Lyttelton, McHarris, and Reynolds Receive ISPS Fellowships
Tue, 06/02/2015
Graduate students Thomas Lyttelton, Philip McHarris, and Celene Reynolds have been invited to join the Graduate Policy Fellows Program at Yale’s Institution for Social and Policy Studies. Congratulations, Tom, Philip, and Celene!
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Vásquez-Noriega Awarded Prize for Best Senior Essay
Sat, 05/16/2015
Congratulations to sociology major Carla Vásquez-Noriega, who receives the 2015 Mildred Priest Frank Memorial Prize for best senior essay. Her project examined the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program created in 1974 to help low-income families afford clean, safe, and suitable housing.Read more...
Patricia Craig Joins Yale as Dean of CIPE and Resident Fellow
Thu, 04/30/2015
Political sociologist Patricia Craig will join Yale-NUS College this summer as Dean of the Centre for International and Professional Experience (CIPE) and a Resident Fellow at Elm College. Dr Craig completed her PhD in Sociology at Yale and is a co-author of The Quality of Life in Rural Asia. PriorRead more...
Reynolds Awarded National Science Foundation Grant
Wed, 04/29/2015
Graduate student Celene Reynolds has been awarded a Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant for her work on how and why the implementation of Title IX has shifted from an emphasis on gender equity in athletics to sexual harassment on campus. Using a combination of historical, qualitative,Read more...
Adams and Charrad Publish "Patrimonial Capitalism and Empire"
Fri, 04/24/2015
Patrimonial Capitalism and Empire, edited by Mounira Charrad (University of Texas-Austin) and Julia Adams, has just been published in the Political Power and Social Theory book series. The volume explores the interconnected formations of patrimonial politics, empire and capitalism, and includesRead more...
Endelman Published in Theory and Society
Mon, 04/20/2015
Graduate Student Jonathan Endelman has a new article in this month’s edition of the journal Theory & Society. Using the state of Jordan as a case study, Endelman argues in his article “Displaying the State: Visual Signs and Colonial Construction in Jordan” that colonial authorities makeRead more...
Yarbrough wins Sussman Award
Thu, 04/09/2015
This year’s Marvin B. Sussman Award winner is recent graduate Michael Yarbrough who received the award for his dissertation ‘I Now Declare You’: State Law and the Making of Marriage in Post-Apartheid South Africa. Michael will deliver the Sussman Lecture, based on his dissertation, on Wednesday,Read more...
Yale sociology major Abdul-Razak M. Zachariah has been awarded the prestigious Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship to support his research and his commitment to an academic career in the field. Zachariah, a sophomore in Timothy Dwight College, will use the fellowship to research the influence ofRead more...
Papachristos Appointed to State Commission on Youth and Urban Violence
Thu, 03/26/2015
Professor Andrew V. Papachristos has been appointed to a panel of experts set up by Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy that aims to create policies to reduce crime in urban communities. The Governor’s Commission on Youth and Urban Violence, announced on March 25, will identify risk factors thatRead more...
Dromi Awarded Fellowship for Faith and Giving Research
Sun, 03/22/2015
Graduate student Shai Dromi has been selected to receive the Lake Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship to support his research and dissertation writing through 2015-16. The fellowship is presented annually to a doctoral candidate working in the field of faith and giving or religion and philanthropy.Read more...
