Franklin D. Wilson taught at the University of Wisconsin from 1973 until 2007, where he was most recently the William H. Sewell-Bascom Emeritus Professor of Sociology. He served as Chair of the Department of Afro-American …
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Virtual Book Launch for Book on Wisconsin Idea
A virtual book launch event will be held January 28, 4:15 – 5:15pm CST, for Education for Democracy: Renewing the Wisconsin Idea, a new book from University of Wisconsin Press, edited by Professor Chad Alan …
Eunsil Oh’s Article Selected as Finalist for the 2020 Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work and Family
Oh is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Asian Languages and Cultures. Her article, Babies, Work, or both? Highly educated women’s employment and fertility in East Asia was selected as one of five finalists from …
John Eason and Colleagues Examine Wisconsin’s Changing Demographics
In collaboration with UW-Madison graduate students Chloe Haimson, Jungmyung Kim, and Benny Witkovsky, Associate Professor John Eason published an article in The Conversation, that was also featured in the Wisconsin State Journal, describing their research …
Study by Michael Light Demonstrates Low Crime Rates among Undocumented Immigrants Compared to U.S. Citizens
Associate Professor Michael Light, and UW-Madison graduate student co-authors Jingying He and Jason Robey, had their research published in an article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that compares crime rates between …
Felix Elwert Selected Editor-in-Chief for Sociological Methods and Research Journal
Felix Elwert, Professor of Sociology, will become the next Editor-in-Chief of Sociological Methods and Research (SMR). SMR is the top-ranked methodology journal in the social sciences by impact factor (4.51 in 2019), putting it ahead of …
Michal Engelman to be New Director of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
Associate Professor Michal Engelman will be the new director of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, a long-term study of 10,317 men and women who graduated from Wisconsin high schools in 1957. Engelman plans to enhance the …
Online Discussion of Max Besbris’ book, Upsold, November 24
Max Besbris, Assistant Professor of Sociology, will discuss his recently published book Upsold with a panel including Shamus Khan, Michele Lamont, Harvey Molotch, and Rene Almeling on Tuesday November 24 from 3:00pm – 4:00pm CST. …
Special Issue of Politics & Society Devoted to Erik Olin Wright
A special issue of Politics & Society has been published in honor of former faculty member, Erik Olin Wright, who served on the editorial board of the journal from 1976 until his death in January …
Betty Thomson wins European Association for Population Studies Award
Professor Emerita Elizabeth “Betty” Thomson won the 2020 European Association for Population Studies (EAPS) Award for outstanding achievements in the field of population research. The jury affirmed that “Thomson has made a major contribution both …