Andrew Papachristos to Join Department in July 2012
Thu, 02/16/2012
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Andrew Papachristos will be joining the Sociology faculty this July 1 as Associate Professor. Andy, whose website can be found here http://www.papachristos.org/Welcome.html, holds a 2007 Ph.D. from University of Chicago, and specializes in the study of socialRead more...
Wendell Bell Receives 2012 Laurel Award
Sun, 02/12/2012
The Laurel Award is bestowed annually by the board of the Foresight Network for outstanding services to futures thought. The Network’s three thousand members vote on recipients, who have in the past included Richard Buckminster Fuller; Alvin Toffler; Jules Verne, and H.G. Wells.Read more...
Sun, 02/12/2012
The Laurel Award is bestowed annually by the board of the Foresight Network for outstanding services to futures thought. The Network’s three thousand members vote on recipients, who have in the past included Richard Buckminster Fuller; Alvin Toffler; Jules Verne, and H.G. Wells.Read more...
Andrew Abbott to Give Department's Hollingshead Lecture February 28 at Sterling Memorial Library
Mon, 02/06/2012
This year’s Hollingshead lecture on “Abundance,” will be presented by Andrew Abbott on Tuesday February 28 from 4-5:30 pm in the Sterling Memorial Lecture Hall (128 Wall Street). Abbott is Gustavus F. and Ann M. Swift Distinguished Service Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago.Read more...
The Cosmopolitan Canopy in Local and National Focus
Sat, 02/04/2012
Professor Elijah Anderson’s The Cosmopolitan Canopy Has Been Nominated for an NAACP Image Award, under the category of “Outstanding Literary Work: Non-Fiction.” The awards ceremony takes place on February 17th. The book has been garnering local attention as well. For a recent interview withRead more...
Julia Adams Speaker at "Penser L'Etat avec Pierre Bourdieu" at College de France
Wed, 01/25/2012
Julia Adams spoke at the College de France in Paris, at a January 23 event dedicated to Bourdieu’s posthumously published book Sur L’Etat. Her remarks will be published in Sociologica http://www.sociologica.mulino.it/main/index The colloquium is on line at http://www.college-de-france.Read more...
Current Issue of Habitus Highlights Social Movements
Wed, 01/18/2012
The Winter 2011 issue of Habitus is out, in hard copy and on line [link here]. As a publication, Habitus was invented and designed by Yale sociology undergraduates, and the most recent issue foregrounds movements: social, political, intellectual. It’s a great read! Check it out here…
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New York Times Letter by Professor Marcus Hunter
Tue, 01/17/2012
Professor Hunter responded to a New York Times column by Joe Nocera on the “NCAA’s Justice System.” See his letter on Black Student-Athletes here: New York Times >>
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Elizabeth Breese Speaks at Yale PhD Sesquicentennial
Thu, 12/22/2011
Elizabeth Breese, currently completing her dissertation in the department, spoke on the current crisis of American journalism, as this fall’s annual Association of Yale Alumni assembly marked Yale’s awarding of the first PhD in North America in 1861. The day-long event attended by over 400Read more...
Lloyd Grieger to Join Department in July 2012
Wed, 12/14/2011
The Sociology department is delighted to announce that Dr. Lloyd Grieger will be joining Sociology and the Jackson Institute for International Affairs as Assistant Professor this July 1st. Dr. Grieger received his Ph.D. in Sociology and Public Policy in 2010 from the Gerald R. Ford School of PublicRead more...
