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Power, Sex, and Gender in the Workplace

Academic Festival
Academics
Career Services
Sociology

The “Power, Sex, and Gender in the Workplace,” panel is a space where students can come and learn about the realities of sexual assault and…

Unpacking the Food of Food Assistance

Academic Festival
Sociology

There is a gap in knowledge of how food assistance as an institutionalized system shapes what food even makes it to pantry shelves. Using in-depth…

Education in Diverse Settings

Academic Festival
Education
Sociology

My winter internship supporting high schoolers with cognitive and physical challenges by promoting opportunities for them to become contributing members of society.

Faculty Spotlight Series – Professor Karen McCormack

Provost
Sociology

In this week’s Faculty Spotlight Series, we shine a light on Karen McCormack, Professor of Sociology.

Race & Racism: Building an Anti-racist Society

African, African American, Diaspora Studies
Anthropology
Economics
History
Political Science
Provost
Psychology
Sociology
Student Affairs
Women's and Gender Studies

Starting this fall, a new interdisciplinary course will be open to all students, faculty, and staff who want to practice effective anti-racism.

LGBTQ+ (Trans)Formations

Academic Festival
Sociology
Women's and Gender Studies

How is an LGBTQ+ individual’s identity formed, and if it changes over time how and why does it do so? I was especially interested in…

“We don’t know what the color of their light bulb is yet, and maybe it will change.” Gender Socialization and Gender-Neutral Child Rearing

Academic Festival
Sociology

We live in a society that is drenched in gender stereotypes. Because of this, children regularly learn to adopt gender roles predetermined to them.

Sociology Alum Recognized for Research & Scholarship

Sociology

Dr. Derron Wallace ’07 continues to accrue honors and awards.

The Ignorance of All Lives Matter

Sociology

“While the intention of “all lives matter” is perceived to be about a shared and peaceful humanity, it actually perpetuates a racist narrative that dehumanizes…

How Widespread is Poor Mental Health in the United States?

Sociology

Have you ever spent any amount of time worrying about mental illness in people around you? Well, you’re not alone. By Rachael Barbaresi ’18

Examining the Politics of the “Wheaton Bubble”

Sociology

Does being at a liberal arts college like Wheaton require an implicit allegiance to political liberalism, and is so just what sort of liberalism is…

The Evolving Linkages between Parenthood and Marriage

Sociology

If marriage is no longer the context for child-rearing and sexual expression, does it have a future. It’s for us to decide. By Pia Parisi-Marcoux…