Congratulations to Izzy Notter for successfully defending her dissertation, “Intergenerational Transfers Between Adult Children and Their Aging Parents.”

Congratulations to Amanda Zagame for successfully defending her dissertation, “Understanding Fathering and Adolescents’ Wellbeing: Father Figures and Transition to Young Adulthood.”

Congratulations to Laura Garbes for successfully defending her dissertation, “Sound, Public Radio, and Particularistic Performance Standards in the Workplace.”

Congratulations to Liz Brennan on successfully defending her dissertation, “Autonomy Disrupted: Law, Technology, and its Impact on Professions’ Autonomy Following the Implementation of the Electronic Health Record.”

Michael Kennedy speaks with NBC 10 about his Friends of Ukraine initiative that seeks to send medical aid to the country. (WJAR)

John was named a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association on February 28, 2022.

In the past months, Russian President Vladimir Putin has built up a massive military presence on Russia’s border with Ukraine. Pundits, politicians, and casual observers of the news have all been asking the same questions: would President Putin actually invade Ukraine? And if so, what would that mean for the rest of the world? These are fair questions of course, but Michael Kennedy, our guest on this week’s episode of Trending Globally, thinks this framing might actually obscure more than it illuminates.

Aaron Niznik has successfully defended his dissertation, “Cultivating the City: The Evolution of the Urban Gardening Movements in Boston, MA and Austin, TX.”

Professor John Diamond to join Brown University's Department of Sociology.

John Diamond is a sociologist of education who focuses on how race, ethnicity, and social class intersect with school leadership, practices, and policies to shape educational opportunities and outcomes. Previously, he was the Hoefs-Bascom Professor of Education at University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education, as well as a faculty affiliate in the Departments of Afro-American Studies and Educational Policy Studies.

Co-authored by Professor Scott Frickel, Residues offers readers a new approach for conceptualizing the environmental impacts of chemicals production, consumption, disposal, and regulation.