New Publication by Phil Gorski and Gülay Türkmen-Dervişoğlu
Sat, 07/20/2013
Professor Phil Gorski and PhD student Gülay Türkmen-Dervişoğlu have a new article published in the Annual Review of Sociology on religion, nationalism, and violence. In it they consider fractured scholarship across disciplines and theoretical approaches, and argue that “a coherent synthesis capableRead more...
Craig Holloway selected as an ISPS Policy Fellow
Wed, 06/26/2013
PhD student Craig Holloway is one of the thirteen fellows selected as an ISPS Policy Fellow for the 2013–14 academic year. See below for the links to Craig’s profile and to the ISPS announcement.
Congratulations Craig!!
http://isps.yale.edu/team/craig-lapriece-holloway#.UbiQPvm1GSo
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Mary Barr named Fellow at Harvard's Du Bois Institute
Sat, 06/15/2013
Graduate Dr. Mary Barr, Lecturer at Clemson University, has been named a Summer Institute Fellow on African-American Struggles for Freedom and Civil Rights at Harvard University’s Du Bois Institute by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Congratulations Mary!
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New report on Sudan from incoming student Jean-Baptiste Gallopin
Thu, 06/13/2013
Amnesty International released a new report on violence in Sudan by researcher and incoming PhD student Jean-Baptiste Gallopin. Read the press release >> View the full report >>.
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Mira Debs awarded grant by American Montessori Society
Tue, 06/04/2013
Graduate student Mira Debs has won a Research Mini-Grant from the American Montessori Society Research Committee. Her dissertation, an ethnography, examines parental engagement and activism in Montessori schools and in the national Montessori movement. Congratulations Mira!
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Graduate Jenny Shelby wins Mildred Priest Frank Award and the Lily Rosen Prize in Women's Health
Wed, 05/29/2013
We are proud to announce that Jenny Shelby has been awarded the Department’s Mildred Priest Frank Award for her senior thesis, “Prescribing Power and The Pill: Medical Authority in the Popularization of Oral Contraceptives in the United States of America, 1957 to 1965”. Her thesis, which makes aRead more...
Elizabeth Breese on Yale's Associates in Teaching Program
Sat, 05/25/2013
Yale Graduate School has released new material on the Associates in Teaching program.. and they chose our own Elizabeth Breese to sing its praises! Elizabeth talks about her background at a small liberal arts college and about working with Professor Julia Adams on their course The SociologicalRead more...
Department Celebrates New Graduates
Thu, 05/23/2013
The Department is proud to present Dr. Elizabeth Breese, Dr. Tabitha Decker, Dr. Andrew Junker, Dr. Esther Kim, Dr. Sylvia Mitraud, Dr. Samuel Nelson, and Dr. Michael Yarbrough! University commencement exercises and the Graduate School diploma ceremony took place on Monday, May 20. Four graduateRead more...
Thomas Meyer Publishes Security Studies Article and "Serving Those Who Served"
Tue, 05/21/2013
Congratulations to Sociology graduate Thomas Meyer on two new publications! While a Sociology undergrad, Thomas was awarded the Yale College Dean’s Research Fellowship to support his work, and on graduation in 2011 he headed to Cambridge for a year as a Fox International Fellow. His article on roleRead more...
“Thinking Globally”: Professors Anderson and Wallerstein Speak at Fondation Maison de Sciences de l'Homme's 50th Anniversary
Wed, 05/15/2013
Elijah Anderson and Immanuel Wallerstein are speaking in Paris at the “Thinking Globally” international symposium organized by the Fondation Maison des sciences de l’homme in honor of the Foundation’s 50th anniversary. Professor Wallerstein will discuss intellectual, organizational, andRead more...
