“Our program is informed by expertise that spans the globe, embedded in a framework of comparative sociology that considers critical inquiries ranging across time periods and continents. Michigan sociology also offers something beyond the traditional term of ‘academic excellence'. Not only do we address sociological questions with rigor, but we also bring our sociological imagination to questions that may not yet be recognized within the disciplinary domain. When combined with interdisciplinary, historical and comparative sensibilities, however, this commitment to discovery means that Michigan remains on the cutting edge not only of scholarship as we know it, but as it ought to be.  Finally, our community's commitment to intellectual innovation and to passion for learning extends smoothly from research to teaching, bequeathing Michigan Sociology not only with a great tradition, but also with fertile grounds to cultivate a sociology for the future."

Michael D. Kennedy
Professor of Sociology