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  2. Year: 2020

Year: 2020

Bloomberg News Features Max Bresbis’ New Book

Posted on September 4, 2020

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.  

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, News

Greg Wilson and Randy Stoecker Present New Research on Black-led Nonprofits

Posted on August 31, 2020

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 …

Posted in News, Student & AlumniTagged Inequality, News

Jane Piliavin Interviewed About Milwaukee Bucks Protest

Posted on August 31, 2020

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, …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, NewsTagged Inequality, News

COWS to Moderate Discussion on Economic Impact of COVID-19

Posted on August 31, 2020

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 …

Posted in Community Partnership, NewsTagged Inequality, News

Max Besbris Publishes New Book “Upsold”

Posted on August 23, 2020

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 …

Posted in NewsTagged Faculty, Inequality, News

Jordan Conwell Presents at the Stone Center’s “Inequality by the Numbers” Workshop

Posted on August 23, 2020

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 …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, NewsTagged Inequality, News

Reduction of Inmates at Dane County Jail Flattened the COVID-19 Curve

Posted on August 3, 2020

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, …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, Grants & Research Findings, NewsTagged Criminal Justice, Inequality, News

Kingsley Gobourne is a New Leader in Promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Madison

Posted on July 31, 2020

Kingsley Gobourne, UW Sociology alumnus (2009) and member of the department’s Board of Visitors, is working to improve the culture and climate at UnityPoint Health-Meriter.  As the program manager of diversity, equity and inclusion, Gobourne …

Posted in News, Student & AlumniTagged Inequality, News

Money Bail System Treats Rich and Poor Differently

Posted on July 30, 2020

A guest column by Professor Emerita Pamela Oliver was published in the July 25 edition of the Wisconsin State Journal that describes how the money bail system unfairly affects decisions on guilt and punishment in our …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, NewsTagged Criminal Justice, Inequality, News

COWS Releases State of Working Wisconsin 2020 Report

Posted on July 29, 2020

The Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS) has launched the 2020 edition of their “State of Working Wisconsin” report that tracks the ongoing economic indicators of the COVID-19 crisis in the state.  This year’s research took …

Posted in Community Partnership, Faculty & Lecturers, Grants & Research Findings, PublicationsTagged News
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