Undergraduate news

The department would like to congratulate the following students for their outstanding thesis work and academic achievements during the 2026 academic year: Fulton Prize Each year the Albert M. Fulton, Class of 1897, Prize is presented to the senior who...

The department would like to congratulate three students for their outstanding thesis work. Fulton Prize Each year the Albert M. Fulton, Class of 1897, Prize is presented to the senior who submits the best thesis ". . .judged by its contents," research...

The department would like to congratulate six graduating seniors who received the 2024 Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize. The Hoopes Prize is awarded to undergraduates on the basis of outstanding scholarly work or research, usually in the form of a senior thesis...

The Department of Sociology congratulates Zoree Jones on being inducted into the Alpha Iota Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest academic honor society. Zoree is part of the 'Senior 48' from the Class of 2024. Zoree S. Jones, ‘24, is a double...

LyLena Estabine, a concentrator in Sociology with a track in Data Analytics, has been inducted into the Alpha Iota Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest academic honor society. LyLena is part of the 'Senior 48' from the Class of 2024. LyLena’s...

Lucy Tu (class of 2024), a double concentrator in Sociology and the History of Science with a secondary in Neuroscience has been awarded an American Rhodes Scholarship to begin study at the University of Oxford. Congratulations, Lucy!

We're proud to announce that Julia García Galindo, Sociology ’25, is a Harvard College URAF Research Ambassador for the 2023-2024 academic year. The goal of the Research Ambassadors program is to ensure that all students realize that they have the...

Julia García Galindo '25, a concentrator in Sociology with a secondary in Educational Studies has been awarded a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship . The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program (MMUF) of Harvard College selects a small cohort of...

Lucy Tu '24, a double concentrator in Sociology and the History of Science with a secondary in Neuroscience has been inducted into the Alpha Iota Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest academic honor society. This year, 24 juniors were inducted...