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Congratulations, new Ph.D.'s!

May 28, 2015

Sixteen Inequality & Social Policy doctoral fellows receive their Ph.D's. See what's next for these grads.



Your boss wants to control your vote: The real reason to fear corporate power

June 7, 2015

Salon | Discussion of findings by Alexander Hertel-Fernandez (Ph.D. candidate in Government & Social Policy) on political mobilization of employees.



Queenie Zhu receives ASA Sociology of Education Outstanding Graduate Student Paper award

July 9, 2015

Awardee | Queenie Zhu, Ph.D. candidate in Sociology & Social Policy... Read more about Queenie Zhu receives ASA Sociology of Education Outstanding Graduate Student Paper award



Mapping every single job in the U.S.

July 14, 2015

The Atlantic—CityLab | Sociology & Social Policy Ph.D. student Robert Manduca brings employment data to life with interactive mapping.



Nearly every job in America, mapped in incredible detail

July 14, 2015

Washington Post | Robert Manduca, Ph.D. student in Sociology & Social Policy



The Physical Toll of High-Achievement Among Disadvantaged Teens

July 20, 2015

Huffington Post | Anthony A. Jack (Ph.D. candidate in Sociology) research on first-gen college experience noted. View this work ►

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A fascinating color-coded map of every job in America

July 29, 2015

Vox | Robert Manduca, Ph.D. student in Sociology & Social Policy



Monica Bell receives four ASA awards for outstanding paper

August 23, 2015

Awardee | Monica C. Bell, Ph.D. candidate in Sociology & Social Policy... Read more about Monica Bell receives four ASA awards for outstanding paper



The Sources of Boston Crime Guns

August 28, 2015

Harvard Kennedy School: Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston | By Anthony A. Braga (Rutgers) and David M. Hureau (Ph.D. candidate in Sociology & Social Policy). This Policy Brief draws directly from the forthcoming article, Anthony A. Braga and David M. Hureau. 2015. “Strong Gun Laws Are Not Enough: The Need for Improved Enforcement of Secondhand Gun Transfer Laws in Massachusetts.” Preventative Medicine 79 (October) 37-42. ►



Limited housing, poor economy plagues reservation

September 2, 2015

National Catholic Reporter | Blythe George, Ph.D. student in Sociology & Social Policy who studies poverty on Native American reservations, provides perspective on extreme poverty often seen in these communities.

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