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Opportunity to change Allegheny County Law on Solitary Confinement
Sign The Petition - Stop Solitary Confinement - Alliance for Police Accountability
This May, the voters of Pittsburgh have the power to ban the use of “no-knock” raids by police. These...
Sociology Department Award Ceremony - February 5
Sociology Department Award Ceremony - February 5
Honoring:
Basak Gemici, Winner of the 2020-2021 Hummon Research Award
Daniel...
Congratulations, Distinguished Professor John Markoff
We are pleased to congratulate John Markoff on receiving the ASA Political Sociology section's Distinguished Career Award in Political Sociology.
PhD Student, Kanoko Kamata publishes a Japanese book, "Community Organizing: Five Steps to Create the Future We Want"
This book aims to inspire people who feel helpless to change...
Kanoko Kamata wins prestigious Joint Japan/World Bank Scholarship
Sociology graduate student Kanoko Kamata applied for, and obtained, a prestigious award from the Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program. This involves tuition, health insurance,...
Professor Lisa D. Brush reflects on the Tree of Life tragedy with her new essay
Dr. Lisa D. Brush reflects on the Tree of Life tragedy with her essay, "Lisa's Tango Survival Strategy". This essay apprears in the recently published book, ...
Dr. Suzanne Staggenborg writes on "Grassroots Environmentalism"
Professor Suzanne Staggenborg's book, Grassroots Environmentalism, was...
New book 'Poland 1945: War and Peace' translated by Professor Markoff and Malgorzata Markoff
A new book by an award-winning Polish writer has been translated by Professor Markoff and Malgorzata Markoff. It is printed by University of Pittsburgh Press and...
PhD student to present "Community Organizing and the Reform of Japan’s Sex Crime Law in 2017" as part of Harvard panel, October 5.
PhD student Kanoko Kamata will participate in an October 5 panel "Civil Society and Policy Advocacy in Contemporary East...
Recent article on race and housing co-authored by Dr. Junia Howell featured in Bloomsberg CityLab and The Conversation
Dr. Howell's recent cp-authored article 'The Increasing Effect of Neighborhood Racial Composition on Housing Values, 1980–2015' just published in the journal Social Problems was covered...
Professor Hughes Appointed Sociology Program Officer at National Science Foundation
Melanie Hughes is a new rotating sociology program director with the...
The Department of Sociology at the University of Pittsburgh stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter
The Department of Sociology at the University of Pittsburgh stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and those who are protesting around the world for an end to anti-Blackness and police...
Sociology Department Welcomes Three New Ph.D.s
The Department of Sociology is pleased to announce the successful dissertation defense and conferral of the Ph.D. degree for:
- Ben Case, whose dissertation, When Yelling Isn’t Good...
Melanie Hughes wins Leon Weaver Award from American Political Science Association
The American Political Science Association (APSA) has awarded Melanie Hughes the Leon Weaver Award for her paper, “The Election of Minority Women: Ethnic Parties, Ethnic Seats, and Gender Quotas...