Archive: News
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Prof. Donato Interviewed by The New York Times
Department Chair Katharine Donato spoke in a New York Times article about the death of Libyan migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea.
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Profs. McCabe and Rosen Write Op-Ed for Washington Post About DC Eviction Report
Brian McCabe and Eva Rosen’s report, “Eviction in Washington, DC: Racial and Geographic Disparities in Housing Instability”, was featured in several articles, including pieces published by the Washington City Paper and the Washington Post. Among their findings, they discussed the ease of filing evictions in the city and the small number of landlords who are responsible for a large proportion of eviction filings. Together, they wrote an Op-Ed in the Post detailing their results.
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Prof. Fields Appears in NPR’s Radiolab Podcast
Prof. Corey Fields talked about the motivations of Black Republican voters in Bloc Party, an episode of National Public Radio’s Radiolab podcast (25:55-26:40).
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Prof. Fields Interviewed by BBC
Prof. Corey Fields talked about the motivations of Black Republican voters in Bloc Party, an episode of National Public Radio’s Radiolab podcast (25:55-26:40).
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Prof. Hsu Featured in Vice Article
Prof. Becky Hsu discussed Chinese Americans and their family communication during the pandemic in an article by Vice.
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Prof. McCabe Moderates Discussion with Prof. Rosen on Section 8 Voucher Program
Prof. Brian McCabe served as a moderator of a panel featuring Dr. Eva Rosen and discussed the findings in her book, The Voucher Promise: “Section 8” and the Fate of an American Neighborhood. They took a deep dive into how the voucher program affects the lives of renters in a low-income neighborhood in Baltimore.
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Prof. Mahadeo Writes Op-Ed for Truthout
Prof. Rahsaan Mahadeo, 21st Century Postdoctoral Fellow, wrote an opinion piece for Truthout about the need for sociology departments to take part in police abolition.
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Prof. McNamara Presents at Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics Digital Conference
Prof. Dennis McNamara, SJ organized and chaired a session titled “China’s Development Model” in SASE’s Network Q, on Asian Capitalisms, and presented two papers, “Corporatist Legacies of Danwei Society in China’s ‘New Era’” and “Anchoring Value Chains in China’s Electronics Hub.”
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Profs. Fields and Hsu Speak in Discussion Titled “How Racism Permeates American Institutions”
Prof. Corey Fields and Prof. Becky Hsu appeared in a discussion hosted by the Georgetown University Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity & Affirmative Action. They gave a sociological viewpoint in examining how race and racism are manifested in public and private institutions and organizations.
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Profs. Kato Awarded James Slevin Engaged Scholarship Award
Prof. Yuki Kato was named the recipient of the James Slevin Engaged Scholarship Award. This honor is awarded by Georgetown University’s Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching and Service to an outstanding community-based learning (CBL) course or research project.
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