Government & Sociology, Department of

Event    Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Thinking about law school or a future in the legal field? This is your chance to connect directly with the people who can help you get there!Join us for an interactive, fast-paced networking event where you’ll meet law school representatives, current law students, recent law graduates, and practicing attorneys. This event is designed to give you valuable insight into the many paths within the legal profession while helping you build meaningful connections with professionals in the...
Event    Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Thinking about law school or a future in the legal field? This is your chance to connect directly with the people who can help you get there!Join us for an interactive, fast-paced networking event where you’ll meet law school representatives, current law students, recent law graduates, and practicing attorneys. This event is designed to give you valuable insight into the many paths within the legal profession while helping you build meaningful connections with professionals in the...
Event    Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Thinking about law school or a future in the legal field? This is your chance to connect directly with the people who can help you get there!Join us for an interactive, fast-paced networking event where you’ll meet law school representatives, current law students, recent law graduates, and practicing attorneys. This event is designed to give you valuable insight into the many paths within the legal profession while helping you build meaningful connections with professionals in the...
Event    Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Thinking about law school or a future in the legal field? This is your chance to connect directly with the people who can help you get there!Join us for an interactive, fast-paced networking event where you’ll meet law school representatives, current law students, recent law graduates, and practicing attorneys. This event is designed to give you valuable insight into the many paths within the legal profession while helping you build meaningful connections with professionals in the...
Event    Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Thinking about law school or a future in the legal field? This is your chance to connect directly with the people who can help you get there!Join us for an interactive, fast-paced networking event where you’ll meet law school representatives, current law students, recent law graduates and practicing attorneys. This event is designed to give you valuable insight into the many paths within the legal profession while helping you build meaningful connections with professionals in the field.The...
Event    Thursday, February 26, 2026
Students are invited to learn how to leverage their liberal arts education into careers that will make a difference at home and abroad. Dr. Aschale Siyoum of Scholars at Risk will share his pathway from academia to practice, reflecting on lessons learned from his 10-plus years of research and applied policy work to include his work with government and NGOs in Ethiopia.Dr Siyoum earned his Ph.D. in Development Studies from a university in the Netherlands. His research has resulted in...
Announcement    Tuesday, February 10, 2026
The Department of Government and Sociology is pleased to announce that Political Science major Emily Wright has officially published her article, “The Effect of U.S. State Abortion Bans on Births, Abortions and Compensating Behavior: Evidence Using a Quasi-Experimental Difference-in-Differences Analysis.” Emily's original research appeared in the Fall 2025 edition of the Pi Sigma Alpha Undergraduate Journal of Politics. The journal can be accessed here: https://pisigmaalpha.org/psa-journal-home/...
Announcement    Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Join us for the 24th annual Begemann-Gordon Lecture Series featuring Dr. Julia Gutiérrez, assistant professor of Women'sm Gender and Sexuality studies at Agnes Scott College. Dr. Gutiérrez is a social science researcher who focuses on the intersection of poverty and immigration studies with an emphasis on Latina immigrant women. This event is Thursday, Jan. 29, starting at 5 p.m. in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room.
Event    Thursday, January 29, 2026
Join us for the 24th annual Begemann-Gordon Lecture Series featuring Dr. Julia Gutiérrez, assistant professor of Women'sm Gender and Sexuality studies at Agnes Scott College. Dr. Gutiérrez is a social science researcher who focuses on the intersection of poverty and immigration studies with an emphasis on Latina immigrant women. This event is Thursday, Jan. 29, starting at 5 p.m. in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room.
Begemann-Gordon lecture poster 2026
Event    Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Students are invited to attend a screening of the Emmy Award nominated documentary film No Más Bebés. This film tells the story of a group of Mexican-American women who were coerced into sterilization after giving birth at LA County General Hospital in the 1960s and 1970s, and the work of a young Chicana lawyer to bring these women justice. A discussion of the film and its connection to current issues surrounding immigration, abortion and reproductive health will follow the screening.