Events News Archive

Explore the new, interdisciplinary Addiction Studies minor (that includes contributions from our department) with a lecture series on Substance Misuse, the War on Drugs, and Recovery.

Unveiling Party for The SOCiety’s Little Free Library The SOCiety, aka the sociology club, will be unveiling their Little Free Library on Thursday, April 6th.  Join them for the opportunity to exchange books, find new literature to read, as well as see Marshall University’s first outdoor library structure.  Refreshments will also be available for purchase.

Event Flyer: Junious Brickhouse (PDF) Thursday, March 2, 6-7:30 pm. MSC BE5 JUNIOUS “HOUSE” BRICKHOUSE IS AN INTERNATIONALLY ESTABLISHED EDUCATOR, CHOREOGRAPHER AND CULTURAL PRESERVATIONIST with over 30 years of experience in Urban Dance Culture. As the Founding Executive Director of Urban Artistry Inc., Junious has inspired and created a movement of artists dedicated to the authentic

NaloxoneTraining_Flyer The SOCiety, Marshall’s Student Sociology Association, is hosting a Naloxone Training (an opioid overdose reversal treatment) by the Cabell-Huntington Harm Reduction Program. The event, held on Monday, March 13th at 7:00pm in BE5, is free and open to students, faculty, staff, and the general public. Participants will learn about opioid overdose signs and symptoms

Marshall University Archaeological Fieldschool, 2017

Jack Shuler, PhD – Public Lecture (PDF) Department of Sociology & Anthropology Guest Lecture Series Presents Dr. Jack Shuler giving a public lecture titled “Buckeyes and Dixie:Race Relations in America’s Heartland” Author, independent journalist, Denison University professor Shuler’s published works include: The Thirteenth Turn: A History of the Noose (2014), Blood and Bone: Truth and Reconciliation in a Southern

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology sponsored Works in Progress Series continues.  We’re now in our third year! We’ll be meeting for our last session of the Fall 2017 semester on Friday, November 11th at 1 PM in Drinko Library, Room 402.  We have had the same room and time slot all semester for all sessions of

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology sponsored Works in Progress Series continues.  We’re now in our third year! Next week we’ll be meeting on Friday, October 14th at 1 PM in Drinko Library, Room 402.  We have the same room and time slot all semester for all sessions of the series.  Each session will have 1-2

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Throughout that busy semester, Heidi Dennison, Jake Farley, Samantha Harvey, Alexis Kastigar, Hannah Smith, and Jocelyn Taylor had an in-depth, “behind the scenes” experience learning how to host an academic conference. In addition to conference planning, five students organized their own paper session and presented their individual research projects. The sixth student created a multi-media