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Professor Hamilton in Los Angeles Times Op-Ed: Is it possible to fix the UC's system of haves and have-nots?

March 8, 2021
Black and Latinx students are entering college at a far higher rate than ever before, but higher education in America remains racially divided and unequal. And California may well stand at the epicenter of that transformation. A majority of racially marginalized students (especially those from...

Female Faculty to Know on International Women's Day

March 8, 2021
Marjorie Zatz is a trained sociologist whose research focuses on race, gender, the law, and most recently on immigration policy and its effects on youth and families. Since the summer of 2020 Marjorie Zatz has served as interim Vice Chancellor of Research and Economic Development. Her previous work...

The Du Boisian Visualization Toolkit Launches

March 4, 2021
Sociology Professors Charlie Eaton and Camila Alvarez contributed to the launch of the new "Du Boisian Visualization Tool Kit" website with collaborators Frederick Wherry, Anthony Starks, and Jeff Himpele. The new site describes the project this way: The historian and sociologist...

Sociology Graduate Student Maria Escobar and Professor Tanya Golash-Boza Publish in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia.

February 26, 2021
Sociology graduate student Maria Escobar and Professor Tanya Golash-Boza recently published "Constructing Citizenship, “Legality,” and “Illegality” in Comparative Perspectives” in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia. Summary Citizenship rights are often unevenly...

GROW Grants Nurture Vital Projects During Pandemic

February 24, 2021
Two faculty members and three graduate students who are working on food systems, food security and food sustainability research have received small grants through the UC Global Food Initiative (GFI) to bolster their projects. “COVID-19 has really dampened research, so we wanted to find ways to...

New Study Shows Immigration Policies Impact Student Success

February 19, 2021
A new report from the UC Collaborative to Promote Immigrant and Student Equity (UC PromISE) that summarizes results of a study of children of immigrants attending the University of California indicates that immigration policies have a negative effect on the students. Sociology Professor...

New Diversity. Striving for Prestige. Limited Money. Meet the ‘Broke’ Research Universities

February 17, 2021

Q&A: Sociologist with Specialty in Right-Wing Movements on Free Speech and the First Amendment

February 10, 2021
Social justice movements and conspiracy theories have become a hallmark of our time, but how do we know which inflammatory statements are legally protected and which are not? Sociology Professor Nella Van Dyke sheds light on the legal and social ramifications of free speech in this Q&A. Van...

Eight Stories to Read for Black History Month

February 8, 2021
Black History Month may feel different this February, after a year of the coronavirus and historic protests for social justice. While coming together couldn’t be more important, under current conditions few are able to gather to celebrate Black History Month and the many contributions Black people...

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Rural San Joaquin Valley Households and Workers

February 1, 2021
This brief presents results from Harvesting Safety study, a random sample survey of 301 households conducted in rural communities among three San Joaquin Valley counties. The survey asked questions related to income, and health and safety concerning households and workers. Findings suggest high...

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