Connections

• Wyant and Bowen (2018) suggest using book clubs to help students apply sociological conceptsOctober 23, 2024

  Wyant and Bowen (2018) suggest using book clubs to help students apply sociological concepts to real-world examples. Their study highlights that book clubs positively affect student attitudes and learning outcomes across various course settings.

• Are you teaching a course on labor unions?October 21, 2024

  Are you teaching a course on labor unions? This article highlights recent scholarly work that explores the changing landscape of labor unions in the U.S., focusing on new organizing efforts and union-busting strategies.

• This piece by Applied WorldwideOctober 16, 2024

  This piece by Applied Worldwide demonstrates one way course assignments can be turned into public sociology pieces. The article then highlights several recent articles written by undergraduates at Colorado Mesa University. 

• While most current literatureOctober 14, 2024

  While most current literature focused on implementing anti-racist pedagogy examines the instructor-undergraduate student dynamic, this article highlights the crucial role of graduate teaching assistants in implementing this pedagogy in the classroom.

• See Cambrice’s piece onOctober 9, 2024

  See Cambrice’s piece on the need to bring attention to sociology programs and foster community among sociology students at HBCUs, particularly in a post Floyd-era.