University of Wisconsin-Madison
The book Democratizing the Corporation: The Bicameral Firm and Beyond has been awarded the 2025 William Foote Whyte and Kathleen King Whyte Book Prize. Joel Rogers is one of the book’s editors, along with Isabelle Ferreras and Tom Malleson. The book is party of the Real Utopias Project, a part of the Havens Wright Center …
How do you build back after disaster, and how does wealth impact the decisions made and the speed of rebuilding? Max Besbris was quoted in a New York Times article about the Los Angeles wildfires and recovery in the Pacific Palisades. “I suspect that because these are pretty wealthy households with a lot of economic and …
We are deeply saddened to share that Joe Elder passed away in Madison. Those who have known Joe know what a deep loss this is for our community. As Eric Grodsky stated, “You’d be hard pressed to find a truer moral compass than Joe and his late wife Joann, nor a pair of humans who …
Local news publication Madison365 releases an annual list recognizing Wisconsin’s most influential Black leaders. This year, alum Torsheika Maddox (PhD 2015) was recognized in the list for her work with the UW–Madison Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement (DDEEA). Dr. Torsheika Maddox is senior operations officer and chief of staff for the UW–Madison Division of Diversity, …
PBS Wisconsin’s Here & Now host and anchor Frederica Freyberg interviewed Chad Goldberg on the show on January 10 about research he did with Masoud Movahed (PhD 2022) regarding political support for Donald Trump. The interview was in connection with the anniversary of the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol. The short version …
Katherine Jensen’s book The Color of Asylum: The Racial Politics of Safe Haven in Brazil won the International Political Sociology Section Book Award from the International Studies Association, one of the oldest interdisciplinary associations dedicated to understanding international, transnational and global affairs. This award is selected for its outstanding contribution to international political sociology, whether …
Fabien Accominotti was interviewed by Faculti, a streaming platform that bridges the gap between academic research, industry expertise, and current global challenges, about his work on the architecture of status hierarchies. A full written transcription is available along with the video.
Two Sociology faculty have recently received Vilas awards. Congratulations to Felix Elwert for his Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship and Michael Massoglia for his Vilas Mid-career award!
Four Sociology instructors were nominated to be Honored Instructors as recognized by University Housing for Fall 2024. Jason Nolen, Tamkinat Rauf, Fabien Accominotti, and Jessica Calarco each received this distinction. Jason Nolen is a Lecturer who taught Criminology and Sociology of Race & Ethnicity in the United States this semester. Tamkinat Rauf is an Assistant Professor who …
Chad Alan Goldberg was selected to be the 2024 Swarsensky Scholar-in-Residence at Temple Beth El in Madison, Wisconsin. He delivered the keynote lecture at the Swarsensky Memorial Weekend on Sunday, November 10. The lecture is entitled “Antisemitism and American Exceptionalism: Rethinking the Place of the Postwar Era in US History.”