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- Sociology PhD Candidate Elizaveta Lepikhova Presents Research at the Harvard Center for Geographical Analysis’s Annual ConferenceElizaveta Lepikhova was honored to present her co-authored paper "Historical Geodata Digitization with Vision-Language Models: Reconstructing Neighborhood Property Values and the Geography of Racially Restrictive Covenants in Twentieth-Century Milwaukee" at the Harvard Center for Geographical Analysis. The Conference was held in Boston, MA on October 2nd & 3rd.
- Jennifer A Jordan, author of Beer Ghosts: In Search of Lost Hops and the Women Who Grew ThemBoswell hosts an evening with UWM Professor of Sociology, History, and Urban Studies Jennifer A Jordan, who appears with Beer Ghosts, her new book that explores the little-known story of the young women who worked on Wisconsin’s hop farms during the 19th century and played a vital role in the rise of America’s breweries. Tue, …
- Sociology Graduate Students present Research at the American Sociological Association’s Annual ConferenceCongratulations to Elizaveta (Liz) Lepikhova, Kassandra Thompson & Xiangyu Chen who were able to travel New York and present research at the American Sociological Association's (ASA) Conference held in July of 2026.
- Sociology Colloquium: Prof. Tim Bartley Presents ResearchThe GSSA invites you to attend our first colloquium this fall with Professor Tim Bartley. The virtual event is set for Friday September 18th at 12pm (CST) via zoom (attached at the end of this email). At this colloquium Professor Bartley will be presenting the following project: —————— CLIMATE POLICY FOR GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS: HIDDEN EMISSIONS, …
- Sociology graduate students present Research at the Midwest Sociological Society’s Annual conference.Congratulations to Adam Loesch, Pauline Brown, Bridget McCann & Reggie Wynn, who were able to travel to and present research at the Midwest Sociological Society's Conference held in March of 2026.
- Congratulations to Kassandra Thompson on ICPSR Summer Program ScholarshipSociology PhD student Kassandra Thompson has been awarded a highly competitive ICPSR Summer Program Scholarship to participate in the 2026 ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods. This scholarship is awarded to a select group of students across the social sciences, and it reflects exceptional promise as a developing research professional. This is a significant and …
- PhD Student, Elizaveta Lepikhova wins Dissertation Award from the American Sociological AssociationThe Sociology department is happy to share that Liz Lepikhova has received the ASA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant! The selective grant is awarded to 25 students each year whose research has the potential to advance social scientific knowledge and public good. Liz's dissertation, "The Ink that Binds," examines the proliferation of racial covenants in Milwaukee …
- PhD Student Kassandra Thompson Selected for Harvard’s 2026 STS Summer School in PotsdamWe are very pleased to share that Kassandra has been accepted into the Harvard Science, Technology, and Society (STS) Summer School for 2026. This year's program will be hosted at the Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) in Potsdam, Germany. This highly selective program brings together a global cohort of scholars for advanced training and intensive …
- Please join us in congratulating our 2025-26 Alpha Kappa Delta Initiates and Undergraduate Award Winners.These students have demonstrated incredible dedication to the study of social issues and research excellence. New Alpha Kappa Delta Initiates: Henry BeasleyIvy CrudenDanely Flores-MoraJezaray GanasMadalyn GarrowDavid GomezSonya B. GreenDelanie KastnerJasmine Klingbiel-WillmsTiffany LawrenceLillian LenzDominic J. Pedicone IIIRachel PyszoraTanya RiemerStarlette SchulerPo Xiong Xiangyu ChenRivka ComrovMichaela Schultz Scholarship/Award Recipients: Sonya Green Danely Flores-Mora Inaara McCray Delanie Kastner These …
- New Book Release: Prof. Esther Chan Examines The Limits of DiversityWe are thrilled to announce that Prof. Esther Chan’s new book, The Limits of Diversity: How Secular and Evangelical Campuses Reproduce Inequality, is now available from NYU Press! In this timely and insightful study, Prof. Chan compares how secular and religious universities navigate diversity, arguing that current approaches often inadvertently reproduce social inequality rather than …
- Prof. Jennifer Jordan’s Book titled Beer Ghosts is scheduled to be released on October 20, 2026.To pre-order Prof. Jordan's soon to be released book, Beer Ghosts, In Search Of Lost Hops and the Women Who Grew Them, visit the Press's website by using their link to the article https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/B/bo271049878.html
- Prof. Chesley discusses how to help kids stay safe online with Fox6 News staffWatch the news clip with UW-Milwaukee Associate Professor of Sociology Noelle Chesley discussing how we can help kids stay safe online.