business Administration and Sociology Emily Kate McClimon – Sociology Rachel Claire Thompson – Classics and Sociology Nicole Evelyn Wischmeyer – Sociology (Pre-Health) Alanna B. Gillis – Sociology (Poverty Studies/Latin American Studies) Congratulations to all!
• Sociology students present research at Conference
  Seven sociology students: Cierra Riddle, Catherine Harmon, Wellsley Radecke, Sophie Varn,  Jenna Barnett, Mallory Boyd, and Kristen Werner all presented research at the 2012 annual meeting of the Southern Sociological Society.  Faculty members Paul Kooistra, Allison Hurst, Ken Kolb, and Kyle Longest  attended and presented their own work as well.
• Gail McDiarmid in the News!
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• Upcoming Talk
  The Sociology Club will co-sponsor a CLP event on Monday, November 21 at 7:30 in Burgiss Theater. Dr. Kristy Maher’s graduate school mentor, Dr. David R. Williams, currently Professor at the Harvard School of Public Health, will discuss:  Making America Healthier for All: What each of us can do.
• Kyle Longest in the News
  Furman Sociologist recently quoted in a Greenville News article.  Click on this post to find the link.