News from the Department of Sociology
Our first colloquium with Professor Aaron Kupchik from the University of Delaware: "Suspended Education: School Punishment and the Legacy of Racial Injustice" on 1/27/26. Co-sponsored by the Department of Educational Foundations & Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health
SOC 605 Statistics for Regression Analysis, 3 credits
SOC 435 Women and Crime, 3 credits, Meets Social Science Diverisification (DS) Requirements
SOC 432 Punishment & Society, 3 credits, Meets Social Science Diversification (DS) Requirements
SOC 356 Chinese Society and Culture, 3 credits, meets Social Science Diversification Requirement
SOC 354 Survey of Medical Sociology, 3 credits, meets Social Science Diversification (DS) requirement
SOC 341 Survey of Social Psychology, 3 credits, meets Social Science Diversification (DS) requirement
SOC 333 Criminology, 3 credits, meets Social Science Diversification (DS) requirement
SOC 316 Survey of Social Change, 3 credits
SOC 300 Principles of Sociological Inquiry, 4 credits, meets Social Science Diversification (DS) requirement
SOC 214 Introduction to Race and Ethnic Relations, 3 credits, meets social Science Diversification (DS) requirement
SOC 176 Introduction to Data Analytics, 3 credits, meets Social Science Diversification (DS) requirement
On Friday, 10/24/25, the College of Social Sciences (CSS) hosts Ho‘okipa, an annual event to welcome new faculty, staff and visiting colleagues to the CSS ‘Ohana. They recognize individuals at CSS who have been honored for their excellence, hard work and dedication in their roles
Check out our most recent edition of Liberty Newsletter! Members of No Labels, the Creative Writing Project at the Women’s Community Correctional Center, present the October issue of Liberty: Under the Sea. A special shout out to students in SOC 100, who made the newsletter!
Our last colloquium event with Associate Professor Myungji Yang: “Reactionary Politics in South Korea: Historical Legacies, Far-Right Intellectuals, and political mobilization” on 11/18/25. Co-sponsored by @UHMAsianStudies @cksuhm, Global Asia Working Group, & Matsunaga Institute
Please join us for our second colloquium event of the semester with a Panel Discussion on Social Theories and Normativity on 9/30/25. Co-sponsored by the College of Social Sciences.
Check out our most recent edition of Liberty Newsletter! Members of No Labels, the Creative Writing Project at the Women's Community Correctional Center, presents the Summer issue of Liberty: PRIDE
Join us for our first colloquium event of the semester with Professor Satoko Hirai of Suzuka University of Medical Science: “Breast Cancer Survivors: Life Story, Reflections on my Positionality, and Building a Portfolio” on 9/2/25. Co-sponsored by the Center of Oral History.
Professor Ashley Rubin interviewed by Chronicle of Higher Education about Sociological Research
https://www-chronicle-com.eres.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/newsletter/the-review/2025-07-14
Soc 230 Introduction to Sustainability, 3 credits