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Dr. Steve Kent gives expert media interview in Global News coverage of abuses at Third Day Worship Centre

  • 17 December 2020
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BGSA Executive wins EDI Award

  • 17 December 2020
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Anti-Racism scholar Shirley Anne Tate named Canada Research Chair

  • 17 December 2020
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Sociology Speaker Series ft. Dr Leila Harris

  • 14 December 2020
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International learning in the time of COVID-19

  • Ashley Rabinovitch
  • 7 December 2020
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Sociology Speaker Series ft. Dr Walden Bello

  • 9 November 2020
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More training, education needed to fight systemic racism in public institutions, say Black scholars at U of A

  • 2 November 2020
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Congratulations Amy Kaler and Rezvaneh Hossein Pour, A Faculty of Arts’ 2020 Killam Laureate

  • Donna McKinnon
  • 15 October 2020
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Lunch Container Series

  • 5 October 2020
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Prison as a temporary refuge? | Sandra Bucerius | TEDxUAlberta

  • 5 October 2020
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‘We’re all Canadians here’: Jail culture is keeping extremism at bay, suggests an unprecedented Canadian study

  • Douglas Quan
  • 4 September 2020
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Canadians with disabilities face barriers to financial security, researchers find

  • Geoff McMaster
  • 12 August 2020
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Assistant Prof Holly Campeau speaks on "The policymaker’s path to defund the police"

  • Holly Campeau, Kike Roach
  • 11 August 2020
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Defunding the police requires understanding what role policing plays in our society

  • Temitope Oriola
  • 7 August 2020
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Digital infrastructure Resources For Online Teaching & Research

  • Dominique Clement
  • 6 August 2020
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Researchers reveal patterns of sexual abuse in religious settings

  • Geoff McMaster
  • 5 August 2020
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What Does ‘Defund the Police’ Really Mean?

  • ANNA HOLTBY
  • 31 July 2020
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Tough-on-crime anti-drug moralizing does a disservice to Canadians

  • Will Schultz, Sandra Bucerius & Kevin Haggerty
  • 31 July 2020
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Long-term study by Sociology Emeritus Harvey Krahn, and Nancy Galambos reveals unique insights into how we change as we age

  • Geoff McMaster
  • 27 July 2020
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U of A sociologist Amy Kaler compiles COVID-19 stories to document extraordinary moment in history

  • Geoff McMaster
  • 27 July 2020
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Spaces and Cultures of Quarantine Special Issue

  • 16 July 2020
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Sociology Allum Dr. Paul Joosse Awarded CSA Early Investigator Award

  • CSA
  • 6 July 2020
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Confronting Legacies of Colonization: Dr. George Pavlich appointed as Tory Chair

  • Donna McKinnon
  • 3 July 2020
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Activating Spaces - New Guide for Urban Planners written by Sociology's Drs. Jim Morrow (Adjunct), and Prof. Rob Shields

  • Geoff McMaster
  • 2 July 2020
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'With this hope we can do beautiful things'

  • Stephanie Bailey
  • 25 June 2020
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Canadian prisons in the time of COVID-19: Recommendations for the pandemic and beyond

  • JONATHAN HAYWARD/THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • 24 June 2020
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Convocation ‘20: Vidal Tavares

  • Brooke MacCallum
  • 11 June 2020
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Dr. Tope Oriola in The Conversation: 'How police departments can identify and oust killer cops'

  • Temitope Oriola
  • 11 June 2020
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Convocation ‘20: Maryam Rana

  • Brooke MacCallum
  • 11 June 2020
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Congratulations Sociology and Criminology Graduates

  • 10 June 2020
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IG in Conversation with Dr. Amy Kaler: COVID-19 and Gender

  • 5 May 2020
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Church of Scientology takes advantage of crisis to advertise, says ex-member

  • Gaétan Poul
  • 23 April 2020
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Canada’s resilience through COVID-19 hinges on how we treat our most vulnerable, say experts

  • 22 April 2020
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Tracking Generation X: Insights and findings from the Edmonton Transitions Study

  • 24 February 2020
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INVOKE Sociology Undergraduate Journal Vol 5 - Gender, Colonization, and Violence

  • 20 February 2020

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