2003 Sociology Graduate Emily Valerio to Speak at 2013 Commencement
In keeping with recent tradition, the Sociology Department will again welcome a “ten year out” alumna as our commencement speaker. Emily Valerio (BA, ’03) will return to Boston University to address the 2013 graduating seniors and their families. A brief bio on our guest speaker: Emily Valerio graduated from Boston University in May 2003 with a […]
PHOTOS FROM THE 2012 SOCIOLOGY COMMENCEMENT
2002 SOCIOLOGY GRAD PAUL BAUER TO SPEAK AT 2012 COMMENCEMENT
In following with the tradition set forth by the sociology department of having past graduates speak at commencement, we are proud to have Paul Bauer (BA, ’02) return to Boston to address the 2012 graduating class of seniors. Paul graduated double major in SO and PS, magna cum laude. He will pass on his wisdom […]
Alumna Sarah Tosh Awarded Fellowship to Study at CUNY Graduate Center
Sarah Tosh (BA, 09) will begin her doctoral studies in sociology this fall (2011) at the CUNY Graduate Center, which has awarded her a fellowship to support her studies
ASHOK KAMAL (CLASS OF 2001), SPEAKER AT 2011 SOCIOLOGY COMMENCEMENT
Graduate Ashok Kamal (BA 2001) took stage Sunday, May 22nd as the guest speaker for the 2011 commencement ceremony. Ashok is a social entrepreneur and Co-Founder & CEO of Bennu, which is a socially responsible product development and marketing company that completes the recycling loop (www.bennuworld.com). His career spans the for-profit and nonprofit sectors, including […]
Alumnus Roman Williams Joins Institute for International and Intercultural Studies at Union University
Roman R. Williams (PhD 2010) is an Assistant Professor of Sociology in the Institute for International and Intercultural Studies at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee.
Alumna Katie Watts in Paris, France
Katie Watts (B.A., 09) has been in the process of slowly degrading into a Parisian since she moved to France in 2010. After sints teaching English, studying at the Sorbonne and working for the fashion department at Parsons Paris, she is currently working towards her MBA in Cultural Management. She lives in an apartment the size […]
UNDERGRADUATE ALUM JENNIFER MACY SUMNER WINS NSF FUNDING
Jennifer Macy Sumner (SO’99), has won National Science Foundation funding for her comparative research on the incarceration of transgender inmates in the U.S. and in Italy. Sumner is currently an assistant professor of criminal justice at Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg, and is continuing her research in Italy this spring.
Alumnus Keith Roberts awarded 2010 ASA Award
Keith A. Roberts (Ph.D., 1976) has been awarded the 2010 ASA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching. A professor of sociology at Hanover College, in Indiana, Roberts is only the third teaching honoree who has made a career in a small liberal arts college. He has published textbooks in the sociology of religion and introductory sociology. […]
NEW BOOK BY ALUMNI SILVIA DOMINGUEZ
Silvia Dominguez (Sociology/SSW PhD ’05) recently had her book Getting Ahead: Social Mobility, Public Housing and Immigrant Networks (2011 NYU Press) published. The book is based on three years of ethnographic research in two public housing developments in Boston. It describes the way in which Latin American immigrant women achieve social mobility in today’s world.