News and Events

Invited Speaker

Matthew Desmond, Univ of Wisconsin-Madison
"Eviction and the

Feminization of Poverty."

Monday, Nov 9 Room 329 at 1pm

Colloquium Schedule 09-10

Keister 's New Book on China

Lisa Keister's new book "Work and Organizations in China After Thirty Years of Transition" has been published by Emerald Books. This volume brings together current research by many of the top scholars studying these issues and provides a glimpse into the state of thinking on organizations and work at the start of the fourth decade of transition. ...more

New Room Calendar

You can now view the availability of the McKinney and Thompson rooms. You can also send a request to book an open slot. This link will be available on the resource page. (click "continue to this webpage")

Moody's Work Cited in Newsweek

In Newsweek's article, See Baby Discriminate, James Moody found that the more diverse the school, the more the kids self-segregate by race and ethnicity within the school, and thus the likelihood that any two kids of different races have a friendship goes down.

Graduate School Admission Deadlines

November 8 - Deadline for submission of electronic application and supporting documents to pay the reduced application fee of $65. Any application submitted after November 8 must be accompanied by the $75 fee or it will not be processed.
December 8 - Priority deadline for submission of Ph.D. applications for admission and award for the fall semester. Late applications may be considered for admission only if all spaces have not been filled, and for financial aid only if funds are still available.

Students on the Job Market

Departmental Newsletter

Public Sociology
Research for Public Policy & Business

 


Third edition of Bonilla-Silva's
Racism Without Racists
is Out!

In the third edition of his highly acclaimed book, Eduardo Bonilla-Silva continues to challenge color-blind thinking. In contrasts to those who believe the election of President Obama is a watershed moment, he suggests this development embodies the racial trends of the last 40 years including two he has addressed in this book: the rise of color-blind racism as the dominant racial ideology and the emergence of an apparently more flexible racial stratification system he characterizes as Latin America-like.



First Steps by Vincent Van Gogh

First Steps - 1890
Vincent Van Gogh

   

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