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 …
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Details about Franklin Wilson’s Memorial Celebration
We were deeply saddened by the passing of Franklin Wilson on December 22, 2020. Franklin was an exceptional scholar, teacher, mentor, and friend, and he leaves behind a profound legacy in the departments of Sociology …
Alumna Casey Stockstill Interviewed on Segregation in Early Childhood Care
Casey Stockstill (Ph.D. 2018) was recently interviewed for the newsletter “Culture Study” by Anne Helen Peterson about her research on race and early childhood care. Stockstill is currently Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University …
Undergraduate Scholarship Winners Announced
The Department of Sociology is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s undergraduate scholarships. Congratulations go out to: Yuxin Liu, Alicia Lorta, Madison Johnson, and Yumeng Wang for receiving the Alfred Reschke Social Science …
Marcy Carlson Recieves Kellett Mid-Career Award
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 …
Michal Engelman Awarded Romnes Faculty Fellowship
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 …
Franklin Wilson Memorial To Be Held September 25, 2021
We were deeply saddened by the passing of Franklin Wilson, an exceptional scholar, teacher, mentor, and friend. Obituaries for Franklin can be read here and in ASA Footnotes here. We invite you to save the date to join in …
Alumnus Kalvin Barrett is New Dane County Sheriff
Governor Tony Evers appointed Kalvin Barrett as the next Dane County Sheriff. Kalvin graduated with a BA from UW Sociology in 2004; he also played football for the Badgers during his time as a student. …
In Business Madison’s 40 Under 40 Features Two Alumni
UW Sociology is well represented in In Business Madison’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2021. Congratulations, Kingsley Gobourne and Megan Diaz-Ricks! Kingsley Gobourne is a member of our Board of Visitors. His work at UnityPoint …
PhD Candidate Chiara Packard Receives Two Fellowships
Congratulations to Chiara Packard who recently received a Mellon-Wisconsin Summer Fellowship and a Student Research Fellowship from the Institute for Research on Poverty for 2021-2022. These fellowships will support her as she conducts ethnographic fieldwork …