Psychology Today published an article, “Romantic Relationships Turn Off Women More Than Men,” that summarizes a paper by PhD candidates Hannah Tessler and Meera Choi, and Grace Kao
Thu, 04/25/2024
Psychology Today just just published an article, “Romantic Relationships Turn Off Women More Than Men,” that summarizes a paper by PhD candidates Hannah Tessler and Meera Choi, and Professor Grace Kao titled: “Love as a Low Priority: Gender and Relationship History Differences in Singles’ ValueRead more...
Sociology Professor Grace Kao Honored as 2024 Graduate Mentor Award Recipient for Social Sciences
Thu, 04/25/2024
Each year the Graduate School honors faculty members at Convocation for their exemplary qualities as mentors, who have shown outstanding commitment to advising and student support. Honorees representing each of the divisions are selected. Grace Kao, IBM Professor of Sociology and Professor ofRead more...
Elijah Anderson Explains Importance of W.E.B. Du Bois’ Study ‘The Philadelphia Negro.’
Thu, 03/07/2024
In an interview in The Conversation Yale Sociologist Elijah Anderson talks about the background of W.E.B. Du Bois’ groundbreaking study “The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study,” published in 1899 and why it is still relevant today.
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Grace Kao has been named a regular contributor to The Korea Herald, the largest English-language newspaper in South Korea.
Wed, 02/14/2024
Grace Kao has been named a regular contributor to The Korea Herald, the largest English-language newspaper in South Korea. She will write about K-Pop, K-Dramas (and the Korean Wave), and sociological topics of interest to South Koreans and Americans.
Her first column, “The Appeal of K-Pop toRead more...
Sociology Student Kayla Thomas Reflects on the Value a Graduate Policy Fellowship with the Institution for Social and Policy Studies (ISPS) Brought Her
Thu, 12/21/2023
Being an ISPS policy fellow gave Kayla Thomas the opportunity for interdisciplinary feedback on her research on how residents in her home of Crown Heights in Brooklyn, N.Y., manage and navigate ongoing neighborhood phenomena, such as gentrification, policing, and increasing reports of antisemitismRead more...
Yale Sociology Professor Grace Kao Interviewed by BBC on K-pop Star BTS' Upcoming Army Stint
Tue, 12/19/2023
BTS, Korea’s most popular K-pop band is going on hiatus at the height of their career to carry out their compulsory military service, as reported in a story in the BBC. According to Grace Kao who studies and teaches about popularKorean culture, ”it’s a reality that many in SouthRead more...
News Concerning Xiaohong Xu
Wed, 12/13/2023
We sadly announce that Xiaohong Xu (PhD 2014) passed away on December 12 in Ann Arbor, surrounded by family and friends following a long struggle with cancer. He was 45 years old.
His colleagues at Michigan have written a moving obituary: https://lsa.umich.edu/soc/news-events/all-news/faculty-Read more...
CCS Director Jeffrey Alexander addressing the 2023 Meeting of the Civil Sphere Working Group held in October in Heidelberg, Germany
Tue, 11/28/2023
The Civil Sphere Working Group is composed of theorists and empirical social scientists who share the goal of developing and revising Civil Sphere Theory, fifteen years after its seminal formulation in Jeffrey C. Alexander’s The Civil Sphere (Oxford UP, 2006).
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Recent Sociology Department Graduate and current CCS Faculty Fellow Todd Madigan Shares Newest Publication
Tue, 11/28/2023
CCS Faculty Fellow Todd Madigan most recent publication, “Inverted Totems: On the Significance of “Woke” in the Culture Wars,” has recently been published in the journal Religions - part of the Religions Special Issue “Culture Wars and Their Socioreligious Background” co-edited by CCS FacultyRead more...
CCS Director Jeffrey Alexander, has been awarded the honorary academic degree of doctor honoris causa at Masaryk University, Czech Republic.
