Better living through city planning
Aspiring city planner Lay’la Harmon seeks solutions to environmental disparities.
Department News
New Policy - Sociology courses: All students who have taken SOC 101 are eligible to take sociology electives. A student no longer needs to have SOC 211 or SOC 221 to take 300-level courses.
Morta Jankauskaite receives 2025 James A. Sartain award
Congratulations to Morta Jankauskaite, recipient of the James A. Sartain award for Outstanding Student in Sociology 2025. Professor and chair, Jeff Hass presented Morta the award at the department’s Spring Celebration on April 15th.
Sociology Major Awarded Dr. Tinina Q. Cade Scholarship
Chloe Goode, a sophomore from Henrico, is the first recipient of the Dr. Tinina Q. Cade Scholarship. “I am extremely grateful to be a recipient of this scholarship,” Goode said. “This honor only further drives home the reason I chose this school, the amount of support that is offered to advance personal, professional, and academic enrichment. This scholarship will help bridge the financial gap between me being able to take advantage of those opportunities for development.”
Sociology Major recipient of Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
Lay’la Harmon, a senior from Chester, Pennsylvania will study in LaRochelle France this summer as a Gilman Scholar. "I am very excited for this opportunity and the growth I will have both personally and professionally," Harmon said. Looking forward to fall 2025, she plans to attend graduate school, pursuing a degree in Urban Planning and Design.
Molly Rossi’s ’16 Journey after UR
Molly Rossi (anthropology minor, class of ’16) is the subject of an exciting, in-dept article featured in the August issue of University of Richmond Magazine. Read how her UR courses and travels paved the way for a successful career at the USAID and now the IMF.
Honors Program & Honor Societies
The goal of the anthropology and sociology honors programs is to allow students with superior interests and talents to explore these fields, personal intellectual interests, and themes beyond the limits of typical courses.
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology also offers students the opportunity to join two honor societies. Alpha Kappa Delta seeks to acknowledge and promote excellence in the scholarship and study of sociology, the research of social problems, and other social and intellectual activities that will lead to improvement in the human condition. Lambda Alpha supports scholarship and research by acknowledging and honoring superior achievement in the discipline among students engaged in the study of anthropology.
Feature Stories
Student Scholars
University of Richmond Junior Chloe Goode Named Truman Scholar
Goode is one of 54 award recipients out of 743 nominations selected for this prestigious, highly competitive scholarship.
Student Experience
A Richmond student explores Nepal, Jordan, and Chile
Junior Daniel Polonia's study abroad program helped him understand the need for change and gain hope for solutions.
Campus Life
UR’s first Hip-Hop Week
Cultural conversations, karaoke, and dance moves were on the list of events acknowledging a lifestyle that began on the streets of New York.
Faculty Highlights
Payne publishes dataset on historical billionaires
Corey Payne, assistant professor of sociology, published "Billionaires and Capitalist Development in World-Historical Perspective," in the journal Sociology of Development. A newly released dataset on the wealthiest individuals in the world between 1450 and 1914 is featured in the article.
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French Awarded
Jan Hoffman French, associate professor of anthropology, received the 2024 Distinguished Faculty Service Award from the University of Richmond at Colloquy.
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Díaz-Barriga Named
Miguel Díaz-Barriga, professor of anthropology, has been named a 2023 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for his research on borders.
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Hass Awarded
Jeffrey Hass, professor of sociology, received the 2023 Mirra Komarovsky Book Award from the Eastern Sociological Society for his book Wartime Suffering and Survival. Learn more.
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The University of Richmond's Scholarship Repository shares faculty publications with a world-wide audience. The map below shows where articles from sociology and anthropology faculty are being read around the globe.
Mailing Address:
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
302 Weinstein Hall
231 Richmond Way
University of Richmond, VA 23173
Phone: (804) 289-8067
Fax: (804) 287-1278
Department Chair: Dr. Jeffrey Hass
Administrative Coordinator: Diane Zotti