University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: November 2019

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

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 Socioeconomic Attainment:  Evidence from Baby Boomers at Mid-Life.”

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

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 places for African Americans to live in the country.

Panel Discussion on Food Justice November 12

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 for Discovery.  Panelists include Department of Community & Environmental Sociology Professor Monica White and Sociology alumna Sarah Lloyd who earned …