Malissa Alinor
@malissa-a.bsky.social
Sociologist studying racial and gender bias & effects of organizational policies on workplace inequality. Asst Professor at UNC Public Policy
UNC Public Policy is hiring for a tenure-track assistant professor who specializes in environmental policy, international development, or poverty. Apply by Nov. 3. lnkd.in/eV7HNhnR
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October 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
UNC Public Policy is hiring for a tenure-track assistant professor who specializes in environmental policy, international development, or poverty. Apply by Nov. 3. lnkd.in/eV7HNhnR
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UNC Sociology is hiring for two tenure-track positions!
(1) An Assistant Professor specializing in computational sociology or advanced quantitative methods
(2) An Assistant/Associate Professor specializing in population health
Reviews begin 10/1. Links to positions below.
(1) An Assistant Professor specializing in computational sociology or advanced quantitative methods
(2) An Assistant/Associate Professor specializing in population health
Reviews begin 10/1. Links to positions below.
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September 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
UNC Sociology is hiring for two tenure-track positions!
(1) An Assistant Professor specializing in computational sociology or advanced quantitative methods
(2) An Assistant/Associate Professor specializing in population health
Reviews begin 10/1. Links to positions below.
(1) An Assistant Professor specializing in computational sociology or advanced quantitative methods
(2) An Assistant/Associate Professor specializing in population health
Reviews begin 10/1. Links to positions below.
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I am thrilled to co-organize with @laceesatcher.bsky.social the mini-conference "Black Placemaking and Worldmaking: Space, Power, and Possibility" at the 2026 Eastern Sociological Society (ESS) annual meeting in Washington, DC. If the call resonates with you, please submit your work.
September 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I am thrilled to co-organize with @laceesatcher.bsky.social the mini-conference "Black Placemaking and Worldmaking: Space, Power, and Possibility" at the 2026 Eastern Sociological Society (ESS) annual meeting in Washington, DC. If the call resonates with you, please submit your work.
There’s a chill in the air and college football is back. 😌
September 1, 2025 at 1:15 AM
There’s a chill in the air and college football is back. 😌
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Job alert! We're now accepting applications for a Postdoc Research Fellow who will work with restricted and hard-to-access data related to the sources of class-based income #inequality on cutting-edge research topics. Apply by June 15! 👇 myumi.ch/155qg
#academicjobmarket #nowhiring #academicsky
#academicjobmarket #nowhiring #academicsky
May 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Job alert! We're now accepting applications for a Postdoc Research Fellow who will work with restricted and hard-to-access data related to the sources of class-based income #inequality on cutting-edge research topics. Apply by June 15! 👇 myumi.ch/155qg
#academicjobmarket #nowhiring #academicsky
#academicjobmarket #nowhiring #academicsky
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What a spectacular panel at #SSS2025 🔥🔥🔥 "Perceptions and Experiences of Discrimination and Microaggression" with @malissa-a.bsky.social @amiebostic.bsky.social @jessistreib.bsky.social @tianhao.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
What a spectacular panel at #SSS2025 🔥🔥🔥 "Perceptions and Experiences of Discrimination and Microaggression" with @malissa-a.bsky.social @amiebostic.bsky.social @jessistreib.bsky.social @tianhao.bsky.social
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The American Sociological Association leads a coalition of sociological organizations, issuing an open letter defending the role of sociology in universities and society and condemning federal actions threatening academic inquiry and free speech. Read the letter here: https://bit.ly/ASAOpenLetter.
April 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The American Sociological Association leads a coalition of sociological organizations, issuing an open letter defending the role of sociology in universities and society and condemning federal actions threatening academic inquiry and free speech. Read the letter here: https://bit.ly/ASAOpenLetter.
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We are hiring a pre-doc at Stanford to work on (among other things) a project called Public Pulse, which will provide reports on public opinion in the US, and potentially fill the void of things like 538. Please share with your undergrads. iriss.stanford.edu/predoc/2025-...
2025–26 Faculty Research Projects | Institute for Research in the Social Sciences
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March 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
We are hiring a pre-doc at Stanford to work on (among other things) a project called Public Pulse, which will provide reports on public opinion in the US, and potentially fill the void of things like 538. Please share with your undergrads. iriss.stanford.edu/predoc/2025-...
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The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️
February 20, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️
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It honestly feels a bit silly to post about research right now. But I refuse to accept the premise that the precious, dreadful, complex stories with which I was entrusted should not be heard. My latest from @sfjournal.bsky.social : academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
Conditional inequality and cooptive inclusion: property managers’ labor and the reproduction of inequalities in the market for rental housing
Abstract. Occupational inequality, including occupational segregation and associated inequities in working conditions, is a key linchpin of structural raci
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February 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
It honestly feels a bit silly to post about research right now. But I refuse to accept the premise that the precious, dreadful, complex stories with which I was entrusted should not be heard. My latest from @sfjournal.bsky.social : academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
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Critics argue that DEI unfairly advantages unqualified workers, promotes division among employees, and leads to a decline in productivity. Research shows categorically that the reverse is true. Beyond Buzzwords: The Real Impact of Race, Gender, and DEI at Work
www.newswise.com/articles/bey...
www.newswise.com/articles/bey...
February 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Critics argue that DEI unfairly advantages unqualified workers, promotes division among employees, and leads to a decline in productivity. Research shows categorically that the reverse is true. Beyond Buzzwords: The Real Impact of Race, Gender, and DEI at Work
www.newswise.com/articles/bey...
www.newswise.com/articles/bey...
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A panel on the Treasury this Thursday, with the incredible @epopppp.bsky.social and @abenewman.bsky.social.
This is not just for academics. Everyone needs to understand what's happening right now. Spread the word!
This is not just for academics. Everyone needs to understand what's happening right now. Spread the word!
February 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
A panel on the Treasury this Thursday, with the incredible @epopppp.bsky.social and @abenewman.bsky.social.
This is not just for academics. Everyone needs to understand what's happening right now. Spread the word!
This is not just for academics. Everyone needs to understand what's happening right now. Spread the word!
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Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.
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February 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.
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Thanks to @lpeblog.bsky.social for the invitation to write about what policy scholars should do if "policy" is permanently broken. There are lots of good answers, but we can't afford to ignore the question.
In This Brave New World, Does Scholarship Still Matter?
If the recent past is no longer a useful guide to seeking change in the present, what good is policy-adjacent scholarship?
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January 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Thanks to @lpeblog.bsky.social for the invitation to write about what policy scholars should do if "policy" is permanently broken. There are lots of good answers, but we can't afford to ignore the question.
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🚨Applications are now open for the 2025 Berkeley Stone center Summer School on inequality
A unique program geared towards students at the beginning of their PhD, taught by leading scholars in the field, all costs covered!
Apply now
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A unique program geared towards students at the beginning of their PhD, taught by leading scholars in the field, all costs covered!
Apply now
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sites.google.com/berkeley.edu...
January 28, 2025 at 9:33 AM
🚨Applications are now open for the 2025 Berkeley Stone center Summer School on inequality
A unique program geared towards students at the beginning of their PhD, taught by leading scholars in the field, all costs covered!
Apply now
👇👇👇
sites.google.com/berkeley.edu...
A unique program geared towards students at the beginning of their PhD, taught by leading scholars in the field, all costs covered!
Apply now
👇👇👇
sites.google.com/berkeley.edu...
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The pronatalist project will backfire spectacularly bc what young adults want most of all before they form serious partnerships and have kids is a feeling of certainty and stability that their futures will be okay.
Everything this admin is doing makes things LESS certain. 1/3
Everything this admin is doing makes things LESS certain. 1/3
JD Vance in his FIRST public address as VP says he “wants more babies in America”.
I cannot express how much I dislike this man.
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I cannot express how much I dislike this man.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/01...
“I want more babies in America,” JD Vance says in his first public address as vice-president
Speaking at the yearly anti-abortion event, Vance commended President Donald Trump for appointing conservative judges and increasing the Child Tax Credit.
www.cleveland.com
January 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The pronatalist project will backfire spectacularly bc what young adults want most of all before they form serious partnerships and have kids is a feeling of certainty and stability that their futures will be okay.
Everything this admin is doing makes things LESS certain. 1/3
Everything this admin is doing makes things LESS certain. 1/3
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I wish people on the left would stop using “diversity hire” or “affirmative action” to describe folks like Hegseth. This reinforces the racist, sexist notion that diversity and affirmative action are promoting unqualified people, doing the right’s work for the.
January 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I wish people on the left would stop using “diversity hire” or “affirmative action” to describe folks like Hegseth. This reinforces the racist, sexist notion that diversity and affirmative action are promoting unqualified people, doing the right’s work for the.
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NOW: More than 98% of #Costco shareholders have just rejected an anti-DEI measure
The attempt to force Costco to audit their #DEI work was by an anti-inclusion lobby group:
"The proponent's broader agenda is not reducing risk for the Company but abolition of diversity initiatives." - Costco Board
The attempt to force Costco to audit their #DEI work was by an anti-inclusion lobby group:
"The proponent's broader agenda is not reducing risk for the Company but abolition of diversity initiatives." - Costco Board
January 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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I am currently developing an online speakers series where academics and practitioners can learn from each other about using data for good. Please take the following one-minute survey to let me know if you want to participate in this speakers series: forms.gle/Sd3kwX4aRweh...
Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) Online Speakers Series
Hello. I'm Jae Yeon Kim, an incoming public policy faculty at UNC-Chapel Hill and ex-data science at Code for America.
I am currently developing an online speakers series where academics and practiti...
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January 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I am currently developing an online speakers series where academics and practitioners can learn from each other about using data for good. Please take the following one-minute survey to let me know if you want to participate in this speakers series: forms.gle/Sd3kwX4aRweh...
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🌟Please share this great funding opportunity! 🌟Apply by 1/24/25 for IRP's National Dissertation Award For Research On Poverty And Economic Mobility 2025–2026. For more info on this $25,000 award & to view an informational webinar, visit: www.irp.wisc.edu/national-dis...
January 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🌟Please share this great funding opportunity! 🌟Apply by 1/24/25 for IRP's National Dissertation Award For Research On Poverty And Economic Mobility 2025–2026. For more info on this $25,000 award & to view an informational webinar, visit: www.irp.wisc.edu/national-dis...
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Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are fighting the wildfires raging across southern California for $5.80-$10.24 per day
When responding to disasters, they may earn $26.90 over a 24-hour shift
When responding to disasters, they may earn $26.90 over a 24-hour shift
‘Essential’: nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires
The firefighters earn $5.80-$10.24 per day plus $1 an hour when responding to active emergencies, according to CDCR
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are fighting the wildfires raging across southern California for $5.80-$10.24 per day
When responding to disasters, they may earn $26.90 over a 24-hour shift
When responding to disasters, they may earn $26.90 over a 24-hour shift
Meta plans to build programs “that focus on how to apply fair and consistent practices that mitigate bias for all, no matter your background.”
So, literally the entire goal of DEI programs…
So, literally the entire goal of DEI programs…
Meta is ending its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, known as DEI, the company said, becoming the latest company to pull back from such practices in the wake of pressure from conservative critics and customers.
Meta ends its DEI programs | CNN Business
Meta is ending its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, known as DEI, the company said Friday, becoming the latest company to pull back from such practices in the wake of pressure from conservati...
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January 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Meta plans to build programs “that focus on how to apply fair and consistent practices that mitigate bias for all, no matter your background.”
So, literally the entire goal of DEI programs…
So, literally the entire goal of DEI programs…
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Outrageous! This needs to blow up. They want to throw out 60,000 votes and steal the state Supreme Court election in NC!
January 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Outrageous! This needs to blow up. They want to throw out 60,000 votes and steal the state Supreme Court election in NC!
I can’t believe that UNC sent me an email on Christmas Eve to let me know that I wasn’t selected for a position that I applied to…3 years ago.
December 24, 2024 at 9:25 PM
I can’t believe that UNC sent me an email on Christmas Eve to let me know that I wasn’t selected for a position that I applied to…3 years ago.
I scheduled a bunch of emails to be sent after the New Year to get things off my plate while I remembered them and to not make people hate me haha.
December 23, 2024 at 7:39 PM
I scheduled a bunch of emails to be sent after the New Year to get things off my plate while I remembered them and to not make people hate me haha.