UMD Sociology
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Official account for the Department of Sociology at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Join us on November 19 at 12pm when @lquillian.bsky.social of Northwestern University will give a talk entitled "Digital Redlining in College Recruitment."
We'll convene in room 4103 of the Parren J. Mitchell Art-Sociology Building.
More at go.umd.edu/quillian
We'll convene in room 4103 of the Parren J. Mitchell Art-Sociology Building.
More at go.umd.edu/quillian
October 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Join us on November 19 at 12pm when @lquillian.bsky.social of Northwestern University will give a talk entitled "Digital Redlining in College Recruitment."
We'll convene in room 4103 of the Parren J. Mitchell Art-Sociology Building.
More at go.umd.edu/quillian
We'll convene in room 4103 of the Parren J. Mitchell Art-Sociology Building.
More at go.umd.edu/quillian
Join the UMD Department of Sociology on Wednesday, October 22, for a talk with @drernestocast.bsky.social titled "The Science and Politics of Immigration Research, Public Opinion, and Policy Making."
More at go.umd.edu/castaneda
More at go.umd.edu/castaneda
October 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Join the UMD Department of Sociology on Wednesday, October 22, for a talk with @drernestocast.bsky.social titled "The Science and Politics of Immigration Research, Public Opinion, and Policy Making."
More at go.umd.edu/castaneda
More at go.umd.edu/castaneda
Join us on November 7 for the annual Morris Rosenberg Lecture, delivered this year by Dr. Ann Morning of NYU. She will give a talk entitled "Sociology in Real Time: Evolving Concepts of Race in the U.S."
The talk begins at 2:30pm in the Stamp Student Union.
More info at go.umd.edu/rosenberg2025
The talk begins at 2:30pm in the Stamp Student Union.
More info at go.umd.edu/rosenberg2025
October 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Join us on November 7 for the annual Morris Rosenberg Lecture, delivered this year by Dr. Ann Morning of NYU. She will give a talk entitled "Sociology in Real Time: Evolving Concepts of Race in the U.S."
The talk begins at 2:30pm in the Stamp Student Union.
More info at go.umd.edu/rosenberg2025
The talk begins at 2:30pm in the Stamp Student Union.
More info at go.umd.edu/rosenberg2025
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I don't know how many children 2025 Nobel Laureate Mary Brunknow has, but this AP photo caption says "one of their daughters." If she has 2 kids she just raised the mean number of children for Nobel medicine winners from 0.8 to 0.9.
October 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I don't know how many children 2025 Nobel Laureate Mary Brunknow has, but this AP photo caption says "one of their daughters." If she has 2 kids she just raised the mean number of children for Nobel medicine winners from 0.8 to 0.9.
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Not just an attack on academic freedom and democracy, but on science and knowledge creation, too. The end of the system where experts even nominally decide on research funding and priorities, replaced with a loyalty oath.
Trump's higher ed ransom note is here - everyone would have to acquiesce to their unprecedented demands or not be "given priority for grants," plus they can demand "reimbursement" for "violations" www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
A mechanism to enforce fealty. An attack on academic freedom and democracy
A mechanism to enforce fealty. An attack on academic freedom and democracy
October 2, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Not just an attack on academic freedom and democracy, but on science and knowledge creation, too. The end of the system where experts even nominally decide on research funding and priorities, replaced with a loyalty oath.
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Back when almost all births were to married couples, fascists promoted marriage and births together, like Mussolini's bachelor tax. In the US, once marriage and fertility came uncoupled circa 1980s, it was harder to muster a decent fascist profamily policy...
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September 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Back when almost all births were to married couples, fascists promoted marriage and births together, like Mussolini's bachelor tax. In the US, once marriage and fertility came uncoupled circa 1980s, it was harder to muster a decent fascist profamily policy...
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It’s an exciting week for letterpress on campus! Join us Wednesday in STAMP for Constitution Day buttons and broadsides and Thursday at Hornbake, Tawes Booklab, and the Clarice for Type High Day! More to come on both of these events 🐢 #libsky #umdlibraries #umdspecialcollections #umd
September 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It’s an exciting week for letterpress on campus! Join us Wednesday in STAMP for Constitution Day buttons and broadsides and Thursday at Hornbake, Tawes Booklab, and the Clarice for Type High Day! More to come on both of these events 🐢 #libsky #umdlibraries #umdspecialcollections #umd
Congratulations to Sociology faculty member Collin Mueller, who was awarded a pilot grant from the National Institute on Aging! He will work with new @socyumd.bsky.social faculty member Taylor Hargrove.
Read more at go.umd.edu/muellergrant
Read more at go.umd.edu/muellergrant
August 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Congratulations to Sociology faculty member Collin Mueller, who was awarded a pilot grant from the National Institute on Aging! He will work with new @socyumd.bsky.social faculty member Taylor Hargrove.
Read more at go.umd.edu/muellergrant
Read more at go.umd.edu/muellergrant
Congratulations to Sociology faculty member Long Doan, who was selected for the 2025 cohort of the Office of Faculty Affairs' Fearless Leadership Foundations Program!
Read more at go.umd.edu/leaderdoan
Read more at go.umd.edu/leaderdoan
August 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Congratulations to Sociology faculty member Long Doan, who was selected for the 2025 cohort of the Office of Faculty Affairs' Fearless Leadership Foundations Program!
Read more at go.umd.edu/leaderdoan
Read more at go.umd.edu/leaderdoan
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Wow, Citizen Scholar has been selected for author-meets-critics at ASA next year. I don't get to pick critics but I can nominate them. If you would like to discuss it, are willing to do 2 hours work for a print copy, or just need a program appearance, let me know! cup.columbia.edu/book/citizen...
Citizen Scholar | Columbia University Press
What is the role of professional scholars in civic life? How and why should academics seek to reach audiences beyond their disciplines and institutions? Must... | CUP
cup.columbia.edu
August 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Wow, Citizen Scholar has been selected for author-meets-critics at ASA next year. I don't get to pick critics but I can nominate them. If you would like to discuss it, are willing to do 2 hours work for a print copy, or just need a program appearance, let me know! cup.columbia.edu/book/citizen...
The Department of Sociology is excited to announce the arrival of our newest faculty member, Dr. Taylor Hargrove! Associate Professor Hargrove joins us from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Learn more at go.umd.edu/hargrove
Welcome, Taylor!
Welcome, Taylor!
August 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The Department of Sociology is excited to announce the arrival of our newest faculty member, Dr. Taylor Hargrove! Associate Professor Hargrove joins us from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Learn more at go.umd.edu/hargrove
Welcome, Taylor!
Welcome, Taylor!
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Congratulations to PhD candidate Neerad Deshmukh, the inaugural recipient of the Joan R. Kahn Endowed Graduate Research Support Fund, established by Professor Emerita of Sociology Joan Kahn.
Read more about his work at go.umd.edu/deshmukh
Congratulations, Neerad!
Congratulations to PhD candidate Neerad Deshmukh, the inaugural recipient of the Joan R. Kahn Endowed Graduate Research Support Fund, established by Professor Emerita of Sociology Joan Kahn.
Read more about his work at go.umd.edu/deshmukh
Congratulations, Neerad!
July 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Congratulations to PhD candidate Neerad Deshmukh, the inaugural recipient of the Joan R. Kahn Endowed Graduate Research Support Fund, established by Professor Emerita of Sociology Joan Kahn.
Read more about his work at go.umd.edu/deshmukh
Congratulations, Neerad!
Congratulations to PhD candidate Neerad Deshmukh, the inaugural recipient of the Joan R. Kahn Endowed Graduate Research Support Fund, established by Professor Emerita of Sociology Joan Kahn.
Read more about his work at go.umd.edu/deshmukh
Congratulations, Neerad!
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"It's going to get worse before it gets better." In a conversation with Respons, sociologist Philip N. Cohen discusses how research and politics can be united in the shadow of political developments in the United States (in Swedish) tidskriftenrespons.se/artikel/phil...
July 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"It's going to get worse before it gets better." In a conversation with Respons, sociologist Philip N. Cohen discusses how research and politics can be united in the shadow of political developments in the United States (in Swedish) tidskriftenrespons.se/artikel/phil...
Congratulations to Dr. Amelia Branigan, who was recently promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure!
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More at socy.umd.edu/news/amelia-...
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More at socy.umd.edu/news/amelia-...
June 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Amelia Branigan, who was recently promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure!
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More at socy.umd.edu/news/amelia-...
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More at socy.umd.edu/news/amelia-...
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In the last year I have written 10 posts under the Population tag. Collect the whole set!
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June 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
In the last year I have written 10 posts under the Population tag. Collect the whole set!
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familyinequality.wordpress.com/tag/populati...
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familyinequality.wordpress.com/tag/populati...
We're embarrassingly late to the party but congratulations to our own @philipncohen.com, recipient of this year's Kohli Foundation Infrastructure Prize for Sociology for his work with @socarxiv.bsky.social!
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👏The 2025 Infrastructure Prize for Sociology goes to @socarxiv.bsky.social, represented by @philipncohen.com , for its accessible and timely contribution to the dissemination of sociological knowledge.
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June 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
We're embarrassingly late to the party but congratulations to our own @philipncohen.com, recipient of this year's Kohli Foundation Infrastructure Prize for Sociology for his work with @socarxiv.bsky.social!
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We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Katharine Khanna will be joining the department as an Assistant Professor in fall 2025! She is currently with us as a UMD President's Postdoctoral Fellow. Congratulations, Kate! More at socy.umd.edu/news/kathari...
June 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Katharine Khanna will be joining the department as an Assistant Professor in fall 2025! She is currently with us as a UMD President's Postdoctoral Fellow. Congratulations, Kate! More at socy.umd.edu/news/kathari...
Professor Emeritus William “Bill” Falk recently passed away last month. Read more about his many years with the Department of Sociology at socy.umd.edu/news/celebra...
April 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Professor Emeritus William “Bill” Falk recently passed away last month. Read more about his many years with the Department of Sociology at socy.umd.edu/news/celebra...
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Today at UMD we had a dissertation defense that relied on data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to study health disparities. Their staff have now been gutted. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
What’s Lost: Trump Whacks Tiny Agency That Works To Make the Nation's Health Care Safer - KFF Health News
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has helped improve health care safety in a country where thousands die of medical errors each year. It was effectively dissolved Tuesday.
kffhealthnews.org
April 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Today at UMD we had a dissertation defense that relied on data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to study health disparities. Their staff have now been gutted. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Philip, this work is being censored and ppl are being erased.
Help fight 👊 back by ✒️ the DefendResearch.org Declaration to #DefendResearch from #censorship. We're over 4K strong working to educate the public on the dangers.
All welcome irresp discipline, geography:
tinyurl.com/3bwuc38f
Help fight 👊 back by ✒️ the DefendResearch.org Declaration to #DefendResearch from #censorship. We're over 4K strong working to educate the public on the dangers.
All welcome irresp discipline, geography:
tinyurl.com/3bwuc38f
Declaration To Defend Research Against U.S. Government Censorship
This Declaration is a call to action for the scholarly communication community and additional stakeholders to condemn and resist recent acts by the U.S. government to censor scholarly research.
We ca...
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April 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Philip, this work is being censored and ppl are being erased.
Help fight 👊 back by ✒️ the DefendResearch.org Declaration to #DefendResearch from #censorship. We're over 4K strong working to educate the public on the dangers.
All welcome irresp discipline, geography:
tinyurl.com/3bwuc38f
Help fight 👊 back by ✒️ the DefendResearch.org Declaration to #DefendResearch from #censorship. We're over 4K strong working to educate the public on the dangers.
All welcome irresp discipline, geography:
tinyurl.com/3bwuc38f
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Don't forget to join us this afternoon for our 2025 Public Sociology Forum-- A Conversation with Dr. Philip Cohen (@philipncohen.com)!
One week from today (on 3/31), we welcome Dr. Philip Cohen (@philipncohen.com) for our 2025 Public Sociology Forum. He will discuss the role of professional scholars in civic life and his recently published book, "Citizen Scholar: Public Engagement for Social Scientists". Details below!
March 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Don't forget to join us this afternoon for our 2025 Public Sociology Forum-- A Conversation with Dr. Philip Cohen (@philipncohen.com)!
This Friday, join us for a talk with SOCY PhD graduate Dr. SunAh Laybourn 👇
Join us Friday, March 28, for @socyumd.bsky.social's 14th annual William Form Lecture, delivered by Dr. SunAh Laybourn. Her talk is titled "Out of Place: The Lives of Korean Adoptee Immigrants."
2:30pm, Benjamin Banneker A, Stamp Student Union
More at go.umd.edu/laybourn
2:30pm, Benjamin Banneker A, Stamp Student Union
More at go.umd.edu/laybourn
March 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This Friday, join us for a talk with SOCY PhD graduate Dr. SunAh Laybourn 👇
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One week from today (on 3/31), we welcome Dr. Philip Cohen (@philipncohen.com) for our 2025 Public Sociology Forum. He will discuss the role of professional scholars in civic life and his recently published book, "Citizen Scholar: Public Engagement for Social Scientists". Details below!
March 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
One week from today (on 3/31), we welcome Dr. Philip Cohen (@philipncohen.com) for our 2025 Public Sociology Forum. He will discuss the role of professional scholars in civic life and his recently published book, "Citizen Scholar: Public Engagement for Social Scientists". Details below!
Distinguished University Professor Emerita Patricia Hill Collins will participate in a conversation with @safiyanoble.bsky.social
and @steelecat717.bsky.social on April 1.
Details 👇
and @steelecat717.bsky.social on April 1.
Details 👇
#AIBias and discrimination expert Safiya Noble (@safiyanoble.bsky.social) is presenting the Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland's Spring Distinguished Lecture!
Register to attend her lecture and fireside chat on Tuesday, April 1: go.umd.edu/noble
Register to attend her lecture and fireside chat on Tuesday, April 1: go.umd.edu/noble
March 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Distinguished University Professor Emerita Patricia Hill Collins will participate in a conversation with @safiyanoble.bsky.social
and @steelecat717.bsky.social on April 1.
Details 👇
and @steelecat717.bsky.social on April 1.
Details 👇
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About slashing the Institute of Education Sciences, including National Center for Ed Statistics: “This is bedrock, base-line information for how our society is functioning,” said Philip N. Cohen, a sociologist at the University of Maryland... “It’s a common language — a shared reality we all have.”
Are Schools Succeeding? Education Department Cuts Could Make It Hard to Know
At least 800 education department research employees and outside partners have lost jobs. The cuts will decimate research and data collection.
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
About slashing the Institute of Education Sciences, including National Center for Ed Statistics: “This is bedrock, base-line information for how our society is functioning,” said Philip N. Cohen, a sociologist at the University of Maryland... “It’s a common language — a shared reality we all have.”