Sociology News

Collage of Northland College professors who will be teaching a course on the pandemic

Pandemic!

A New Course at Northland College

The typical May term course at Northland College, set to begin April 27, promotes field-based, experiential, and immersive learning, as a way to focus on a particular topic, skill, or region. However, nothing is typical about this year and faculty pivoted—quickly. Northland announced a new course last week created specifically for these times—Pandemic! Northland Unites:…

Tara Padovan

Tara Devotes Semester to Helping Refugees

National Geographic posted a photo in June of a seven-year-old Syrian refugee named Rama, who lives with her family in a camp in Athens. The photo was posted as part of series for World Refugee Day as a way to raise awareness about the plight of refugees around the world. Student Tara Padovan, who just…

Fence memorial at Pulse

What We Don’t Know Can Hurt Us

Understanding Gun Violence

Angela Stroud’s contribution to the Items “Understanding Gun Violence” series calls for greater conceptual clarity among researchers. As an important example, Stroud examines different ways in which “mass shootings” are…  Read More

Northland College alum Alex Alvarez

Climate Change and the Risk for Mass Violence

Alex Alvarez '85 leads the Genocide Resource Project

Alex Alvarez ’85 majored in sociology and outdoor education at Northland College and went on to pursue sociology at the University of New Hampshire. He is a professor at Northern…  Read More

Student in courtroom

Path to Immigration Law

Adrian Diaz ’16 says he has witnessed the struggles of immigrants in the United States and it has shaped his career goals. “My parents’ and my experience with American xenophobia…  Read More