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The Department of Sociology and Legal Studies was featured in the December 3, 2020 Daily Bulletin article "Academic advising online: new ways to support Waterloo students". 

With the University moving to online processes due to COVID-19, advisors got creative with how to better support students virtually and learn what strategies work best.

The Department of Sociology and Legal Studies congratulates Sociology alumn Upama Poudyal on her essay being selected as "Highly Commended" in the "Social Sciences: Sociology and Social Policy" category of The Global Undergraduate Awards 2020 programme. 

The Department of Sociology and Legal Studies is hosting two Thrive Week events from November 2 to 6, 2020: the Nature Photography Challenge and the Fall and Wellness Scavenger Hunts. Thrive is a series of events focused on building positive mental health for University of Waterloo students, faculty and staff. We encourage the campus community to participate in Thrive events and focus on their wellbeing.

Location: Department of Sociology and International Development Studies Program, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Please note, work is temporarily remote due to Covid19 related restrictions Duration of Work: 1 year (full-time) Start Date: Oct 1, 2020  Project Title: Violence against women migrants and refugees: Analyzing causes and effective policy response.

Re-bordering Canada’s privately sponsored refugees during the pandemic 

Suzan Ilcan has been selected to receive a 2020 Arts Award for Excellence in Research.

The Sociology and Legal Studies department would like to congratulate Rowland Robinson who successfully defended his thesis, “Settler Colonialism + Native Ghosts: An Autoethnographic Account of the Imaginarium of Late Capitalist/Colonialist Storytelling” on Thursday February 6^th, 2020.

Brittany Etmanski, PhD Candidate, Sociology and Legal Studies, has been chosen as one of two speakers for GRADtalks: The Role of the University in the Modern World. 

Damian Sycz, a PhD candidate in Sociology is working with one of the largest police services in Canada as part of his dissertation research, to explore why individuals decide to become police auxiliary constables, and the ways in which police services can improve their recruitment tactics to target individuals with diverse backgrounds. 

Katie Ford is the recipient of the 2018 Warren Ober Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Student in the Faculty of Arts!!