UNO Department of Sociology and Anthropology

01/20/2021

Have you been wondering what you can do with your sociology degree?

The 22-year-old LA resident will recite her poem “The Hill We Climb” for President-elect Joe Biden's swearing-in ceremony Wednesday.

12/24/2020

Congrats to our colleague Dr. Alecia Anderson!

Alecia Anderson, Ph.D., and Ramon Guerra, Ph.D., were named Faculty Fellows in the College of Arts and Sciences to focus on efforts related to Diversity, Equity, Access and Inclusion (DEAI).

12/17/2020

Students in the Social Justice and Social Change course this Fall semester decided that this year, the course would focus on the prevailing issue of “white capitalism”. The students provided content, structure, and delivery of their course project: a website highlighting Evolving Oppression in Omaha. This site includes video recorded conversations with local leaders and activists, social justice zines focused on policing, resources for learning more about these topics, and information regarding local community organizations engaged in social justice work. These undergrad and graduate students have provided a lasting sustainable resource for social justice in the Omaha community. https://evolvingoppressioninomaha.weebly.com/

Hannah Michelle Bussa CONTRIBUTOR UNO’s Social Justice and Social Change class is proud to release their project entitled “Evolving Oppression in Omaha: Policing, Incarceration, Capitalism, and Community Response.” Over the semester, the class of undergraduate and graduate students chose the t...

05/08/2020

Congratulations to all of our graduating Mavericks! We'd like to give a special shout-out to our graduating Sociology Undergrads and our MA students, Aiden Quinn and Zachary Christo. Our highest commendations to all of you for completing the program (and this unusual semester) with strength and dedication!

Tune in to watch the May 2020 Commencement Ceremony:

Join us as we celebrate the May 2020 graduates of the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

03/26/2020

The TikTok for 2020 Census is still receiving applications until April 1st! Take the census, share with your network how easy it is to complete it, you can win lots of prizes!

Make TikToks | Win prizes | Help your community.

03/05/2020

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology is very proud to invite you to participate in a discussion with our special guest, Ashlei Spivey! Join us Wednesday, March 18 at noon in the Milo Bail Student Center! The title of her talk will be "Black Women are the Energy & Essence"!

Special thanks to UNO Goldstein Center for Human Rights, UNO Women's and Gender Studies Program and UNO Department of Black Studies.

03/02/2020

Introducing The Office of Latino and Latin American Studies' Community Engagement Assistant, Ana Diaz-Orozco! Ana is double majoring in OLLAS and Psychology AND minoring in Sociology!

02/03/2020

Help promote the Census and win cash prizes with this contest partially funded by a grant earned by our own Dr. Lissette Aliaga-Linares!

11/04/2019

Have you ever wondered, "What can I do with a sociology major?" Well, we're glad you asked!

As a double major in Black Studies and Sociology, Clarice Dombeck felt like everything aligned perfectly when she was awarded the 2019 Nene Field Ambassador Scholarship to travel to Dakar, Senegal.

10/09/2019

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month! Events begin November 1

10/02/2019

Dr. Jenny Heineman will be giving a special intro to the silent film, "Shoes," on Sat at 2:15 at the Dundee location!

A great early feminist masterpiece from the most prominent and influential woman director of the silent era.

09/21/2019

Check out American Anthropological Association's exhibit here in Omaha September 28 - January 5! RACE Are We So Different? looks at race in the United States through the eyes of history, science and lived experience. The program explains how human variation differs from race, when and why the idea of race was invented, and how race and racism affects everyday life. Free admission Sunday, September 29!

Come and visit RACE: Are We So Different? on this free day thanks to Conagra Brands Foundation.