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Department of Sociology & Anthropology


Chair's Message

Dear Sociology Major:

Welcome to the Department of Sociology and Anthropology! We are delighted that you chose to major in Sociology and look forward to interacting with you over the next four years. Warning: Sociology will change your life!!!

Dr. Leon Wilson
Professor and Chair
Department of Sociology and Anthropology

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Did you know these people earned degrees in sociology?

Rev. Martin Luther King , Rev. Jesse Jackson, and
Rev. Ralph Abernathy, Civil Rights Activists
Roy Wilkins, former head of the NAACP
Shirley Chisholm, former Congresswoman from NY
Alonzo Mourning, Miami Heat
Regis Philbin, Television host
Dan Aykroyd, actor/comedian
Robin Williams, actor/comedian
Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States of America
Joe Theisman, NFL quarterback
Ahmad Rashad, Sportscaster