Department of Sociology at Texas State

05/21/2026

Dr. Joseph A. Kotarba was selected to present the George Herbert Mead lecture at the 2026 annual convention of the National Communication Association (NCA). The 2026 NCA Convention is to be held at New Orleans, LA, November 19-22.
Congratulations Dr. Kotarba!

05/18/2026

Congratulations to Srima Burman for her award from the P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship (IPS) Fund for the 2026-2027 academic year!

05/05/2026

Join us in celebrating our graduating Sociology Majors as they end their internship experience

04/29/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Kotarba on his grant award!

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04/27/2026

Congratulations to our SOAR students on their poster presentation at the Undergraduate Research Conference. Many thanks to Crystal Lopez from Community Action Inc. for providing support for the SOAR Program

04/10/2026

Congratulations to our Sociology, Applied Sociology, and Sustainability students who presented at this year's Graduate Student Research Conference! Our thanks to the following students for their work and for representing our department so well. We are proud of you all!

Avijit Ayon (Sustainability Studies)
Srima Burman (Sustainability Studies)
Holly Elrod (Applied Sociology)
Nusrat Tasnim Fariha (Sustainability Studies)
Zipporah Omage (Sustainability Studies)
Dana Sayre (Applied Sociology)
Hannah Wales (Sociology)

04/06/2026

2026 Sociology Honors & Awards Banquet, April 2nd, 2026 | Congratulations to our award winners!

04/14/2025

Congratulations to Dana Sayre on their recent participation in the Graduate Student Research Conference!

In their own words: "My research project was a qualitative research study of the San Marcos TX Q***r Council (SMTXQC) using ethnographic research methods. Based on member interviews and corroboration from online sources, I chronicled the history and development of the organization, its members and audiences, and explored current and future issues affecting its growth and development. This research can be situated within larger Sociological research literature about non-metropolitan LGBTQ communities".

03/21/2025

Celebrating our students at the AKD Banquet

01/14/2025

The Coalition of Black Faculty and Staff will be hosting a Memorial Service for Dr. Anderson on February 7th from 4-6pm in Flowers Hall 230.

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