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Chloe Hart was quoted in the USA Today article “These women spoke out about Diddy years ago. Why didn’t we listen?” Some of the women alleging Combs abused them are Black women, which may play a part in the doubt they faced. According to Chloe Grace Hart, an assistant professor of sociology at University of …
“Criminologists have been studying the issue of immigration and crime for over a century and, generally speaking, what we find is that immigrants tend to have lower crime rates than native-born U.S. citizens.” Michael Light was quoted in the Wisconsin Public Radio article “Far from the border, immigration a top GOP issue in swing state …
Loka Ashwood received her PhD in Sociology in 2015. Less than a decade later, the McArthur Foundation has named her a Fellow in the Class of 2024. Her work develops action-centered methodologies that help frontline communities overcome environmental injustices and strengthen democracy. Loka joined with four co-authors to write Empty Fields, Empty Promises: A State-by-State …
Avery Warner won second place in the Gene Carte Student Paper Award from the American Society of Criminology for her paper, “Noncitizen Punishment: Regional and National Origin as Stratification Mechanisms.” The student paper award was established in 1971 and is given to recognize outstanding scholarly work of students. Congratulations, Avery!
Jessica Calarco was invited to the Capitol to present research from her new book, Holding It Together, at a dinner hosted by the House Democratic Caucus and the Democratic Women’s Caucus. The event also featured a presentation from Molly Murphy, a pollster and President of Impact Research, along with a Q&A discussion with the Representatives …
Congratulations to Marcy Carlson, the President-Elect of the Population Association of America (PAA) beginning January 1st, 2025! Marcy is a Sewell-Bascom Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean at UW–Madison. Marcy formerly served as the Vice President of the PAA in 2021.
Heather Sauyaq Jean Kwamboka Gordon (MS 2014) is one of twenty outstanding scholars who will engage in collaborative, multi-disciplinary research over the next 18 months as part of the fourth iteration of the U.S. Department of State’s Fulbright Arctic Initiative, which seeks to advance Arctic nations’ shared interest in building a secure and sustainable Arctic …
When Liz Lefkofsky earned her BA in Sociology in 1991, she couldn’t have imagined where she would be today. As President of the Lefkofsky Family Foundation, Liz received the Luminary Award from Wisconsin Alumni Association. This award recognizes alumni who serve as aspirational examples for others through their accomplishments in the areas of leadership, discovery, …
Morgan Henson received the 2024-25 UW Center for German and European Studies RA Competition Fellowship and the Gullickson Fellowship through the College of Letters & Science. His current research is about how the far right in the US and Europe leverages social identities to garner political support. Also, Morgan was chosen to join the L&S …
Maria-Fátima Santos has joined our department as an Anna Julia Cooper postdoctoral fellow in the 2024-25 academic year. She will be an Assistant Professor in Fall of 2025. Her work encompasses social theory, political sociology, law, punishment and inequality, race and ethnicity, and work. Welcome, Fátima!