Congratulations to Phoebe Godfrey on her promotion to Professor in Residence! Read more about the Promotions, Tenure, and Renewal process in UConn Today.
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Laura Bunyan: Pop-Up Food Pantry at UConn Stamford
Check out UConn Today’s recent article “Pop-Up Food Pantry at UConn Stamford Aims to Curb Food Insecurity” featuring Assistant Professor in Residence, Laura Bunyan’s, work with Katharine Vartuli ’23 (CLAS) to provide food to those in need. The pop-up pantry is a hands-on project that came about at the suggestion of colleagues and after talking with […]
UConn Junior Named a Truman Scholar
Congratulations to Irene Soteriou ’23 (CLAS) who has been recently named a Truman Scholar with the help of mentoring from Professor of Sociology, Bradley Wright. Check out the article here. *Excerpt from Article* “Working with Dr. Wright was illuminating in that it opened my eyes to the possibility of leading a life of intentionality and […]
Nicholas Xenophontos: 2022 SURF Grant
Please join us in congratulating undergraduate Sociology major Nicholas (Niko) Xenophontos and his faculty mentor, Mary Bernstein, on being awarded a SURF grant for his research project entitled: “Preventing Gun Violence Online: Comparing Social Media Content from the National Rifle Association and Everytown for Gun Safety.”
Darrell Irwin: Russian Disinformation Campaign Targeted Ukraine
UConn Today featured Assistant Professor of Sociology, Darrell Irwin, in “Report: Russian Disinformation Campaign Targeted Ukraine, Other Countries During Pandemic.” The article discusses Professor Irwin’s involvement with research to counter Russian sourced disinformation efforts directed at the state health sector and its COVID-19 response and vaccine hesitation in Kazakhstan, Georgia and the Ukraine. *Excerpt from […]
Bandana Purkayastha: Where We Live
Check out Professor of Sociology and Asian American Studies Bandana Purkayastha on CT’s Public Radio “From Bangladesh to Bengali Harlem and Hartford Stage, a conversation with actor and playwright Alaudin Ullah.” Listen Here
Noel Cazenave: “Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize”
Check out Professor of Sociology, Noel Cazenave’s, recent talk with the Matrix Center “Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize: Why Racial Justice Activists Must Chart Our Own Course and Not Get Sidetracked into Reacting to the Backlashes of Frightened Democrats and Angry Republicans Like Those Against ‘Defund the Police’ and ‘Critical Race Theory.“
Mary Bernstein: President-Elect of SSSP
Please join us in congratulating Professor Mary Bernstein, who has been named the President-Elect of the Society for the Study of Social Problems for the 2022-2023 term and President for the 2023-2024 term! The SSSP’s stated purpose is to promote and protect sociological research and teaching on significant problems of social life and, particularly, to […]
Rianka Roy: “Politics through Precarity”
Congratulations to graduate student Rianka Roy ,whose recent article “Politics through Precarity: Tech Workers’ Unions in India during the Covid-19 Pandemic” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Contemporary Asia.
David Embrick: What is Critical Race Theory–And Why is it Important to Understand?
Lorna Grisby’s article in Reader’s Digest, “What is Critical Race Theory–and Why is it Important to Understand?,” asks experts to define the concept of Critical Race Theory and explain its real-world implications. Among those experts is David Embrick, Associate Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies. Check out an excerpt from the article below. ***Excerpt*** Racism is built […]