University of Wisconsin-Madison
Doug Maynard was appointed to a WARF Named Professorship. His recent work has been on testing and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders and end-of-life conversations. Jenna Nobles was awarded the H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship. Her work studies demographic behavior and population dynamics. We are so proud of this excellent research! | Read more…
Christine Schwartz was named Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor, an award recognizing scholarship and outstanding efforts in teaching and service. Jason Fletcher and Chaeyoon Lim received Vilas Faculty Mid-Career Investigator Awards, recognizing research and teaching excellence. Congratulations to all! | Read more…
Pape has been contacted by numerous national media sources for comments based on both her personal and professional knowledge after the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) ruling for Caster Semenya. Pape began her graduate program after her athletic career as a runner in the Beijing Olumpics in 2008 and the World Championships in 2019. …
Pike was one of ten individuals chosen to receive a Woodrow Wilson Foundation Women’s Studies Fellowship. The award will help fund the last year of work on her dissertation, titled “Looking for Future: Gender, Work, and Social Change in Kenya.” | Read more…
Join us for our early morning celebration for students who have majored in Sociology and will be marching in the University-wide commencement at noon. Two guest speakers will be featured and a continental breakfast available. Families and friends encouraged to attend!
Join us for this recognition of PhD students that takes place before the UW–Madison commencement at 5:30pm in the Kohl Center.
Congratulations to these graduate students for having their teaching recognized! University Housing residents identified Maria Azocar, Kaan Jittiang, and Abby Letak as Outstanding classroom instructors. The College of Letters & Science chose Miriam Barcus for a Teaching Fellow Award. The Sociology Department’s Evaluation & Improvement of Instruction Committee selected Jungmyung Kim and Benny Witkovsky to …
Congratulations to Professor Mike Massoglia for being part of a Cluster Hire team who was selected for funding by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). An interdisciplinary group of investigators will conduct research that addresses individual and interpersonal aspects of sexual violence. They will also research legal and policy approaches to sexual violence. Read more…
Erik Olin Wright, Vilas Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, passed away on January 23, 2019 at age 71. There will be a memorial for Wright and a celebration of his life and work on August 9th, 7.30-9.30p.m, in New York at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association. He was highly …
The UW–Madison granted more doctorates than any other U.S Institution in 2017, according to the Survey of Earned Doctorates. Another survey found that UW–Madison graduate alumni felt that their program prepared them well for their careers. Sociology Department alumnus Jessa Lewis Valentine, (PhD 2015), states “My experience with the Interdisciplinary Training Program in the Education …