Congratulations to Wendy Lee for receiving an Honorable Mention (Sociology) from the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program! “The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to ensure the quality, vitality, and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States. GRFP seeks to broaden participation in science and …

17th Willaim H. Sewell Memorial Lecture with Michal Engelman On Wisconsin: Surveying People, Places and their Shifting States Friday, April 21st, 3:30pm, 8417 Sewell Social Science Zoom link to come, In-person reception to follow When William H. Sewell became chair in 1960, he established a guiding principle of “decency, excellence, and diversity” that the department …

Speaker: Daniel Laurison Title: “Suits and Silver Spoons: What Politics Looks Like to Lower-Income People in the US” Date: Monday, April 10, 2023 Time: 12:30 – 2:00 pm Location: 8417 Sewell Social Science Building

Congratulations to Morgan Henson for being awarded the FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) Fellowship for the 2023-2024 Academic Year! FLAS fellowships are funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the UW’s National Resource Centers to assist students in acquiring foreign language and either area or international studies competencies. FLAS awards are …

  Presenter: Prof. Hyunjoon Park, University of Pennsylvania Title: The Korean Family – a Luxury Good Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 Time: 12:15 – 2:00 pm Location: 8417 Sewell Social Science Building

Chiara Packard’s paper “Prosecution for Services: How Access to Services through the Criminal Legal System Shapes Prosecutors’ Decisions,” was selected as the award winner for the 2023 SSSP Law & Society Division Lindesmith Graduate Student Paper Competition. Congratulations, Chiara!

Presenter: Jennifer Jones (U Illinois, Chicago) Title: From Jim Crow to Juan Crow: Blackness, Latindad, and Minority Linked Fate Date: Thursday, March 30th, 2023 Time: 2:30-4:00pm Location: 8417 Sewell Social Science Building

2022-23 Teaching Assistant Award winners demonstrate educational excellence Twenty-one outstanding graduate students have been selected as recipients of the 2022-23 UW–Madison Campus-Wide Teaching Assistant Awards, recognizing their excellence in teaching. Abigail was awarded one of 5 Capstone PhD Teaching Awards for this academic year. UW–Madison employs over 2,300 teaching assistants (TAs) across a wide range …

Presenter: Perla Guerrero (U Maryland) and Jennifer Joines (U Illinois, Chicago) Title: Immigration in the New South: Latinxs, Asian Americans, and African Americans Date: Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 Time: 4:00pm Location: 8417 Sewell Social Science Building