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John Harvard's Journal: Students' Choice

June 17, 2016

Harvard Magazine | James Biblarz, Ph.D. student in Sociology and Social Policy and a tutor in Eliot House, received the Undergraduate Council’s John R. Marquand Prize for exceptional advising and counseling. The prize, awarded annually in May, recognizes an individual "who contributes to the quality of undergraduate life and education," with a focus on those who bring "skill and generosity in advising, counseling, and helping students.”



The big change that could help poor people move to lower poverty neighborhoods

June 17, 2016

Washington Post | Quotes and cites research of Eva Rosen (Ph.D. '14), now a postdoctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University. Also cites research by faculty affiliate Matthew Desmond and Kristin L. Perkins (Ph.D. candidate in Sociology and Social Policy), and by Robert Collinson and Peter Ganong (Harvard Ph.D. '16, now Chicago Harris School of Public Policy).



When it comes to subprime lending, both race and space matter

June 14, 2016

Work in Progress | By Jackelyn Hwang (Ph.D. '15, now a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Office of Population Research at Princeton University) , Michael Hankinson (Ph.D. candidate in Government & Social Policy), and Kreg Steven Brown (Ph.D. candidate in Sociology).  A summary of the authors' research on "Racial and Spatial Targeting", which originally appeared in the journal Social Forces. Work in Progress is a public sociology blog of the American Sociological Association, dedicated to 'short-form sociology' on the economy, work, and inequality.



Loi Sapin 2 : moderniser l'économie, comment l'entendez-vous?

June 11, 2016

France Culture | Alexandra Roulet, Ph.D. candidate in Economics, guests on 'L'Economie en questions' to discuss France's proposed Sapin 2 Law, which seeks tightened anti-corruption measures to enhance transparency and modernization of the economy. [Audio, in French, 29 minutes].



Where are the Jobs?, v. 2.0. Now with earnings data

June 8, 2016

Robert Manduca, Ph.D. candidate in Sociology & Social Policy, has released a new version of his 'Where are the Jobs?' data visualization, now with earnings data. These interactive maps depict nearly every single job in the United States, one dot per job. Each plotted job is color-coded by sector and by earnings, allowing exploration of the spatial distribution of employment and pay in fine detail. The new maps also include previously unavailable data for Massachusetts. Manduca's research interests in this area focus on local economic development—how cities and regions can promote sustainable and inclusive economic growth. Learn more about his work at his website.



Abena Subira Mackall awarded AERA Dissertation Travel Award to participate in Annual Meeting

May 11, 2016

Awardee | Abena Subira Mackall, doctoral candidate in Education, has been awarded the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Minority Dissertation Travel Award to present her dissertation research at the 2017 annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas. The 2017 meeting theme is "Achieving the Promise of Equal Educational Opportunity." Read more about Mackall's research at her homepage.



The Tobin Project 2016 Graduate Student Fellows: Sarah James

May 26, 2016

Awardee | Sarah James, Ph.D. student in Government and Social Policy, has been selected to participate in The Tobin Project as a 2016 Graduate Student Fellow. The Tobin Project's Graduate Student Fellows program, which draws students from universities across the country, supports student research on real-world problems in the social sciences by providing research workshops and research fellowships to enable students to carry out a specific project.  James will pursue research on "Race and Street-Level Bureaucracy in Schools: An Examination of Texas’ School-based Police Forces."  Read more about Sarah James's work at her homepage.



Congratulations, new Ph.D.'s!

May 26, 2016

Congratulations to the 14 Inequality & Social Policy doctoral fellows receiving their Ph.D.'s today, and to all the graduates who have been part of our Inequality & Social Policy community.



How judges understand, try to address racial disparities in the criminal court process

May 23, 2016

Journalist's Resource | Write-up of key findings from recently-published article in Criminology by Matthew Clair (Ph.D. candidate in Sociology) and Alix Winter (Ph.D. candidate in Sociology & Social Policy), "How Judges Think About Racial Disparities: Situational Decision-Making in the Criminal Justice System" (view it here).  Also cites related research by Maya Sen, Assistant Professor at the Harvard Kennedy School, "Is Justice Really Blind? Race and Reversal in U.S. Courts,” Journal of Legal Studies, 2015 (view it here).



The Kochs are retreating from national elections. Here's what we should learn.

May 17, 2016

Vox | Cites recent research by Theda Skocpol, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and of Sociology, and Alex Hertel-Fernandez, Ph.D. candidate in Government & Social Policy, which has documented the real impact the Koch network is exerting in state-level politics and advocacy.

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