The Department of Sociology at Boston University fosters teaching and research that expands knowledge of human social behavior. We are a convivial department composed of outstanding faculty and students who are engaged in cutting edge research that spans traditional subfield and disciplinary boundaries. Core strengths include, but are not limited to, the sociology of health and medicine, urban sociology and the sociology of housing, the study of law and incarceration, the sociology of race, gender, class, and sexualities, and global and transnational sociology. We value our engagement with communities near and far and seek to foster impactful research and teaching.