News & Events
LyLena Estabine, Class of '24, named member of the Phi Beta Kappa Senior 48
LyLena Estabine, a concentrator in Sociology with a track in Data Analytics, has been inducted into the Alpha Iota Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest academic honor society. LyLena is part of the 'Senior 48' from the Class of 2024. LyLena’s...
Sandra Smith to co-chair DIB task force at HKS.
Harvard Kennedy School has announced that Sandra Susan Smith will co-chair the HKS' new diversity task force of faculty, staff and students.
Lucy Tu (Class of 2024 Sociology Concentrator) named Rhodes Scholar
Lucy Tu (class of 2024), a double concentrator in Sociology and the History of Science with a secondary in Neuroscience has been awarded an American Rhodes Scholarship to begin study at the University of Oxford. Congratulations, Lucy!
Professor Lamont interviewed on Second City Works.
Getting to Yes And.... has a timely conversation with Michele Lamont to discuss her new book “Seeing Others: How Recognition Works and How it Can Heal a Divided World.”
Ph.D. student Shira Zilberstein's work in highlighted in the Gazette
Zilberstein studies how cultures and organizations influence thinking about the benefits—and potential harms—of machine learning in healthcare. Read more.
Jocelyn Viterna's research featured in CNN Report
Professor Jocelyn Viterna's research on the chilling effects of the ciminalization of abortion in El Salvador is featured on CNN health.
Michèle Lamont puts the power of recognition at the center of her new book
Professor Michèle Lamont discusses her new book, “Seeing Others: How Recognition Works — And How It Can Heal a Divided World,” in the Harvard Gazette.
Julia García Galindo (Sociology concentrator, '25) chosen as 2023-2024 Harvard College URAF Research Ambassador
We're proud to announce that Julia García Galindo, Sociology ’25, is a Harvard College URAF Research Ambassador for the 2023-2024 academic year. The goal of the Research Ambassadors program is to ensure that all students realize that they have the...
Ya-Wen Lei discusses China’s youth unemployment problem.
Professor Ya-Wen Lei was interviewed by CNBC, CNN, and Voice of America on China’s youth unemployment problem and "full-time children" .
Professors Christina Cross and David Pedulla win ASA awards in Family Section
Professors Christina Cross and David Pedulla have won ASA section Article of the Year prizes.Professor Cross won the American Sociological Association’s Family Section Article of the Year Award for her co-authored article “Interlinking structural racism...
Professor Rob Sampson's and Postdoc Rebecca Bucci's research on gun violence and prediction bias in the criminal justice system, with Roland Neil (PhD ’22), featured in the Harvard Gazette
The Harvard Gazette featured research conducted by Professor Rob Sampson and Postdoc Rebecca Bucci. Their study, Inequalities in Exposure to Firearm Violence by Race, Sex, and Birth Cohort From Childhood to Age 40 Years, 1995-2021, has also been discussed...
Ya-Wen Lei's research is cited on The China Project website.
Professor Ya-Wen Lei was asked to comment on the latest reminder of how Chinese food delivery apps continue to exploit their employees, Meituan couriers go on strike in Shanwei, on The China Project website. Lei's paper on China’s platform economy was...
