Five University of Richmond Graduates Receive Fulbright Grants to Teach English Abroad
Five UR graduates have accepted Fulbright grants for the 2025-26 academic year.
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 named a 2025 Truman Scholar
In April, Henrico native Chloe Goode was named a 2025 Truman Scholar — one of just 54 recipients selected from a pool of 743 nominees nationwide. She is the University of Richmond’s ninth Truman Scholar since the prestigious program began in 1977, and the first since 2013. “I am mind-blown and beyond grateful,” Goode said. A double major in sociology and Africana studies, Goode plans to take full advantage of the Truman Scholar experience following her graduation from UR in 2026. She intends to participate in two of the foundation’s flagship programs: the Truman Summer Institute, which places scholars in internships at government agencies and nonprofit organizations in Washington, D.C., and the yearlong Truman-Albright Fellowship, which offers recent graduates hands-on public service experience in the nation’s capital.
Anthropology class travels to Oaxaca
In May, Anthropology professors Dr. Miguel Díaz-Barriga and Dr. Margaret Dorsey traveled with their Encompass students to Oaxaca, Mexico for a week-long immersive visit. The trip served as the culmination of a half-credit EnCompass course, giving students the opportunity to explore, firsthand, the region’s vibrant farm-to-table movement, indigenous food sovereignty initiatives, and the revitalization of small-scale indigenous agriculture. As the following photos illustrate, Oaxaca’s rich artisanal culture and deep-rooted heritage offered the students a week full of unforgettable and eye-opening experiences.
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
UR Now: University News
University of Richmond receives green honors
The campus has secured a nationally recognized rating for its eco-excellence and achievement as a sustainability leader.
UR Now: ALUMNI
Post-graduation Spiders continue their studies
Four members of the Class of 2025 heading to Syracuse University, Penn, Oxford, and MIT are among the 100-plus recent Richmond alumni on their way to graduate school this fall.
ALUMNI
Post-graduation Spiders continue their studies
Four members of the Class of 2025 heading to Syracuse University, Penn, Oxford, and MIT are among the 100-plus recent Richmond alumni on their way to graduate school this fall.
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