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Year: 2019

Essay by Associate Professor John Eason Part of Focus, online publication of IRP

Posted on December 9, 2019

Focus is the Institute for Research on Poverty’s online collection of brief essays summarizing current poverty and policy research for non-researchers.  Each issue is accompanied by Focus+, a college classroom resource, which includes additional information …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, News

Memorial for Sandy Ramer on December 14

Posted on December 6, 2019

We are sorry to share the news that Sandy Ramer passed away on November 12th.  Sandy was the Sociology Department’s graduate advisor from 1983 – 2010.  She was adored by many faculty members and graduate …

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Jordan Conwell Presents on Race, Gender, Higher Education, and Socioeconomic Attainment

Posted on November 22, 2019

Assistant Professor of Sociology and Educational Policy Studies, Jordan Conwell, recently participated in the Fall Colloquium Series at the Population Studies Center of the University of Pennsylvania.  Watch his talk, “Race, Gender, Higher Education, and …

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John Eason Discusses Why Two Wisconsin Cities Rank Worst for African Americans

Posted on November 22, 2019

Associate Professor John Eason was interviewed on the Wisconsin Public Television show “Noon Wednesday” about a recent report from 24/7 Wall St that reports Milwaukee and Racine to be ranked the first and second worst …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers

Panel Discussion on Food Justice November 12

Posted on November 12, 2019

The annual Archibald Haller lecture, “Whose Food, Whose Land? — a conversation on global food sovereignty” is being held on Tuesday November 12 at 7:00 – 8:30pm in the Deluca Room in the Wisconsin Institute …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, News, Student & Alumni

Sociology at Work Event October 30: What Can You Do with a Sociology Major?

Posted on October 24, 2019
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Sociology Colloquium Features Eviatar Zerubavel October 30

Posted on October 24, 2019

On Wednesday October 30 at 12:15pm Eviatar Zerubavel, Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University, will present the Department of Sociology Colloquium in room 8417 in the Sewell Social Sciences Building.  His …

Posted in NewsTagged News

Benny Witkovsky Presents Free Public Lecture on Small Cities and the Politics of Exclusion

Posted on October 21, 2019

Benny Witkovsky, a Sociology graduate student, is the guest speaker at “Forward? The Wisconsin Idea, Past and Present” free lecture series on Tuesday October 22 from 6:00pm – 7:15pm in the Benetic-Biotechnology Center Building, 425 …

Posted in News, Student & Alumni

Segregation and Violence Paper Discussed on Podcast

Posted on October 17, 2019

A research article written by Professor Michael Light and graduate student Julia Thomas was discussed this fall on an episode of The Weeds podcast.  Skip to 47:22 for the paper, “Segregation and Violence Reconsidered: Do …

Posted in News, Publications

Myra Marx Ferree Comments on the Crisis of Masculinity

Posted on October 17, 2019

Myra Marx Ferree, Professor Emerita, was recently interviewed about the nation state, gender and intersectional feminism for The Europe Desk podcast, produced by the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University.  Myra …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, News
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