Mangala Subramaniam, ’01 (Ph.D. ), has been named Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs in the Virginia Commonwealth University Office of the Provost.
Alums
Gino Herring, ’89 (BA): Election Candidate Search Engine
Gino Herring (BA 1989) has launched the world’s first voter education tool box and candidate search engine, Best Candidate.
Angie Beeman, ’10 (Ph.D.): “Liberal White Supremacy”
In her recent publication titled Liberal White Supremacy: How Progressives Silence Racial and Class Oppression, Angie Beeman, ’01 (Ph.D.), argues that white supremacy is maintained not only by right-wing conservatives or stereotypically uneducated working-class racial bigots but also by progressives who operate from a liberal ideology of color-blindness, racism-evasiveness, and class elitism.
Alumna Mangala Subramaniam, ’01 (Ph.D.): Co-Edited Collection
Dismantling Institutional Whiteness gathers a range of first-person narratives from women of color and examines the challenges they face not only at a systemic level, but also at a deeply personal level. Their experiences combined with research and statistics paint a sobering portrait of higher education’s problems when it comes to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Thomas Volscho: Edward R. Murrow Award for Investigative Reporting
Congrats to Sociology alum Thomas Volscho for winning the Edward R. Murrow Award for Investigative Reporting for his work on the ABC Radio News podcast Truth and Lies: Jeffrey Epstein. This award recognizes individuals who demonstrate the excellence of Edward R. Murrow in the broadcasting news profession. ***Excerpt from article*** “I worked on investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s finances […]
Alumna Diana Taurasi (2005) Heading to Tokyo Olympics
Former Huskies teammates Sue Bird of the Seattle Storm and Diana Taurasi [Sociology 2005] of the Phoenix Mercury will try to win a record fifth Olympic gold medal with USA veterans Tina Charles of the Washington Mystics (2012, 2015 Olympic gold), and Breanna Stewart of the Storm (2016 Olympic gold), along with Olympic rookie Napheesa […]
Adane Zawdu: Fellowship from the Polonsky Academy for Advanced Study
Adane Zawdu received a fellowship from the Polonsky Academy for Advanced Study in the Humanities and the Social Sciences at the Van Leer Institute in Jerusalem. During this four year fellowship, Adane will be studying the changing relations between ethnic culture and skin color among Ethiopian Israelis, from the early years of migration to today. He […]
Alumn Rene Rosado (’05): UConn’s National First Gen Day Speaker
Rene Rosado ’05 (CLAS Sociology) will be UConn’s National First Gen Day Speaker. The event will be held on November 12th, 2020 from 3:30 – 4:30 PM via WebEx. Access Code: 120 133 323 | Password: UConnFirstGen
Alumna Rhema Bland: New Director of the Ida B. Wells Society
Congratulations to Sociology alumna Rhema Bland, the new director of the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media. Co-founded by award-winning journalists Nikole Hannah-Jones (M.A. ’03), Ron Nixonand Topher Sanders, the society seeks to increase the ranks, retention and profile of reporters and editors of color in […]
Alumna Rachel Fain (2007): 2020 40 Under Forty Honoree
Congratulations to Sociology alumna Rachel J. Fain for being selected as one of Hartford Business Journal’s 2020 40 Under Forty! Rachel graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2007 and went on to earn a law degree from Western New England College Schoool of Law. She is currently a partner at Halloran & Sage LLP. […]