Students

Ashley Torres Carrasquillo will establish a project that seeks to counter the levels of violence and poverty experienced by mainly Black, disabled, and LGBTQ+ youth in public housing in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

We are pleased to announce the recipients of the DES undergraduate awards. Jessica George was awarded the Minoru Yasui Community Leader Scholarship; Gabriela Mejía won the George F. Rivera Social Justice Scholarship; Jaiea Ramirez recieved the Carlotta Walls LaNier Civil Rights Scholarship; and Jaqueline Rangel was awarded the Ella Cara...

We are pleased to announce the recipients of the Ruth Glenn Award, our DES Graduate Research Fellowships, and the Best Graduate Student Paper Award. LeAnna Luney received the Ruth Glenn Award to support her dissertation research exploring the intersections of power and how they impact forgotten people's realities, in tandem...

Congratulations to PhD student Deanne Grant on accepting a Visiting Instructor position and becoming a Mellow Fellow at Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO for the 2019-2020 academic year in the sociology department!