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The Division of the Social Sciences' faculty and students are engaged in varied and rich research pursuits, each grounded in an abiding commitment to fundamental intellectual inquiry and graduate training of the highest order.

Important Dates & Deadlines
November 6
Early Action deadline for MA applications
December 4
Deadline for PhD applications
January 7
Round 1 Deadline for MA Applications
June 1
Round 2 Deadline for MA applications
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A Community of Scholars

Social Sciences faculty, research, and training programs are known for exceptional strengths in statistical methods and formal modeling, social theory, and scientific reasoning, a combination that distinguishes the Division as a preeminent leader in research and education. These examples highlight recent endeavors and accomplishments:
Kennedy Patterson
Master of Arts Program in Social Sciences

Supporting access with the Inaugural Dean’s Opportunity Scholars
Jordan Kemp
Center for Spatial Data Science

A new Big Problems course offers scientific thinking to improve decision-making in a democracy
Professor Eve Ewing
Department of Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity

A community-engaged format brought the learning environment to life in Professor Ewing’s Afrofuturism(s) course
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Economics

Rohit and Harvanit Kumar Provide Gift to Support Postdocs Researching Childhood Development

The social sciences are the means by which we come to understand the world in which we live.

The Division offers Doctoral degrees in ten programs, Masters degrees in three, and innovative opportunities for joint degrees.

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