Engaging Elections: Making Sense of Student Engagement
From protesting against genocide in Palestine to demanding political responses on climate change, we are witnessing a surge of student… Read More
Toward a Better Vision of Classical Sociological Theory
Sociological theory often feels disconnected from nearly everything else we teach in undergraduate courses. This is not totally an accident,… Read More
Voter Education in the Classroom
Having seen how many students are unaware of how to register to vote, the mechanics of voting, and why voting… Read More
Community-Engaged Learning as a Triple Win
For tenure track faculty with research intensive roles, balancing research and teaching can be difficult. Meanwhile, students are eager to… Read More
Teaching the Hidden Curriculum
When I first started teaching, in the Fall of 2022, I was surprised by how often things that seemed obvious… Read More
Calling Elected Officials
Sociology courses frequently focus on helping students understand the severity of our social problems. We can do even better by… Read More
Crafting Effective Feedback
One of the main tasks we have as instructors and teaching assistants is reading students’ writing and assisting them in… Read More
Sociology is Essential for Students in Medicine
I love sociology majors. They have a unique perspective as they try to apply recently learned concepts and methods while… Read More
Dear Junior Faculty Colleagues
Dear Junior Faculty Colleagues, Teaching community-based learning (CBL) courses is one of the most rewarding pedagogies for students and professors,… Read More
Old School Intro in a 21st Century World
I have to be honest. When I first got the invitation to write an essay for First Publics, I wasn’t… Read More