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In June 2026, the Department of Sociology hosted the Sociological Science annual conference. Over 80 papers were presented, and around 140 sociologists participated. The conference was organized by Jeremy Freese, David Grusky, Michelle Jackson,…
- Honors and Awards
Associate Professor Matt Clair has been awarded the William Julius Wilson Early Career Award, recognizing his outstanding scholarship and significant contributions to the study of inequality, poverty, and social mobility.
The award honors…
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In an interview with the Stanford Daily, Robb Willer said he plans to spend his Guggenheim fellowship year working on longer-form research about political coalition formation — how groups come to recognize shared interests, build alliances across…
Albert Einstein memorial on the NAS grounds.
- Honors and Awards
David Grusky, the Edward Ames Edmonds Professor and Chair of the Sociology Department, and Cecilia Ridgeway, the Lucie Stern Professor in Social Sciences, Emerita, were formally welcomed into the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.,…
- Faculty
Tomás Jiménez joins KQED's Forum to discuss the cultural and psychological effects of Trump's immigration enforcement and rhetoric on Latino communities in the Bay Area and across the U.S.
Jiménez frames American identity as an "orchestra"…