Department of Sociology & Anthropology

Department of Sociology & Anthropology

The Department of Sociology & Anthropology combines the study of people and cultures and produces students who are not only aware of the history and significance of humankind but who are also cognizant of how our actions impact the world in which we live.

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Department News

Congratulations to Enrique Kotera, recipient of the 2024 James A. Sartain award!

 

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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.”

Lay'la Harmon

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

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.

2022 Lambda Alpha recipients

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.

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Faculty Highlights

Dr. Jan H. French
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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Scholarship Repository Readership

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