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Private Equity Finds its Next Bet: College Admissions

April 24, 2024
“A private equity buyout of the ACT sets off a lot of alarm bells for me,” Charlie Eaton, an associate professor of sociology and cofounder of the Higher Education, Race, and the Economy (HERE) Lab at the University of California, Merced, told CNN. “There’s a reason why...

“How Do We Keep Them Safe?” Honoring Our Stolen Relatives

April 11, 2024
California is a top five state for missing and murdered Indigenous peoples (MMIP).  In an upcoming talk, Blythe George, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Yurok Tribe Member, will discuss efforts to address the MMIP crisis through law enforcement, mental health support, and tribal governance...

Virtual Villages Show Promise for Supporting People Aging with HIV

March 19, 2024
More than 50% of individuals living with HIV in the United States are aged 50+ and this group faces an array of challenges to successful aging. Assistant Professor Andrea N. Polonijo's recent study, "Brief Virtual Intervention Associated with Increased Social Engagement and Decreased...

Project Positions W.E.B. Du Bois as Inspiration for STEM Students

February 27, 2024
Editor's note: In honor of Black History Month, the UC Merced newsroom is highlighting some of the organizations, services and people who serve or represent the Black community on campus. We all need heroes. Perhaps that was on Roy Wilkins’ mind as he faced the sea of humanity – 250,000 strong – on...

Faculty Author Series with Professor Golash-Boza

February 16, 2024
Tanya Golash-Boza, Professor of Sociology and the Executive Director of the University of California Washington Center, will be featured in an upcoming UC Merced Library Faculty Author Series on March 5, 2024 from 12:00-1:00pm at the Kolligian Library Building, KL 232. This talk...

Professor Charlie Eaton Quoted in Fortune

January 26, 2024
Professor Charlie Eaton was quoted in a Fortune article, titled "Bill Ackman's battle with the Ivy League is about more than DEI: Gen Z are graduating without the right behavioral and emotional skills for the workplace." From the article: It’s misleading to imply, as some...

Migration Matters Lab to Host Spring Symposium

January 24, 2024
The Migration Matters Lab, led by Professor Stephanie L. Canizales, will host its second annual Spring Symposium on April 19, 2024, from 10am-3pm. The Symposium’s theme is “Immigrant Families in the U.S.” The day’s event will feature book talks by Drs. Asad L. Asad (...

Professor Meredith Van Natta Authors Article in Law & Society Review

January 18, 2024
Assistant Professor Meredith Van Natta published an article titled "Public Charge, Legal Estrangement, and Renegotiating Situational Trust in the US Healthcare Safety Net" in Law & Society Review. From the article: "US immigration law increasingly excludes many immigrants...

Professor Ed Flores Quoted in Sacramento Bee

December 11, 2023
Ed Flores, associate professor of sociology, was quoted in a story in The Sacramento Bee: "California Forces Migrant Farmworker Students to Move Every Year: 'We Need to Survive.'" From the article: According to Ed Flores, faculty director of the UC Merced Community and Labor...

Study of Racial Effects of University Funding Cuts Wins $100,000 Education Prize

December 7, 2023
A $100,000 award will fund a UC Merced researcher's work into determining how the nation's public universities can do a better job educating students of color. Sociology Professor Laura Hamilton is co-winner of the 2024 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Education, which honors...

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