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Noel A. Cazenave’s Perspective on Political Engagement Among African Americans

Noel A. Cazenave – Interview on Political Engagement Among African Americans Ph.D. – Professor of Sociology, University of Connecticut What accounts for low levels of voter turnout among African Americans? A major problem is the lack of candidates and platforms that truly articulate our concerns. Having to continuously vote for “the lesser of two evils” […]

Matthew Hughey, Recent Media Appearances

31 Jan 2020. Interview for “Disputed NY Times ‘1619 Project’ Already Shaping Schoolkids’ Minds on Race.” Real Clear Investigations   After the interview Hughey states “That racial fatalism and reparations should inform the 1619 Project comes as no surprise to scholars who have studied race in America and responses to racism. “This is called Afro-pessimism,” […]

2020 Graduate Student Fellowship

Congratulations to Amy Lawton, who has been awarded a graduate student fellowship through “The Sociology of Science and Religion: Identity and Belief Formation” funding initiative, led by Elaine Howard Ecklund (Rice University) and John H. Evans (University of California, San Diego), and funded through the Templeton Religion Trust (https://religion-science-sociology.com). The fellowship will support her research […]

2019 SWS Mentoring Award

The mentoring award was established in 1990 to honor an SWS member who is an outstanding feminist mentor. In establishing the award, SWS recognized that feminist mentoring is an important and concrete way to encourage feminist scholarship. Manisha Desai is the Head of Sociology and Professor of Sociology and Asian and Asian American Studies at the […]

2019 Jessie Bernard Award

The Jessie Bernard Award was established in 1977 by the ASA Council to honor Jessie Bernard’s enormous influence on the study of gender. The award is given in recognition of scholarly work inclusive of research, teaching, mentoring, and service, that has enlarged the horizons of sociology to encompass fully the role of women in society. […]

2019 Provost’s Award

Carol Ann Jackson 20′ Department of Sociology  College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Carol Ann Jackson is currently a graduate student at the Department of Sociology. Her primary research interests are race, gender and urban education. More specifically, examining processes of racialization, gendering, and social mobility in relation to the social marginalization and criminalization of […]