Koji Chavez
@kojichavez.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Sociology at Indiana University. Allergies under control.
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Check out my new article in the Journal of Organizational Sociology, where I examine how technology limits the autonomy of entry-level workers. I theorize two subtypes of technical control and discuss its implications for gender inequality
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
“The System Sucks”: Computer Programs and Technical Control in Entry-Level White-Collar Work
Researchers often examine how technology controls the labor of precarious workers while demonstrating the limits of technology on controlling professional workers. Drawing on a subset of 46 in-depth i...
www.degruyterbrill.com
August 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Check out my new article in the Journal of Organizational Sociology, where I examine how technology limits the autonomy of entry-level workers. I theorize two subtypes of technical control and discuss its implications for gender inequality
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
The main person quoted in this story is my undergrad student. Voter suppression of students is strong in Indiana.
Two-thirds of voters at Indiana University Bloomington’s sole on-campus polling site used their university ID to vote last fall.
Indiana banned students from using these IDs for voting this spring.
boltsmag.org/indiana...
Indiana banned students from using these IDs for voting this spring.
boltsmag.org/indiana...
Indiana Republicans Are Banning Student IDs for Voting
The new restriction, paired with Indiana’s stringent voter ID rules, is poised to make it much harder for many young people to vote in a state that already ranks near-last in turnout.
boltsmag.org
July 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The main person quoted in this story is my undergrad student. Voter suppression of students is strong in Indiana.
@cmpech.bsky.social I think IU admin would find this book pretty informative. Excited to read this!
July 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
@cmpech.bsky.social I think IU admin would find this book pretty informative. Excited to read this!
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New from me: "Projections show that increasing the birth rate (as if you could) is the wrong way to get more workers" familyinequality.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/p...
June 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
New from me: "Projections show that increasing the birth rate (as if you could) is the wrong way to get more workers" familyinequality.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/p...
This seems like a terrible idea. What I’ve seen in the classroom is that AI makes it way too easy to cheat and to avoid critical thinking. It is a massive net harm. My fear is that if universities wholesale adopt AI, their graduates will be stigmatized. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/t...
Welcome to Campus. Here’s Your ChatGPT.
www.nytimes.com
June 8, 2025 at 11:52 AM
This seems like a terrible idea. What I’ve seen in the classroom is that AI makes it way too easy to cheat and to avoid critical thinking. It is a massive net harm. My fear is that if universities wholesale adopt AI, their graduates will be stigmatized. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/t...
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This is shameful. The UNC Board of Trustees fails to vote on all tenure cases in Arts & Sciences, holding faculty in limbo without any explanation or timeline. This affects both assistant profs up for tenure and new tenured hires.
www.chronicle.com/article/at-c...
www.chronicle.com/article/at-c...
At Chapel Hill, Only Health-Sciences Professors Have Been Getting Tenure
The UNC Chapel Hill board hasn’t tenured a single professor in fields outside the health sciences since January. The inaction has prompted confusion and alarm among faculty.
www.chronicle.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:06 AM
This is shameful. The UNC Board of Trustees fails to vote on all tenure cases in Arts & Sciences, holding faculty in limbo without any explanation or timeline. This affects both assistant profs up for tenure and new tenured hires.
www.chronicle.com/article/at-c...
www.chronicle.com/article/at-c...
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"That one toxic friend" might be aging you faster!
Our new working paper shows that negative social ties are common and linked to faster epigenetic aging, higher inflammation, and poorer mental and physical health.
Link: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Our new working paper shows that negative social ties are common and linked to faster epigenetic aging, higher inflammation, and poorer mental and physical health.
Link: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Associations Between Negative Social Ties and Accelerated Biological Aging, Inflammation, and Multiple Morbidities
Negative social ties, or "difficult ties," are pervasive yet understudied components of social networks that may accelerate biological aging and morbidity. Using ego-centric network data and DNA methy...
www.medrxiv.org
May 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
"That one toxic friend" might be aging you faster!
Our new working paper shows that negative social ties are common and linked to faster epigenetic aging, higher inflammation, and poorer mental and physical health.
Link: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Our new working paper shows that negative social ties are common and linked to faster epigenetic aging, higher inflammation, and poorer mental and physical health.
Link: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Two very good pieces on the same topic. First from Kate Shaw: "The Supreme Court has undermined lower courts seeking to protect the rule of law and emboldened an administration eager to trample it."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/o...
May 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Two very good pieces on the same topic. First from Kate Shaw: "The Supreme Court has undermined lower courts seeking to protect the rule of law and emboldened an administration eager to trample it."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/o...
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If this bill becomes law, ICE will become the best-resourced law enforcement agency in the history of the country, with more funding for detention than the entire federal Bureau of Prisons.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican-led House approves tax bill after grueling all-night session, taking a major step forward for Trump's agenda.
May 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
If this bill becomes law, ICE will become the best-resourced law enforcement agency in the history of the country, with more funding for detention than the entire federal Bureau of Prisons.
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In the days of grief after his wife's miscarriage in 2015, Kasper Erikson forgot to submit an immigration form.
The Mississippi father thought he was on the verge of becoming a citizen when ICE arrested him in April.
Now he’s in a Louisiana prison, facing deportation over the 10-year-old mistake.
The Mississippi father thought he was on the verge of becoming a citizen when ICE arrested him in April.
Now he’s in a Louisiana prison, facing deportation over the 10-year-old mistake.
ICE Arrests Mississippi Father at His Citizenship Hearing
ICE arrested Kasper Eriksen, a Mississippi father, at his citizenship hearing, imprisoning him and threatening him with deportation.
www.mississippifreepress.org
May 21, 2025 at 11:10 PM
In the days of grief after his wife's miscarriage in 2015, Kasper Erikson forgot to submit an immigration form.
The Mississippi father thought he was on the verge of becoming a citizen when ICE arrested him in April.
Now he’s in a Louisiana prison, facing deportation over the 10-year-old mistake.
The Mississippi father thought he was on the verge of becoming a citizen when ICE arrested him in April.
Now he’s in a Louisiana prison, facing deportation over the 10-year-old mistake.
After reading this article, I'm eagerly awaking the Butlerian Jihad. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/t...
The Professors Are Using ChatGPT, and Some Students Aren’t Happy About It
www.nytimes.com
May 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
After reading this article, I'm eagerly awaking the Butlerian Jihad. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/t...
Class evaluations are in! In response to the question, "what did you like least about this course," one student wrote: "The thing I liked least was how often he backed into things. Has a real lack of surroundings."
Killin' it.
Killin' it.
May 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Class evaluations are in! In response to the question, "what did you like least about this course," one student wrote: "The thing I liked least was how often he backed into things. Has a real lack of surroundings."
Killin' it.
Killin' it.
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Rare for a public poll, we did a survey experiment to test whether priming respondents about the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia impacts support for Trump's broader immigration agenda. It does. Support for blanket deportations fell 20 points after hearing about Garcia's case.
May 14, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Rare for a public poll, we did a survey experiment to test whether priming respondents about the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia impacts support for Trump's broader immigration agenda. It does. Support for blanket deportations fell 20 points after hearing about Garcia's case.
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“The pope will be from Chicago” sounds like an 1880s Republican’s dire prediction for if we don’t stop Irish immigration
May 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“The pope will be from Chicago” sounds like an 1880s Republican’s dire prediction for if we don’t stop Irish immigration
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🔔BREAKING🔔
The NSF has frozen all research grant awards—cutting off life-saving science midstream and demanding ideological screenings for future funding.
This is censorship disguised as oversight.
Here’s how you can help us spread the word ➡️🧵(1/3):
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The NSF has frozen all research grant awards—cutting off life-saving science midstream and demanding ideological screenings for future funding.
This is censorship disguised as oversight.
Here’s how you can help us spread the word ➡️🧵(1/3):
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.
www.nature.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:31 AM
🔔BREAKING🔔
The NSF has frozen all research grant awards—cutting off life-saving science midstream and demanding ideological screenings for future funding.
This is censorship disguised as oversight.
Here’s how you can help us spread the word ➡️🧵(1/3):
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The NSF has frozen all research grant awards—cutting off life-saving science midstream and demanding ideological screenings for future funding.
This is censorship disguised as oversight.
Here’s how you can help us spread the word ➡️🧵(1/3):
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Got this in the mail yesterday—the newest addition to my bookshelf. Thanks@uchicagopress.bsky.social! Can't wait for the book to come out next month! Link to pre-order 👇
April 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Got this in the mail yesterday—the newest addition to my bookshelf. Thanks@uchicagopress.bsky.social! Can't wait for the book to come out next month! Link to pre-order 👇
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NSF's new research "priorities" seems absurd:
research should not "directly/indirectly exclude individuals or groups. Research projects with more narrow impact limited to subgroups of people based on protected class or characteristics do not effectuate NSF priorities."
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
research should not "directly/indirectly exclude individuals or groups. Research projects with more narrow impact limited to subgroups of people based on protected class or characteristics do not effectuate NSF priorities."
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
Updates on NSF Priorities
www.nsf.gov
April 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM
NSF's new research "priorities" seems absurd:
research should not "directly/indirectly exclude individuals or groups. Research projects with more narrow impact limited to subgroups of people based on protected class or characteristics do not effectuate NSF priorities."
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
research should not "directly/indirectly exclude individuals or groups. Research projects with more narrow impact limited to subgroups of people based on protected class or characteristics do not effectuate NSF priorities."
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
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Congratulations to Herbert Gans for a life well-lived. Strongly recommend his famous piece "The Positive Functions of Poverty", which he always stressed was serious & not sarcastic. Also, recommend his books _The War Against the Poor_ & _The Urban Villagers_.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/b...
Herbert J. Gans, 97, Dies; Upended Myths on Urban and Suburban Life
A leading sociologist, he explored American society up close — living in a Levittown at one point — to gain insight into issues of race, class, the media and even the Yankees.
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Congratulations to Herbert Gans for a life well-lived. Strongly recommend his famous piece "The Positive Functions of Poverty", which he always stressed was serious & not sarcastic. Also, recommend his books _The War Against the Poor_ & _The Urban Villagers_.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/b...
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I'm disappointed to share that my NSF career grant on anti-Asian dehumanization was terminated. This affects ongoing project activities, which have shown great progress so far, and support for my research team and more.
I'm sad to share that the hiring of the postdoc role is currently on pause.
I'm sad to share that the hiring of the postdoc role is currently on pause.
We're hiring a Postdoctoral Scholar! Come join our @conflictcollab.bsky.social at Purdue PSY in the fall 🎉
The role involves opportunities to research and lead writing projects on humanizing organization, conflict mgnt, workplace discrimination, goals, and more! drive.google.com/file/d/1tke0...
The role involves opportunities to research and lead writing projects on humanizing organization, conflict mgnt, workplace discrimination, goals, and more! drive.google.com/file/d/1tke0...
Conflict Collab_Postdoctoral Research Associate Ad.pdf
drive.google.com
April 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I'm disappointed to share that my NSF career grant on anti-Asian dehumanization was terminated. This affects ongoing project activities, which have shown great progress so far, and support for my research team and more.
I'm sad to share that the hiring of the postdoc role is currently on pause.
I'm sad to share that the hiring of the postdoc role is currently on pause.
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Cutting Dolly Parton’s program that helps kids learn how to read <<<<<<<
www.14news.com/2025/02/19/t...
www.14news.com/2025/02/19/t...
February 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Cutting Dolly Parton’s program that helps kids learn how to read <<<<<<<
www.14news.com/2025/02/19/t...
www.14news.com/2025/02/19/t...
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“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.
From the fednews community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the fednews community
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February 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
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A very clear statement of what is happening to science right now.
And on the social science side: "This cuts across economics, psychology, sociology. In all these fields, there are whole chunks of the discipline that may just not be possible to carry on anymore."
And on the social science side: "This cuts across economics, psychology, sociology. In all these fields, there are whole chunks of the discipline that may just not be possible to carry on anymore."
'Unprecedented': White House moves to control science funding worry researchers
If the Trump administration continues targeting DEI in science and seeking to slash funding, American science will look fundamentally different.
www.npr.org
February 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
A very clear statement of what is happening to science right now.
And on the social science side: "This cuts across economics, psychology, sociology. In all these fields, there are whole chunks of the discipline that may just not be possible to carry on anymore."
And on the social science side: "This cuts across economics, psychology, sociology. In all these fields, there are whole chunks of the discipline that may just not be possible to carry on anymore."
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Of the 50 hardest-hit schools on this list, 32% are in states that voted for Trump. Losses range from $36.2 to $129.7M—per school.
We can organize around that. Electeds, even Republicans, don’t want mass layoffs in their districts.
(NB: If you reply by celebrating people’s pain, I’ll block you.)
We can organize around that. Electeds, even Republicans, don’t want mass layoffs in their districts.
(NB: If you reply by celebrating people’s pain, I’ll block you.)
Very helpful data aggregation on the financial impacts of the proposed 15% #NIH indirect rate 👇 datawrapper.dwcdn.net/l0ZqA/8/
February 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Of the 50 hardest-hit schools on this list, 32% are in states that voted for Trump. Losses range from $36.2 to $129.7M—per school.
We can organize around that. Electeds, even Republicans, don’t want mass layoffs in their districts.
(NB: If you reply by celebrating people’s pain, I’ll block you.)
We can organize around that. Electeds, even Republicans, don’t want mass layoffs in their districts.
(NB: If you reply by celebrating people’s pain, I’ll block you.)
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.