March 2024 News

Sociology Chair Philip Gorski, quoted in New Yorker article.

Phil Gorski
Wed, 05/25/2022
Phil Gorsky, Frederick and Laura Goff Professor and Chair, Sociology, was quoted in a New Yorker article concerning Pennsylvannia candidate for governor Doug Mastriano, a prominant leader in the “Stop the Steal” campaign, who also espouses religious right beliefs that God - and the Founders - Read more...

Sociology Chair Phil Gorski interviewed for Washington Post story on "great replacement" theory.

Wed, 05/25/2022
Phil Gorski,  Frederick and Laura Goff Professor and Chair, Sociology, was interviewed for a May 16 column in the Washington Post on the mainstreaming of formerly fringe beliefs about a deliberate plot to replace native-born White Americans with Democratic-voting immigrants, a theory which appears Read more...

Phil Gorski, was quoted in the Washington Post, on "Christian nationalism" in the Doug Mastriano campaign for governor of Pennsylvania.

Wed, 05/25/2022
Phil Gorski,  Frederick and Laura Goff Professor and Chair, Sociology was interviewed for a May 16 Washington Post religion article on Doug Mastriano, a retired Army colonel and Jan. 6 marcher, running for governor of Pennsylvania, who is part of a “Christian nationalist” movement, that argues that Read more...

Sociology Chair Phil Gorski published an op-ed, along with Samuel Perry, coauthor of "The Flag and the Cross", on the expansion of White, Christian Nationalism

Wed, 05/25/2022
Phil Gorski,  Frederick and Laura Goff Professor and Chair, Sociologyand Samuel L. Perry published an op-ed, “With the Buffalo massacre, white Christian nationalism strikes again” in the May 20th Washington Post on the toxic ideology, and spread of White Christian nationalism.   Read more...

Yale Alum Alison Gerber elected to the Swedish Young Academy

Tue, 05/24/2022
Alison Gerber, Assistant Professor in sociology at Lund University, was one of 6 new prominent researchers elected to the Young Academy of Sweden. The Young Academy of Sweden is an independent platform that gives younger researchers a strong voice in the policy debate and facilitates their efforts Read more...

Sociology Graduate Student Patrice Collins wins Graduate School Award

Wed, 04/20/2022
Sociology graduate student Patrice Collins has been chosen as the recipient of the 2022 Public Service Award of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences for Disciplinary Outreach for her work supporting the needs of children with incarcerated parents or caregivers. The Graduate School Disciplinary Read more...

Yagmur Karakaya appointed as new Assistant Professor of Sociology at Yale

Mon, 04/11/2022
The Department of Sociology is delighted to announce the appointment of Yagmur Karakaya as Assistant Professor of Sociology starting July 2022. Since receiving her PhD from the University of Minnesota in 2020, Karakaya has taught at Hamilton College. Working inside the “Strong Program” tradition Read more...

An Ethnographic Study of the New American Color Line and How Black People Navigate It, by Sterling Professor Elijah Anderson

Thu, 03/31/2022
Elijah Anderson, Sterling Professor of Sociology and of African American Studies and winner of the 2021 Stockholm Prize in Criminology, the world’s most prestigious prize in the field of criminology, has authored a new ethnographic study of the American color line, which was previously noted by W.E Read more...

Grace Kao was the subject of an article titled: 专访|高玉蘋谈韩流研究与教学:一名耶鲁社会学家的思考

Mon, 01/24/2022
(”Interview|Grace Kao on Hallyu Research and Teaching: Reflections of a Yale Sociologist” in The Paper (Peng Pai), a Chinese news outlet based in Shanghai.  https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_16318885 Read more...

Assistant Professor Emma Zang publishes Op-Ed in the Hill

Thu, 01/06/2022
Emma Zang published an Op-Ed in the Hill on Remote Work “Remote work is a saving grace — and can increase productivity.”  Read the article here. Read more...