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Colloquium: Patricia Homan, Florida State University

Hamilton Hall, Conference Room 271 102 Emerson DR, CHAPEL HILL, NC, United States

Structural Sexism and Health in the United States Abstract: In this talk, Patricia Homan will discuss her award-winning work developing new theory and measurement for the concept of structural sexism. Her talk will describe: what structural sexism is, how it … Read more

Colloquium: Jordan Conwell, University of Texas at Austin

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Household Financial Returns to College Quality: Race, Gender, and Social Origins Abstract: College quality—a close substitute for terms such as selectivity or prestige—is a consistent predictor of economic returns throughout the life course. Yet, most research considers these outcomes only … Read more

Colloquium: Andrea Boyles, Tulane University

Hamilton Hall, Conference Room 271 102 Emerson DR, CHAPEL HILL, NC, United States

“They’re Killing Us on Paper”: Accounting for Systemic Injustice and Black Resistance Beyond Policing and Protests   Education: Ph.D. Kansas State University Biography: Dr. Andrea Boyles is a sociologist, criminologist, and author of the books, You Can’t Stop the Revolution: … Read more

Colloquium: Neal Caren, UNC Chapel Hill

Hamilton Hall, Conference Room 271 102 Emerson DR, CHAPEL HILL, NC, United States

Dare You Fight: W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis Abstract: In 1910, W.E.B Du Bois founded The Crisis, the official journal of the newly established NAACP. Du Bois commissioned thousands of articles during his twenty-five years as an editor, ranging from poetry and plays … Read more

Colloquium: Erin Hamilton, University of California, Davis

Hamilton Hall, Conference Room 271 102 Emerson DR, CHAPEL HILL, NC, United States

  U.S. Citizen Children De Facto Deported to Mexico Abstract: Between 2000 and 2015, the U.S. deported unprecedented numbers of Mexican immigrants. During the same period, the population of U.S.-born children living in Mexico doubled in size. In this study … Read more

Colloquium: Tressie McMillan Cottom, UNC Chapel Hill

Hamilton Hall, Conference Room 271 102 Emerson DR, CHAPEL HILL, NC, United States

Education: PhD (Sociology), Emory University BA (English and Political Science), North Carolina Central University   Biography: Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom is an award-winning author, professor, and sociologist, whose work has earned national and international recognition for the urgency and depth … Read more

Colloquium: Yader Lanuza, UC Santa Barbara

Hamilton Hall, Conference Room 271 102 Emerson DR, CHAPEL HILL, NC, United States

The Ultimate Americans: Social Class and Its Importance for Students Subjected to an Undocumented Status   Biography Dr. Yader R. Lanuza is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara and a Research Associate … Read more

Colloquium: Blair Kelley, UNC Chapel Hill

Hamilton Hall, Conference Room 271 102 Emerson DR, CHAPEL HILL, NC, United States

Black Folk: My Approach to Study of the Roots of the Black Working Class   Blair Kelley, Joel R. Williamson Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for the Study of the American South   Biography Blair LM Kelley, Ph.D. … Read more