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  2. Year: 2021
  3. Month: March

Month: March 2021

Mike Light’s Research on Criminal Justice Reform Featured in “The Washington Post”

Posted on March 31, 2021

Associate Professor Mike Light’s study demonstrating the decline of racial inequality in federal drug-crime sentencing was recently published in “Social Forces” and is highlighted in Charles Lane’s editorial column in “The Washington Post.”  Lane writes, …

Posted in NewsTagged Criminal Justice, Faculty, News

Kelly Marie Ward Receives Award for Early Achievement in Social Science Research

Posted on March 29, 2021

The Carole Joffe and Stanley Henshaw Early Achievement in Social Science Research Award,  given by the National Abortion Federation, honors an individual who has made exceptional contributions to generating abortion-related knowledge.  Kelly researches how institutional …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, NewsTagged Faculty, News

Doug Maynard Awarded 2021 Garfinkel-Sacks Award for Distinguished Scholarship

Posted on March 18, 2021

Professor Emeritus Doug Maynard is the recipient of the 2021 Garfinkel-Sacks Award for Distinguished Scholarship in recognition of his distinguished lifetime career contributions to the fields of ethnomethodology and/or conversation analysis. The Ethnomethodology and Conversation …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, News, UncategorizedTagged Faculty, News

An Op-Ed Piece in the “New York Times” by Sociology Alumni Gianpaolo Baiocchi (Ph.D. 2001) and H. Jacob Carlson (Ph.D. 2020)

Posted on March 7, 2021

In an op-ed article titled “A Fix for More Affordable Housing” in the March 4 edition of the “New York Times” Baiocchi and Carlson propose a plan to promote affordable housing during the difficult economic …

Posted in News, Student & AlumniTagged Graduate Program, News

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