Sociology Alumnus Jordan Ellis teaching at Sociology Department Spring 2015!

         The Sociology Department welcomes Alumnus, Jordan Ellis, as the newest member of their Adjunct Faculty this winter. Ellis graduated from the UML Sociology Department in 2011 and continued on to complete a Masters in Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2014. The passion and the support of the faculty of the Sociology department inspired Ellis to pursue graduate education to become a teacher. "The faculty at the department was very supportive. They always made themselves available for their students. I loved the passion the faculty had for the field. They were especially helpful in the graduate school application process” said Ellis. Graduate education was always something he wanted to pursue, but he chose the University of Wisconsin because the school would match and develop his main research interests. His main research interests include social education, ethnic relations, and social inequality. The department and Ellis are excited about the new perspective he will bring to the department. Ellis is teaching three courses this winter: Introduction to Sociology, Race and Ethnicity, and Sociology of American Education.