Dr. Deborah White, Sociology and Criminal Justice, began her term as president of the Midwest Sociological Society (MSS). The MSS is a professional organization of academic and applied sociologists, as well as students of the discipline. The MSS is among the largest regional sociology organization in the United States, with approximately 1,200 members. Dr. White completed a one-year term as […]
Shawn Ginther (Social Work) and Sue Humphers-Ginther (Sociology and Criminal Justice) have been invited and agreed to serve as co-managing editors of the peer-reviewed journal Contemporary Rural Social Work. CRSW is the publication of the National Rural Social Work Caucus, and the essential journal dedicated to publishing scholarship on rural social work policy, practice, and teaching in the United States.
How one MSUM student defied all odds to graduate By Nate Gilbraith, MSUM Marketing Intern The alarmingly high dropout rate of American Indian students is not a new reality. According to the National Indian Education Association, the national dropout rate for American Indian students is 15 percent. However, Minnesota State University of Moorhead criminal justice major Cera Swiftwater refused to […]
Troy White, an MSUM mass communications graduate of 1996, is a featured presenter for this weekend’s “How to Survive: A Conversation” event surrounding the release of the book “Authentic Voices: How We Survive” and 10-minute film screening by the same name. White will be speaking Friday night. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. in Richard Barry Hall (811 2nd Ave. […]
On Thursday, May 7, the faculty in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice inducted 25 students into one of three national honor societies, and 3 students were each inducted into two national honor societies. The faculty also announced the winners of the department’s annual awards.