Gereffi, CGGC & NSOE receive DoD grant

The Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness (CGGC) and the Nicholas School of the Environment (NSOE) collaborated to receive the 2012 Minerva Research Initiative Award from the Department of Defense.
The project, which spans three years for nearly $1 million, brings together professors Gary Gereffi and Lincoln Pratson to conduct a study that will help eliminate the risk of a surge of higher gas prices, as well as food prices, due to civil unrest in the Middle East and North Africa ...more

Sebring Awarded Ph.D.

On April 13th, 2012, Serena Sebring successfully defended her dissertation:

“Reproductive Citizenship: Women of Color and Coercive Sterilization in North Carolina 1950-1980.”

Her Committee consisted of: Eduardo Bonilla-Silva (Chair) Linda Burton, Wahneema Lubiano, S. Philip Morgan, and Suzanne Shanahan

Sociology Honor Student cited in NYT

Sociology major, Ryan Genkin, has been cited in Tuesday's (4/24/2012) New York Times article, "At Duke, Wall Street May Still Hold Allure." For his honors thesis, senior Ryan Genkin analyzed more than 1,200 full-time job listings in Duke eRecruiting and found that a full quarter of the listings were from the finance and insurance industries.

Hordge Freeman Awarded Ph.D.

On April 13th, 2012, Elizabeth Hordge Freeman successfully defended her dissertation:

“Home is Where the Hurt is: Racial Socialization, Stigma and Well-Being in Afro-Brazilian Families”

Her Committee consisted of: Eduardo Bonilla-Silva (Co-Chair), Linda George (Co-Chair), Lynn Smith-Lovin, Linda Burton, and Sherman James.

Mayorga Awarded Ph.D.

On April 12, 2012, Sarah Mayorga successfully defended her dissertation:

"Preserving the White Picket Fence: Interracial Interaction in an Integrated Neighborhood"

Her Committee consisted of: Eduardo Bonilla-Silva (chair), Linda Burton, Phil Morgan, Kim Blankenship, and Emilio Parrado.

Gereffi, CGGC & NSOE receive DoD grant

Sebring Awarded Ph.D.

Sociology Honor Student cited in NYT

Hordge Freeman Awarded Ph.D.

Mayorga Awarded Ph.D.

Sociology Newsletter

Students on the Job Market

Departmental Newsletter

Public Sociology
Research for Public Policy & Business

Graduation 2012

Telephone Booths - 1967
Richard Estes

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Gereffi, CGGC & NSOE receive DoD grant The Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness (CGGC) and the Nicholas School of the Environment (NSOE) collaborated to receive the 2012 Minerva Research Initiative Award from the Department of Defense. The project, which spans three years for nearly $1 million, brings together professors Gary Gereffi and Lincoln Pratson to conduct a study that will help eliminate the risk of a surge of higher gas prices, as well as food prices, due to civil unrest in the Middle East and North Africa ...more Sebring Awarded Ph.D. On April 13th, 2012, Serena Sebring successfully defended her dissertation: “Reproductive Citizenship: Women of Color and Coercive Sterilization in North Carolina 1950-1980.” Her Committee consisted of: Eduardo Bonilla-Silva (Chair) Linda Burton, Wahneema Lubiano, S. Philip Morgan, and Suzanne Shanahan Sociology Honor Student cited in NYT Sociology major, Ryan Genkin, has been cited in Tuesday's (4/24/2012) New York Times article, "At Duke, Wall Street May Still Hold Allure." For his honors thesis, senior Ryan Genkin analyzed more than 1,200 full-time job listings in Duke eRecruiting and found that a full quarter of the listings were from the finance and insurance industries. Hordge Freeman Awarded Ph.D. On April 13th, 2012, Elizabeth Hordge Freeman successfully defended her dissertation: “Home is Where the Hurt is: Racial Socialization, Stigma and Well-Being in Afro-Brazilian Families” Her Committee consisted of: Eduardo Bonilla-Silva (Co-Chair), Linda George (Co-Chair), Lynn Smith-Lovin, Linda Burton, and Sherman James. Mayorga Awarded Ph.D. On April 12, 2012, Sarah Mayorga successfully defended her dissertation: "Preserving the White Picket Fence: Interracial Interaction in an Integrated Neighborhood" Her Committee consisted of: Eduardo Bonilla-Silva (chair), Linda Burton, Phil Morgan, Kim Blankenship, and Emilio Parrado. Sociology Newsletter 2012 Newsletter Students on the Job Market Departmental Newsletter Public Sociology Research for Public Policy & Business		Graduation 2012 The Department of Sociology cordially invites sociology majors, their family, and friends to attend our 2012 Graduation Ceremony. The Ceremony will be held in Griffith Film Theater located in the Bryan Center. Presentation of Awards & Diploma Distribution will begin promptly at 12:30pm Sunday, May 13, 2012. Reception to follow in Von Canon Hall B & C Telephone Booths - 1967 Richard Estes

Gereffi, CGGC & NSOE receive DoD grant

Sebring Awarded Ph.D.

Sociology Honor Student cited in NYT

Hordge Freeman Awarded Ph.D.

Mayorga Awarded Ph.D.

Sociology Newsletter

Students on the Job Market

Departmental Newsletter

Public Sociology Research for Public Policy & Business

Graduation 2012

Telephone Booths - 1967Richard Estes

Public Sociology
Research for Public Policy & Business

Telephone Booths - 1967
Richard Estes