University of Wisconsin-Madison
Congratulations to Chad Goldberg on his appointment as Martindale-Bascom Professor! This honor acknowledges Goldberg’s scholarly contributions to the University and will support his research for the next five years. In addition to being a faculty member in the Department of Sociology, Goldberg is affiliated with the Center for German and European Studies, the George L. …
A recent study, published in the Journals of Gerontology: Series B, investigated how voting patterns change as people age. Sociology professor Michal Engelman led the research, along with sociology graduate student Won-tak Joo, sociology Professor Jason Fletcher and political science Professor Barry Burden. Using survey data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, which Engelman directs, they …
The Conversation and the Wisconsin State Journal each published an article about research on school absences by Professor Eric Grodsky, in collaboration with Elizabeth Vaade, Executive Director for Research & Innovation at the Madison Metropolitan School District, and Jaymes Pyne, Quantitative Research Associate at Stanford University (Sociology Ph.D. 2019.) Their study tracks how excused and …
Research by Christine Schwartz, Professor of Sociology, and her colleagues analyzed trends over the last 50 years in assortative mating, which is the tendency of people to marry those with similar jobs. They found that this tendency has stayed the same over time, while the availability of spouses with similar jobs – including a large …
Due to the delta variant and rising COVID case numbers, we have made the decision to hold the celebration of Franklin Wilson’s life entirely by Zoom. If you haven’t registered already and plan to attend, please REGISTER HERE. The date and time remain the same. Saturday, September 25th from 1-3pm Via Zoom: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/92069257755?pwd=WU9adUhqYkg5b2JSV25LM2pNcklXdz09
Professor Chad Goldberg served as editor for the recently published book “Education for Democracy : Renewing the Wisconsin Idea” that will be discussed as part of the Madison Public Library’s Wisconsin Book Festival on October 23 at 10:30am in Madison’s Central Library, Community Room 302. Goldberg will appear live in conversation with Jason Smith, Associate …
The National Institutes of Health awarded Monica Grant, Professor of Sociology, a two-year R03 grant to study the reproductive consequences of schooling expansion for men in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Uganda. This project builds on previous work conducted by Grant about the expansion of girls’ schooling in sub-Saharan Africa and the causal consequences of girls’ schooling …
The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured position at the assistant or associate professor rank beginning August 2022. The successful candidate will have a primary appointment and tenure home in the Department of Sociology. Applicants must hold a PhD prior to the start of the appointment. Research specialization is open; however, we …
Congratulations to Marcy Carlson for receiving a Kellett Mid-Career Award, which recognizes and supports research conducted by faculty members who are seven to twenty years past their first promotion to tenure. Named for the late William R. Kellett, a former president of the WARF board of trustees and president of Kimberly-Clark Corporation, the award was …
Congratulations to Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study Michal Engelman who received a Romnes Faculty Fellowship for academic year 2021-22. The Romnes fellowship is named in honor of Haakon Ingolf (H.I.) Romnes, late Trustee and President of the WARF Board. A lifelong friend of the university, his entire career was …