Cameron Lippard Edits Encyclopedia on Race and Racism in America
Jul 24, 2014
Co-editors Drs. Charles Gallagher and Cameron Lippard recently completed a four-volume encyclopedia on race and racism in America. Following is an int...
Lee Ann Ferguson Named Southern Gerontological Society Association Manager
Jul 24, 2014
Lee Ann Steffen Ferguson has been named the new Manager of the Southern Gerontological Society (SGS). The announcement was made June 2 by SGS Presiden...
Exciting New Class Offered! - Punishment in American Society
Jul 2, 2014
Are you interested in the interplay between sociological theory and punishment in the United States? Have you ever wondered how surveillance in modern...
Alumna Named Area Agency on Aging Director
Jun 2, 2014
In February 2014 Julie Wiggins was named the new Director of North Carolina’s Region D (High Country) Area Agency on Aging, located in Boone. At the...
Tommy Boyd - Seeing and Changing the World
Apr 29, 2014
One way sociology is helpful to our students is that it sets them up for global adventures In December of 2008, Tommy Boyd graduated with a degree in ...
The Caregiver Community: Caregiving Strategies - A Podcast by Dr. Ed Rosenberg
Apr 29, 2014
No matter where you live or work, the world’s population is rapidly aging. In the United States alone, there are nearly 60 million adults age 60 and...
Is Boone Age-Friendly? A Community-Based Research/Service-Learning Project
Apr 29, 2014
In the field of gerontology, one of the growing areas or concentrations is “Age-Friendly Communities.” The goal of this movement is to deter...
New Lecturer in the Department of Sociology
Aug 28, 2013
The Department of Sociology would like to welcome Kristen Rushin as a one-year temporary lecturer. Kristen earned her Master of Arts in the Social Sci...
Local to Global Connections: Dr. Rosenberg's Research in France
Aug 28, 2013
France, like the United States and most other nations, is facing the rapid aging of its population. In Summer 2012 Dr. Rosenberg, who'd taught in Fran...
Community-Based Research? Yeah, We Do That!
Aug 26, 2013
In Spring 2013, the Department of Sociology's Senior Seminar course partnered with the Appalachian Women's Fund to examine what barriers women in the ...