UNK Department of Sociology

09/21/2026

08/29/2026

📣 Hey Lopers, we're back! The Period Poverty Project is officially up and running for the 2026-27 academic year!

Free menstrual products will be stocked in women's restrooms in 8 campus buildings starting this week.

We are powered entirely by the generosity of our community and are 100% volunteer and donation-based.

Thank you to everyone who helps make this resource available. Let's continue supporting one another and breaking down barriers to student success! 💙💛

08/28/2026

NUSS 2026 is taking shape. Call for papers details are coming soon.

08/22/2026

Congratulations Dr. Loughrin for receiving the 2026 UNK R.I.S.E. Award for Institutional Engagement!

08/15/2026

The countdown is on!

We're excited to welcome UNK students back for a year filled with friendship, community, learning, and plenty of memorable moments. And while you're discovering your place on campus, why not discover a major that helps you understand the people, groups, and communities around you? If you've ever found yourself people-watching and thinking, "Why do we do the things we do?" ... you might just be a Sociology major in the making.

Stop by and learn more about Sociology at UNK!

05/20/2026

The Period Poverty Project at UNK has officially wrapped up Year TWO of providing free menstrual products in women's restrooms across eight buildings on campus!
In just two academic years, that adds up to 10,000+ products distributed 🤯
Fun fact: PPP is run entirely by volunteers and donations. That means it’s truly students supporting students and Kearney community members stepping in to make a difference.
And the momentum keeps going…
During National Menstrual Health Awareness Month (May), we received an incredible donation of 881 products—putting us right on track to launch Year THREE this fall!
Thank you to everyone who’s helped make this possible. This is what community care looks like 💕

05/12/2026

Congratulations, Alyssa!

We are thrilled to announce the publication of Volume 27, Issue 1 of The UNK Undergraduate Research Journal! Our department took over the URJ this year and brought it to our Experiential Learning classes. Shout-outs to everyone who made this new department venture possible: the authors and their mentors, Dr. Simon and Professor Weisse for their guidance and assistance, the reviewers, and all of this year's student editors (Noelle Adams, Josh Andrews, Lewis Berg, Danika Bohl, Walker Gullicksen, Faolan Larson, Tony Morales-Rodriguez, Joszelyn Nichelson, Jenna Strampher, Persephony Tobin, Abby Trantham, and Liv Williby. Check it out! https://openspaces.unk.edu/undergraduate-research-journal/

04/11/2026

What is Sociology?

Ever wonder why society works the way it does—or how you can make a real difference in people’s lives?

Sociology helps you understand how people, communities, and systems shape lived experiences—and gives you the tools to turn that insight into action.

🌍 Understand society. Support people. Create change.

02/28/2026

Nebraska Public Media, this week on the Friday LIVE Extra, hear a conversation with three members of the SALT Quintet about their upcoming concert entitled "A Mosaic of Mothers."

Hear a conversation with 3 members of the SALT Quintet about their upcoming concert entitled A Mosaic of Mothers, as well as from Nebraska's own Philip Daniel about an upcoming concert at the Lark in Hastings that involves scent.