Congratulations to faculty members Margot Jackson, Zhenchao Qian, and Emily Rauscher (with the assistance of organizing committee members Jennifer Candipan, John Logan, Ananda Martin-Caughey and Michela Musto) on successfully organizing and hosting the Research Committee 28 on Social Stratification and Mobility (RC28) summer meeting at Brown University.
Congratulations to Michael Kennedy, who was interviewed by the Center for International Relations Foundation in Warsaw, Poland for their "Zoom the World" series. The full interview can be viewed here.
Congratulations to Rachel Wetts for receiving a two-year Russell Sage Foundation grant for her proposal, "Climate Politics as Status Politics: Struggles over the Symbolic Worth of Educational Credentials in the American Climate Change Debate."
Congratulations to Jennifer Candipan, who has been appointed as the Stanley J. Bernstein Assistant Professor of Sociology, effective July 1, 2024. Jennifer's scholarly focus on stratification, urban sociology, and the sociology of education has resulted in publications in top outlets such as Demography, Journal of Urban Affairs, Social Science Research, and Urban Studies. In addition to teaching foundational courses, Jennifer's recent Russell Sage Foundation grant reflects her commitment to research, the discipline, and our department.
Congratulations Emily Rauscher on being named Chair-Elect of the American Sociological Association's Sociology of Education Section. The purpose of the Section on Sociology of Education is to, "foster the development of this aspect of Sociology and its application through the study of the ways in which formal schooling influences individuals and the ways society affects educational institutions."
Congratulations to Josh Pacewicz on being elected Chair of the American Sociological Association’s Political Sociology Section. He will serve on the council as Chair-Elect in 24-25 and Chair 25-26.
