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TWU's online sociology bachelor's program ranks third in nation
1/23/20
Great Value Colleges recently ranked TWU's online sociology bachelor's program as one of the most affordable programs in the nation. Students have the option to add a concentration in social inequality to their online BS in sociology degree program at TWU. This sociology major provides students with a strong foundation for careers in such fields as law, management, journalism, human services, urban and environmental planning, government and education.
Alumna Dian Jordan-Werhane, Ph.D., searches for famous Idabel painter's work
11/8/19
Dian Jordan-Werhane, Ph.D., started doctorate work in sociology at Texas Woman's University, focusing on qualitative research methods such as content analysis and oral history. A one-hour oral history project about "someone interesting in your community" led her to artist Harold Stevenson. Stevenson's eclectic, challenging and unconventional art found its way to the Louvre, Guggenheim, MoMA, Smithsonian and other famous galleries.
Sociology alumna Lin O'Neill featured as one of D Magazine's Dallas 500
4/10/19
Lin O’Neill was the first woman to be a corporate officer at Continental Airlines. Overseeing several thousand employees, she led its inflight services division through a reorganization. As a consultant, she has worked with both Fortune 100 companies and entrepreneurs. “Sometimes processes need to be re-evaluated,” she has written. O'Neill earned her bachelor's degree in sociology at Texas Woman’s University.
Associate professor Jessica Gullion, PhD, receives ICQI Honorable Mention book award
3/25/19
TWU associate professor of sociology Jessica Gullion, Ph.D., has been awarded Honourable Mention for her book, Diffractive Ethnography. The 15th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry grants this award annually to a member of the qualitative and ethnographic community who has published the English-language book that best represents an important contribution to qualitative inquiry.