The impact of industry collapse on two tribal reservations

July 11, 2017

Washington Center for Equitable Growth Grantee Blythe George is the author of a new working paper, “'Them old guys they knew what to do': Examining the impact of industry collapse on two tribal reservations." Read more about The impact of industry collapse on two tribal reservations

Dromi project receives honorable mention for Best Dissertation Award

June 30, 2017

Shai M. Dromi, Harvard College Fellow in Sociology, received an honorable mention from the ASA Comparative-Historical Section's 2017 Theda Skocpol Best Dissertation Award committee. Read more about Dromi project receives honorable mention for Best Dissertation Award

Christopher Bail chosen as an Andrew Carnegie Fellow

June 27, 2017

Christopher Bail (Ph.D. 2011), Douglas and Ellen Lowey Associate Professor of Sociology, and Philip Napoli, James R. Shepley Professor at the Sanford School of Public Policy, at Duke University, are among this year’s Andrew Carnegie Fellows. Read more about Christopher Bail chosen as an Andrew Carnegie Fellow

Manja Klemenčič to give keynote address

June 19, 2017

Manja Klemenčic, Lecturer on Sociology, will give the keynote address at the 2017 Annual Conference of the European Association for Educational Research (EERA) in Copenhagen on August 24. The EERA is the largest gathering of educational researchers in Europe (equivalent to AERA in the US) with a membership of more than 30 national and regional Educational Research

Alexandra Killewald and Alumni Undergraduate Concentrator Ian Lundberg, '15 published together in Demography, June 2017, Volume 54, Issue 3, pp 1007–1028

June 19, 2017

Very interesting read on marriage and the impact on men's wages: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13524-017-0566-2 Read more about Alexandra Killewald and Alumni Undergraduate Concentrator Ian Lundberg, '15 published together in Demography, June 2017, Volume 54, Issue 3, pp 1007–1028

Lei receives best paper award

June 19, 2017

Ya-Wen Lei's paper "Freeing the Press: How Field Environment Explains Critical News Reporting in China" Read more about Lei receives best paper award

Lamont receiving an honorary degree from U of Bordeaux

Lamont receives honorary degree

June 15, 2017

Michèle Lamont received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Bordeaux on June 14, 2017. Read more here. Read more about Lamont receives honorary degree

Sampson to receive Career - Lifetime Achievement Award

June 15, 2017

Robert J. Sampson is the recipient of The Robert and Helen Lynd Career - Lifetime Achievement Award Read more about Sampson to receive Career - Lifetime Achievement Award

Barbara Kiviat in Washington Monthly: "The CFPB Is Making Government More Accountable. The GOP Wants to Stop It."

June 9, 2017

Barbara Kiviat writes in Washington Monthly about House Republicans' efforts to limit access to the CFPB consumer complaints database to government bureaucrats, removing an effective mechanism of government accountability. Read full story here.

Kelley Fong, Hope Harvey, and Jasmin Sandelson win SSSP student paper competitions

June 8, 2017

Three Harvard doctoral students will be receiving awards from The Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) at the 67th Annual Meeting in Montreal, August 11-13, 2017. Read more about Kelley Fong, Hope Harvey, and Jasmin Sandelson win SSSP student paper competitions

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The impact of industry collapse on two tribal reservations

Dromi project receives honorable mention for Best Dissertation Award

Christopher Bail chosen as an Andrew Carnegie Fellow

Manja Klemenčič to give keynote address

Alexandra Killewald and Alumni Undergraduate Concentrator Ian Lundberg, '15 published together in Demography, June 2017, Volume 54, Issue 3, pp 1007–1028

Lei receives best paper award

Lamont receives honorary degree

Sampson to receive Career - Lifetime Achievement Award

Barbara Kiviat in Washington Monthly: "The CFPB Is Making Government More Accountable. The GOP Wants to Stop It."

Kelley Fong, Hope Harvey, and Jasmin Sandelson win SSSP student paper competitions

July 2017