University of Wisconsin-Madison
Benny Witkovsky, a Sociology graduate student, is the guest speaker at “Forward? The Wisconsin Idea, Past and Present” free lecture series on Tuesday October 22 from 6:00pm – 7:15pm in the Benetic-Biotechnology Center Building, 425 Henry Mall, Room 1111. His talk is titled “The Local Periphery: Small Cities and the Politics of Exclusion.”
Congratulations to Dagoberto Cortez (PhD19) for receiving a National Science Foundation SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowship! He is currently working as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin.
Cora Marrett will be the next leader of the course and public lecture series, “Forward? The Wisconsin Idea, Past and Present”. Cora obtained her master’s degree and doctorate in Sociology at UW–Madison and was also a faculty member from 1974-97, with appointments in the departments of sociology and Afro-American studies. Cora also currently serves on …
Savion Castro earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology at UW–Madison in 2018, choosing this major for its combination of political science and theory, history, statistics, and methodology. He now works as a legislative aide for state Rep. Shelia Stubbs, D-Madison. He was sworn on July 29 for a nine-month term on the Madison Metropolitan School …
Knowing that menstruation products are frequently sidelined as necessities during humanitarian crises, graduate student Sarah “Frankie” Frank raised money, put together menstruation kits, and drove to Texas to deliver them to immigrants in need. She has founded the Menstruation Collective to continue this work and to include the volunteer efforts of others.
Sociology alumna, Deb Cohan (B.A., 1992), has authored a forthcoming book titled Welcome to Wherever We Are: A Memoir of Family, Caregiving, and Redemption. It is published by Rutgers University Press and scheduled to be released on February 14, 2020. The book is being marketed for a general audience. Deb is currently an Associate Professor …
Fans in the Rathskeller celebrated the U.S. Women’s soccer team’s World Cup championship this week and were proud of UW–Madison alumna Rose Lavelle, one of the team’s star players. The number of Sociology majors on the team has garnered attention: Rose majored in Sociology at UW–Madison and 3 of her teammates were Sociology majors at …
The ASA Sociology of Education section selected the paper “Suspended Attitudes: Exclusion and Emotional Disengagement from School” by Jaymes Pyne for Honorable Mention for the David Lee Stevenson Best Graduate Student Paper. Pyne worked as a Research Assistant from 2016 – Spring 2019 at the Madison Education Partnership.
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 …
It’s quite a challenge to summarize one’s thesis in 3-minutes! This contest, held by the Midwest Sociological Society (MSS), was won by graduate student Sarah “Frankie” Frank. She presented her research on Queering Menstruation.