Melissa Osborne
@mosbornesoc.bsky.social
Associate Prof of Sociology at WWU. Author of Polished: College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility. First-gen. JKCF Alum.
Stoked to have my podcast episode with @socannex.bsky.social where @danielrmorrison.bsky.social and I discuss Polished in this weeks @americanstudier.bsky.social #scholarsunday!
For this long & commemorative holiday weekend, my super-sized 226th #ScholarSunday thread is full of thoughtful public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
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#ScholarSunday Thread 226
Published on May 25, 2025
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May 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Stoked to have my podcast episode with @socannex.bsky.social where @danielrmorrison.bsky.social and I discuss Polished in this weeks @americanstudier.bsky.social #scholarsunday!
Had an awesome time talking with @danielrmorrison.bsky.social about my book, Polished: College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility ( @uchicagopress.bsky.social) on @socannex.bsky.social ! Have a listen to learn more about the book and the experience of being #firstgen in college.
New Annex just dropped! @danielrmorrison.bsky.social speaks to @mosbornesoc.bsky.social about Polished: College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility (2024, U Chicago Press). Fantastic book about the lives of low income and first-gen students. Listen socannex.commons.gc.cuny.edu/podcast/meli...
Melissa Osborne on College, Class, and Social Mobility
Dan Morrison (@danielrmorrison.bsky.social) interviews Dr. Melissa Osborne (@mosbornesoc.bsky.social), Associate Professor of Sociology at Western Wash
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May 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Had an awesome time talking with @danielrmorrison.bsky.social about my book, Polished: College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility ( @uchicagopress.bsky.social) on @socannex.bsky.social ! Have a listen to learn more about the book and the experience of being #firstgen in college.
Honored that Polished was chosen as New Books Network Book of the Day!
Melissa Osborne, "Polished: College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
Episode · NBN Book of the Day · Why do people go to college? In Polished: College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility (U Chicago Press, 2024), Melissa Osborne, an associate professor at Western...
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September 13, 2024 at 3:53 AM
Honored that Polished was chosen as New Books Network Book of the Day!
Super excited to have had the opportunity to chat with @drdaveobrien.bsky.social about Polished (@uchicagopress.bsky.social) on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social ! Listen to find out more about my book and the impacts that being a #firstgen has on students, their identities, and their communities.
Listen! Melissa Osborne talks to @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about the superb "Polished: College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility" newbooksnetwork.com/polished
Melissa Osborne, "Polished: College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility" (U Chicago Press, 2024) - New Books Network
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September 11, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Super excited to have had the opportunity to chat with @drdaveobrien.bsky.social about Polished (@uchicagopress.bsky.social) on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social ! Listen to find out more about my book and the impacts that being a #firstgen has on students, their identities, and their communities.
This New Year I am looking forward to seeing my first book launch into the world in 2024!
Polished: College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility drops May 1st and is available for pre-order now at: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Also check out the link blurb for more info on the book!
Polished: College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility drops May 1st and is available for pre-order now at: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Also check out the link blurb for more info on the book!
January 2, 2024 at 3:10 AM
This New Year I am looking forward to seeing my first book launch into the world in 2024!
Polished: College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility drops May 1st and is available for pre-order now at: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Also check out the link blurb for more info on the book!
Polished: College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility drops May 1st and is available for pre-order now at: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Also check out the link blurb for more info on the book!