Undergraduate Sociology student posters at ESS 2026
Earlier this month, a group of our undergraduate students traveled to Washington, DC for this year’s Eastern Sociological Society’s conference. On Friday March 6th, the ESS Undergraduate Student Poster Session III included the following BU students: Ju Derraik, “Stripping it Down: How LGBTQ+ Individuals are Intimately Repairing Body Image” Ella Wagner, “From Abstinence to Algorithm: […]
BU Sociology at ESS 2026 this weekend
The Eastern Sociological Society’s annual conference begins today in Washington, DC. The theme for ESS 2026 is “Transformation & Repair: Worldmaking in Contexts of Struggle and Constraint.” Below is a list of BU Sociology faculty and students who are participating this year. You can see the full conference program here. Thursday , March 5, 2026 […]
BU Sociology at ASA 2025
120th Annual Meeting: Reimagining the Future of Work August 8-12, 2025 | Chicago, Illinois | #ASA2025 The 120th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA) starts this week! This year’s ASA will be in Chicago from August 8th to the 12th. It provides the opportunity for professionals involved in the scientific study of society […]
We have to be creative: BU Sociology Alumna Emma Kalff’s 2025 Commencement Speech
We were delighted to welcome back to Boston University our guest speaker, Emma Kalff, Class of 2015. Emma continues our tradition of welcoming back alumni to our graduation ceremonies. Emma Kalff graduated from BU 10 years ago with a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and a minor in Art History. She is now working as a […]
Dr. Alondra Nelson presents at the 17th annual Albert Morris Lecture
On Thursday March 27th, Dr. Alondra Nelson (Institute for Advanced Study) traveled to BU to present Reimagining Resistance in the “Black Box Society” at our department’s 17th annual Morris Lecture. We were honored to meet Dr. Nelson and hear more about her recent research on artificial intelligence and “the relationship between the possibilities of knowing […]
BU Sociology students and faculty present at 2025 Eastern Sociological Society conference
Last week a number of our students and faculty presented at the 2025 ESS conference in Boston. Here are some highlights:
BU Sociology at #ESS2025 next week
#ESS2025: “Building Solidarity to Break Cycles of Repression” March 6-9, 2025; Boston, MA The annual Eastern Sociological Society (ESS) conference will be in Boston this year and it starts next week! It will include scheduled sessions, mini conferences, author-meets-critics, and more. BU Sociology faculty and students, both graduate and undergraduate, will be represented throughout the […]
BU Sociology at ASA 2024
119th Annual Meeting: Intersectional Solidarities August 9-13, 2024 | Montreal, Quebec | #ASA2024 The 119th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA) starts this week! This year’s ASA will be in Montreal from August 9th to the 13th. It provides the opportunity for professionals involved in the scientific study of society to share knowledge […]
BU Sociology at ASA 2023
118th Annual Meeting: The Educative Power of Sociology August 17-21, 2023 | Philadelphia, PA | #ASA2023 The 118th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA) starts this week! This year’s ASA will be in Philadelphia from August 17th to the 21st. It provides the opportunity for professionals involved in the scientific study of society to share […]
Seminar Series speaker Dr. David Cort featured in the Daily Free Press
Sociology seminar presentation by Associate Professor David Cort (UMass-Amherst) is featured in the Daily Press. Click here to view the article.