Ph.D. Candidate Taylor Cain Awarded Whitney M. Young, Jr. Fellowship
Taylor Cain, a third year Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, was awarded the Boston University Whitney M. Young, Jr. Fellowship in recognition of the outstanding contributions made by Whitney M. Young, Jr., particularly in the fields of social work, urban studies, and Afro-American Studies. Chosen on the basis of having displayed academic proficiency in a field related to race relations or urban problems, these awards provide a stipend for living expenses and a full scholarship and fees for a year of study in the BU Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Taylor plans to conduct ethnographic research on commercial districts in gentrifying Boston neighborhoods.