We are a department of outstanding accomplishments and great potential. Faculty and graduate students work hard, contribute a lot, and enjoy the camaraderie of a closely knit culture. The graduate program trains excellent researchers and teachers and places graduates in superlative jobs, both academic and non-academic. Our1999 external review concluded that "the department appears poised to make strides that could move its programs to a much higher position of national prominence." We proudly point to: 

• an outstanding faculty, trained at leading universities and deeply involved in their scholarship, teaching, and outreach
• a broad range of research projects, quantitative and qualitative, domestic and international, collaborative and solo
• prominent publications by faculty, graduate students, and faculty-student collaborations
• our selection by the American Sociological Association as a model preparing future faculty (PFF) program
• our commitment to training graduate students of color
• our solid and innovative teaching, from teacher training for our graduate students to distance education
• the great jobs our graduates get
• the awards our graduate students win
• our engaged model for sociology: we put our research to work to make a difference in the world