The University of Connecticut is among the top 10 producers of Fulbright Scholars from research institutions this year. The University has seven Fulbright Scholars on its faculty who will be teaching and performing research around the world in the 2016-17 academic year, according to the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The […]
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Menachem Begin Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Adane Zawdu received a Menachem Begin Post-Doctoral Fellowship from the Israeli Ministry Of Science & Technology. He will be spending the year in the department of sociology and anthropology at Ben Gurion University.
Bench Project
Our class, Society and Climate Change is a course designed to shift our thinking from the scientific way that the climate is discussed in our society to a much more emotional context that will truly energize is to make change. This bench project came as a result of our understanding that there is a […]
In Solidarity and Struggle for Social Justice
Even as we were grappling with the systemic racism laid bare by the COVID pandemic in the disproportionate loss of life in African America, Latinx, and Native communities and the targeting of Asian American communities, we are confronted by the more brutal expression of this enduring racism in the recent murder of George Floyd by […]
Mary Bernstein: Southern Queeries Podcast
Check out Professor Mary Bernstein’s recent appearance on the Southern Queeries podcast, which provides a look at what is going on in the world of gay marriage or LGBTQ weddings, with a southern twist. Why did the queer community push so hard for marriage in the first place, were there other fights we should have […]
Phoebe Godfrey: Publication of Two New Books
Check out Associate Professor in Residence Phoebe Godfrey’s two new books! Written by the co-founder and former board president of a non-profit shared-use commercial kitchen, Understanding Just Sustainabilities from Within presents an intersectional analysis of CLiCK (Commercially Licensed Co-operative Kitchen), in order to explore what just sustainabilities can look and feel like from within and without. Through a unique combination […]
Ruth Braunstein: ASA Sociology of Religion 2021 Early Career Award
Congratulations to Ruth Braunstein, winner of the inaugural Early Career Award from the Sociology of Religion section of the American Sociological Association. This award recognizes an early-career scholar (who may be in any position, not necessarily on the tenure track) who has made an outstanding contribution to the sociological study of religion. Contributions could include […]
Rianka Roy: Policy Exception Grant
Please join us in congratulating Rianka Roy, who has received a Policy Exception Grant for summer 2021!
Noel Cazenave: “Accusations about teaching ‘critical race theory’ in Connecticut often lack evidence”
Professor Noel Cazenave was cited in the recent Hartford Courant article, “Accusations about teaching ‘critical race theory’ in Connecticut often lack evidence, used as a vehicle for broader attacks on equity and inclusion.” *Excerpt* Recent outcry over critical race theory is a manifestation of white conservative backlash to the racial justice movement that gained surging support […]
Mary Fischer: Chair Elect of the Community and Urban Section of ASA
Congratulations to Mary Fischer, who is the chair elect of the Community and Urban Section of the American Sociological Association! Members of the Section on Community and Urban Sociology explore new social theory and develop empirical research on groups living, working, and communicating across geographical boundaries, including cities, suburbs, and rural areas, as well […]