Ph.D. Candidate Christina Jarymowycz Awarded Fulbright Fellowship to Study in Ukraine
Christina Jarymowycz, a third year Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, was awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program Fellowship to study in the Ukraine. Sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Fulbright Program provides funding for students, scholars, teachers, and professionals to undertake graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, […]
Ph.D. Candidate Emily Bryant Chosen as one of the 2015 Pardee Graduate Summer Fellows
Emily Bryant, a second year Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, was chosen as one of the 2015 Pardee Graduate Summer Fellows. Selected by the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, nine outstanding BU graduate students representing six departments across the university will spend ten weeks this summer at the Pardee House. […]
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 […]
Sociology Welcomes New Faculty Neha Gondal and Saida Grundy
The Department of Sociology is committed to understanding and challenging institutionalized inequalities. We welcome critical reflection and conversations on race. It is in this spirit that we welcome our new colleagues Neha Gondal and Saida Grundy, who join the faculty this Fall. Dr. Neha Gondal received her PhD from Rutgers University in 2013 following which […]
Ph.D. Candidate Rebecca Farber Awarded Two Fellowships
Ph.D. Candidate Rebecca Farber is the recent recipient of two exciting awards in support of her dissertation work! She has been awarded a Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowship from the University of Wisconsin Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the University of Wiconsin’s National Resource Centers, […]
Nicole Aschoff Publishes “The New Prophets of Capital”
“Mythmaking is as central to sustaining our economy as proft-making, particularly as severe environmental degradation, breathtaking inequality, and increasing alienation among youth push capitalism against its own contradictions.” In her newly published book, The New Prophets of Capital, Adjunct Professor Nicole Aschoff discusses the “new generation of wealthy mythmakers, masquerading as progressive thinkers,” who have emerged […]
Professor Catherine Connell Receives Award for Excellence in Teaching
Professor Catherine Connell has been selected the recipient of the Frank and Lynne Wisneski Award for Excellence in Teaching. According to the College of Arts and Sciences website, this honor is “[A]warded annually to CAS faculty who exemplify deep and broad commitment, skill, effectiveness, impact, and leadership in teaching,” and recognizes not just excellence inside scheduled classes, but “the […]
Professor Susan Eckstein Awarded 2015 Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
Susan Eckstein, a Professor of Sociology and International Relations in the Pardee School of Global Studies, has been awarded a 2015 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship for her research on Cuban immigration exceptionalism. In its ninety-first competition, the Guggenheim Fellowship awarded 173 Fellowships to 175 scholars, chosen from over 3,100 applicants “on the basis of […]
Memorial Service Planned for Daryl Carr
Please join friends, family, and colleagues for a memorial service for Daryl Carr on Sunday, April 19th, 2015 at 2PM at Boston University’s Marsh Chapel. The service will be approximately an hour long, with a reception to follow. A beloved member of the sociology community, Daryl received his B.A. in Political Science from Roger Williams […]
Alumnus Jeremiah Glazer (B.A. 2005) to speak at 2015 Commencement Ceremony
Keeping with recent tradition, the Department of Sociology is pleased to announce that it will once again welcome an alumnus from ten years’ past as our commencement speaker. Jeremiah Glazer (B.A. ’05) will return to Boston University to address the 2015 graduating seniors and their families. Jeremiah Glazer graduated from Boston University’s College of Arts […]