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TWU's undergraduate sociology program earns top national, state rankings

In a recent rankings review by College Factual, TWU’s undergraduate degree program in sociology ranked #31 out of 523 programs at colleges and universities in the United States and #2 out of 31 programs in Texas reviewed as “Best for the Money.”

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Sociology alumna Lin O'Neill featured as one of D Magazine's Dallas 500

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

TWU associate professor of sociology Jessica Gullion, Ph.D., has been awarded Honourable Mention for her book, Diffractive EthnographyThe 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. 

TWU sociology alumna Morgan Villavaso awarded Fulbright grant to teach English in Malaysia

Morgan Villavaso, who graduated from Texas Woman’s University in fall 2018 with a degree in sociology, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant to teach English in Malaysia in early 2020.

Villavaso becomes TWU’s sixth student to be selected to participate in the Fulbright program, which is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange initiative. About 1,200 students from across the country are selected each year to participate in the program and are chosen based on their academic merit and leadership abilities.

“I have chosen Malaysia because immersion in a richly multicultural society with a culture quite different from my own will prepare me for my international career goals,” Villavaso said.