Upcoming Events
Welcome
Sociologists at Notre Dame are engaged in innovative research on a wide range of topics. Our faculty members have published
influential books and numerous ground-breaking articles in academic journals. In fact, a recent study shows that Notre Dame Sociology ranks fifth in the nation when it comes to placing articles in the discipline's top three journals. The Department is particularly strong in the sociology of education, sociology of religion, marriage and family, social movements, political sociology, and cultural sociology. However, research in the Department cuts across sub-disciplinary and disciplinary boundaries.
Recent News
Center for Research on Educational Opportunity names new director
-->
Notre Dame professor explores the science of generosity
Mark Berends, director of the National Center on School Choice (NCSC), has joined the University of Notre Dame's Institute for Educational Initiative (IEI) as the new director of its Center for Research on Educational Opportunity (CREO).
Berends, who most recently served as associate professor of public policy and education at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College, succeeds Maureen Hallinan, who has directed CREO for ten years.
Berends has done extensive research on school organization and classroom instruction as they relate to student achievement, paying special attention to disadvantaged students. He has participated in numerous U.S. Department of Education national evaluations and has conducted studies investigating the causes and sources of black-white and Latino-white achievement gaps.
Read full story >
-->
Sociologists’ paper explores gender differences in religious practice
-->
Magazine ranks ND among “Top 25 Colleges for Hispanics”
-->
Sociologist Hallinan named AERA fellow