On August 21, Greg Wilson, graduate student in the Department of Sociology, and Professor of Community and Environmental Sociology Randy Stoecker, gave a presentation on their research findings on Black-led nonprofits in Madison – organizations …
Month: August 2020
Jane Piliavin Interviewed About Milwaukee Bucks Protest
Last week Jane Piliavin, Conway-Bascom Professor of Sociology, Emerita, was interviewed by Channel 3000 about the Milwaukee Bucks boycott of Game 5 of the playoff series. Piliavin, who has taught sports sociology for many years, …
COWS to Moderate Discussion on Economic Impact of COVID-19
The Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS) moderated a discussion on Thursday September 3 at 12:00pm (CST) that included front-line workers in healthcare and other essential jobs, as well as those who have lost their jobs …
Soc 320 Research Opportunity, Fall 2020: The Influence of Survey Features on Data Quality
Term: Fall 2020 (Soc 320, Section 090) Status: Open Contact: Please send Tiffany Neman tneman@wisc.edu your application (see details below). It is available for 2 or 3 credits. Description: Survey data remains one of the …
Max Besbris Publishes New Book “Upsold”
Assistant Professor Max Besbris, one of the department’s newest faculty members, just had his book Upsold: Real Estate Agents, Prices, and Neighborhood Inequality published by The University of Chicago Press Books. Besbris shows how agents …
Jordan Conwell Presents at the Stone Center’s “Inequality by the Numbers” Workshop
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Educational Policy Studies, Jordan Conwell is part of the Stone Center’s Virtual Workshop 2020: “Inequality by the Numbers.” The purpose of this workshop is to feature the latest research and …
Soc 320 Research Opportunity, Fall 2020: Prosecutorial Decision-Making Across Contexts
Term: Fall 2020 (Soc 320, Section 235) Status: Open Contact: Please contact Chiara Packard cpackard@wisc.edu with your resume and cover letter (see details below) to apply for this position. It is available for 1 or …
Reduction of Inmates at Dane County Jail Flattened the COVID-19 Curve
John Eason, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the UW-Madison Justice Lab, has presented early results from a research project that suggest that efforts to reduce the jail population in the months of January, …