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National Academies Committee Meeting on the Impacts of Sexual Harassment in Academia

October 4, 2017

The National Academies  | The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is undertaking a study on the impact of sexual harassment in academia on the career advancement of women in the scientific, technical, and medical workforce. To advance this discussion, the Committee on the Impacts of Sexual Harassment in Academia held a half-day meeting in Boston. Harvard's Frank Dobbin, a Professor of Sociology whose research has examined discrimination in the workplace and diversity management, spoke in the opening session. View the conference materials and presentation videos online.



What Trump’s Campaign Speeches Show About His Lasting Appeal to the White Working Class

November 8, 2017

Harvard Business Review | By Michèle Lamont, Bo Yun Park, and Elena Ayala-Hurtado. Michèle Lamont is the Robert I. Goldman Professor of European Studies and Professor of Sociology and of African and African American studies. Bo Yun Park and Elena Ayala-Hurtado are PhD students in Sociology at Harvard.



The Big Picture: Social Solidarity

November 13, 2017

Public Books | By Michèle Lamont, Robert I. Goldman Professor of European Studies and Professor of Sociology and of African American Studies. This is the 26th installment of The Big Picture, a public symposium on what’s at stake in Trump’s America, co-organized by Public Books and NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge.



The Big Picture: Multiracial Cooperation

October 9, 2017

Public Books | By William Julius Wilson, Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor at Harvard University. This is the first installment of The Big Picture, a public symposium on what’s at stake in Trump’s America, co-organized by Public Books and NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge.



What 'Me Too' Can Teach Men Who Are Willing To Listen

October 19, 2017

Time | By Mario Luis Small (PhD '01), Grafstein Family Professor of Sociology. Small is the author of Someone to Talk To, just published by Oxford University Press.



The Paradox of Confiding in (Near) Strangers

September 28, 2017

Psychology Today | Interview with Mario Luis Small about his new book, Someone To Talk To (Oxford University Press, 2017). Small (PhD '01) is Grafstein Family Professor of Sociology at Harvard.



How do we decide whom to rely on? A Q&A with Mario L. Small

October 23, 2017

OUPblog | In theory, the answer seems obvious: if the matter is personal, they will turn to a spouse, a family member, or someone close. In practice, what people actually do often belies these expectations. 

We sat down with Mario L. Small, author of Someone To Talk To, to answer some key questions into how we decide whom to rely on and understanding social networks. Small (PhD '01) is Grafstein Family Professor of Sociology at Harvard.



Mary Waters on the Integration of Immigrants into the U.S.

August 25, 2017

Financial Times Alphachat | Interview with Mary C. Waters, John L. Loeb Professor of Sociology at Harvard. Waters chaired the National Academy of Sciences panel on The Integration of Immigrants into American Society. Listen to the podcast or read the full transcript.



I study undocumented immigrants. Here's how DACA changed their lives.

September 5, 2017

Vox | By Roberto G. Gonzales, Professor of Education at Harvard University and the author of Lives in Limbo: Undocumented and Coming of Age in America.



Even for the Very Rich, More Money Brings Happiness

December 7, 2017

Wall Street Journal | But a study also shows that happiness depends on where the wealth comes from. By Grant E. Donnelly and Michael Norton, Harvard Business School.
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