University of Wisconsin-Madison
We’re delighted to announce that Charlotte Frascona has received the College of Letters & Science Graduate Advising Award. While it honors her achievements from the past year, it ultimately recognizes her incredible service to students spanning more than four decades. Charlotte started as a lecturer in 1985, though her UW experience began as a graduate …
Research by Allison Daminger was featured in the ABC news article “The Four Stages of the Mental Load Explained.” “I define cognitive labour as a set of mental processes aimed at figuring out what the family requires, what it owes to others, and how best to ensure that both requirements and obligations are fulfilled,” says …
The Sociology department proudly recognizes three individuals, a faculty member, a student lecturer, and a teaching assistant, who have gone above and beyond to foster inclusive, challenging, and productive learning environments for our students. Faculty Teaching Award: Professor Christine Schwartz Christine Schwartz was honored with the department’s Faculty Teaching Award. In her long tenure at …
The UW–Madison Sociology Board of Visitors is proud to announce that Matthew Desmond (PhD ’10) has been selected as this year’s Devah Pager Distinguished Alumnus. The award, named in memory of the late Devah Pager, a transformative sociologist and beloved colleague, recognizes alumni who have demonstrated extraordinary scholarship and a commitment to the Wisconsin Idea. …
Léonie Hénaut was interviewed by Accounts, the ASA Economic Sociology section newsletter, for her work on occupational identities in the contemporary workforce. Léonie is an Associate Professor at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), a faculty member of the Center for the Sociology of Organizations at SciencesPo Paris, and an Honorary Fellow at …
James Rosenberg was awarded a six month visiting fellowship at the Center for Advanced Internet Studies in Bochum, Germany. He was also awarded a DAAD Research Grant to fund dissertation research in Germany from September 2026 to August 2027. His research is motivated by an interest in the way digital technologies shape social processes and …
Thank you for another successful Day of the Badger! With 14 gifts, we’ve raised $2,598 for the Andrea Michelle Sperka Scholarship. This undergraduate scholarship fund was created in memory of dedicated Sociology Student, Andrea Sperka. Throughout her undergraduate years, Andrea carried a demanding academic schedule while working to help meet her educational costs. In addition, …
Martin Eiermann studies the politics of personal data and the consequences of becoming visible to—and being managed by—contemporary state institutions of care and social control. Some of his recent work tracking the intersections of AI and privacy was featured in L&S News. Read the full article here.
David Montalvo has been selected to receive a 2025-26 Campus-Wide TA Award. He is one of eleven recipients of the Early Excellence in Teaching Award, which honors TAs with fewer than four semesters of teaching experience at UW–Madison. David has been a TA for the courses Sociology of Race and Ethnicity in the U.S., Sociology …
Students in the sociology class “Research to Enhance Equity in Education” studied real data from the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD). Their research question: Which families are opting not to enroll their children in the Madison school district, and why? The class was featured in the Cap Times article “White students more likely to exit …