Sociology

Jeremy Ney is the author of a forthcoming book about opportunity and inequality in America and is a professor at Columbia Business School. His research focuses on the geography of opportunity and the ways that interconnected inequalities limit upward mobility for communities. His work has been featured in the New York Times, TIME Magazine, NPR, BBC, and on the TEDx stage.

Peter Lovell Memorial Lecture in Architecture and Design:

Kevin Chu, Executive Director of Vermont Futures Project gives a lecture on “Housing and the Economic Health of Vermont”. The lecture will be followed by a Panel Discussion and Q&A.

Professor of Sociology, Jamie McCallum will informally talk with students about the outcome of the presidential election.

Hosted by the Sociology department.  Featuring written work by the students “Writing Flash Sociology” —Introductions by Prof. Rebecca Tiger.

The Sociology Dept will host an Advising Session for majors and minors in Sociology. Faculty will be available for Q & A regarding Fall’24 courses being offered… also Pizza!

Departments of Sociology; Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies; and Independent Scholar joint reception for graduating seniors and their guests in Axinn Center Winter Garden.

 

Author and activist Raina Lipsitz from New York City is in conversation with sociology professor Jamie McCallum about her book- The Rise of a New Left: How Young Radicals Are Shaping the Future of American Politics. The event will feature a discussion about the state of the US Left historically, today, and speculate about the new next wave of left organizing into the future.

Erin Durban and Lucinda Ramberg, two feminist, queer, postcolonial scholars, will have a conversation about queer anthropology: What does it mean to queer anthropology? How can we do anthropology, as well as ethnographic methods more broadly, in a queer way and for queer purposes?