On June 3 the Dane County Criminal Justice Council announced a new research partnership with John Eason, Associate Professor of Sociology, to determine the impact of jail population reduction on the incidence of COVID-19 in the …
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Jordan Conwell Awarded Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
Congratulations to Jordan Conwell, Assistant Professor of Sociology, for being selected to receive a Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship! This competitive program supports 30 early career scholars working in critical areas of education research. Jordan’s study, “All …
Katherine DuPre Lumpkin Dissertation of the Year Awards Announced
Two of our recent Ph.D. graduates have won the Katherine DuPre Lumpkin Dissertation of the Year award. Jinho Kim, now at Korea University, won the award for the academic year of 2017-18. His dissertation is …
Memorial Resolution Published by UW-Madison Faculty to Honor Hal Winsborough
Hal Winsborough arrived at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1967, where he was an associate professor in the Department of Sociology charged with the creation of a demographic research center. Hal succeeded in securing funding …
2020 Excellence in Teaching Awards
The Department of Sociology’s 2020 awards for Excellence in Teaching were recently announced. These awards were unanimously selected by the students, staff, and faculty members of the Departmental Committee for the Evaluation and Improvement of …
Joel Rogers Appointed as Noam Chomsky Professor
Congratulations to Professor Joel Rogers for being appointed the Noam Chomsky professorship by the Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. Funded by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, this award provides flexible …
Alumni Jenn Sims, PhD 2014, Publishes Book on Mixed-Race
Jenn Sims, PhD 2014, recently published her dissertation as a book titled, Mixed-Race in the US and UK: Comparing the Past, Present, and Future. Written with Chinelo Njaka, the book examines how mixed-race is constructed …
Ginny Rogers, Longtime Department Administrative Assistant, Has Passed Away
Ginny Rogers, who worked as an administrative assistant for the Sociology Department for 34 years, passed away on April 15, 2020. During her long life, Ginny enjoyed working, volunteering, and taking care of her family. …
UW Alumni Pledge 10 Million Meal Donations
Kenny Dichter, Wheels Up CEO, and Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks quarterback, are both former Badgers who are pledging to donate 10 million meals to the hunger relief organization Feeding America. They hope to make a …
Sarah Stefanos Honored with Award for Mentoring Undergraduates
Graduate student Sarah Stefanos was recently selected to receive the University of Wisconsin-Madison Award for Mentoring Undergraduates in Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities. Sarah mentors students that she meets through classes or through her research …