UND Sociology Department

10/23/2026

UND Sociology’s Liz Legerski led this year's Alice T. Clark new faculty cohort (including the department's own Dr. Claudine Pied!) on the annual Alice T. Clark retreat to Bemidji, MN. The group met in the Finnish Language Village at the Concordia Language Villages situated on Turtle River Lake and spent time taking a deep dive into their contracts and expectations for promotion and/or tenure, exchanging and giving feedback on assignments, and talking about the impact of AI in classrooms. The retreat also featured a trivia tournament, where participants submitted questions related to their fields.

10/20/2026

10/16/2026

This July, UND Sociology’s Katherine Furl published her research “Insta-Famous or Invisible: Social Media Use and Belonging at a Public Flagship University” in Qualitative Sociology. Through 51 interviews with university students, Dr. Furl’s research examines the connections between students’ social media use and their experiences with higher education. You can read Dr. Furl’s article here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11133-026-09638-z

10/14/2026

The sociology department celebrates Dr. Justin Berg's appointment as graduate director. In this position, Dr. Berg will lead the curriculum and operations of the sociology department’s innovative online master’s program. Learn more about pursuing graduate studies in sociology at UND here: https://und.edu/programs/sociology-ma/index.html

10/09/2026

This summer, UND Sociology’s Dr. Liz Legerski joined new faculty on a bus tour of North Dakota! In addition to meeting and spending time with some of UND's newest faculty, Dr. Legerski enjoyed the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, which lets visitors step into Roosevelt's shoes on the campaign trail and during his presidency. Dr. Legerski also enjoyed meeting Babe, an orphaned juvenile Bison, at the Black Leg Ranch, and learning about cloud seeding technologies at the Fargo Jet Center. You can check out more about Dr. Legerski’s journey here: https://blogs.und.edu/und-today/2026/08/annual-bus-tour-shows-off-north-dakota-to-newest-faculty-administrators/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_source_platform=mailpoet&utm_campaign=August%2025,%202026%20issue

10/07/2026

The sociology department celebrates faculty member Gabe Kilzer, who is newly leading the Sociology Honor Society, Alpha Kappa Delta, at the University of North Dakota. We look forward to many exciting AKD developments to come!

09/30/2026

We're off to see the Wizard... and his name is Daniel Bartholomay!✨

When Daniel isn't teaching sociology courses at UND, he's actively involved in the local theater community. Much like the Wizard of Oz, Danny works his magic behind the scenes at the Empire Theatre in Grand Forks, where he serves as assistant director and choreographer for The Wizard of Oz.

09/25/2026

UND Sociology thanks Dr. Joe Jochman for his service to the Sociology Honor Society, Alpha Kappa Delta. Dr. Jochman’s commitment to fostering an engaging, welcoming community for undergraduate students invested in sociology beyond the classroom has been greatly appreciated by students and faculty alike.

09/23/2026

In August, Dr. Katherine Furl presented her research in a flash talk and participated in discussions as part of the 2026 Meeting of the Science, Knowledge, and Technology Section of the American Sociological Association, held in New York City. Dr. Furl was able to engage with scholars across the country involved in this growing sociological subfield.