Professors Alexandra Killewald and Devah Pager were selected as Radcliffe Institute Fellows for the 2017-18 academic year. Hope Harvey will be a Graduate Student Fellow at the Institute.  See the list of fellows and read about their research here.... Read more about 2017–2018 Radcliffe Institute Fellows Selected

"[Sociology] may not have the ear of presidents but may actually do a better job of explaining what has gone wrong in large swaths of the United States and other advanced nations in recent years."... Read more about What if Sociologists had as much influence as Economists?

Congratulations to Professor William Julius Wilson who has been awarded the 2017 SAGE-CASBS Award of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. This award recognizes outstanding achievement in the behavioral and social sciences that advance our understanding of pressing social issues.

When someone makes a racially charged comment or joke, how would you respond? Research led by Harvard sociologist Michèle Lamont says that your answer may very well depend on the group to which you belong.... Read more about The everyday response to racism

The American Sociological Association's publicaiton Footnotes featured an article by Ann Swidler introducing Michèle Lamont as the new president of the ASA for 2017.... Read more about Michèle Lamont, ASA's 2017 President

In a new study, published in the current issue of the American Sociological Review, I investigate how publicized cases of police violence against unarmed black men — most prominently the 2004 beating of Frank Jude by white police officers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin — affected 911 calls in Milwaukee. Coauthored with fellow...