PhD Program in Sociology at The Graduate Center, CUNY

10/26/2023

Check out the new book written by our alumna Alexandrea Ravenelle! Alexandrea will also join our last colloquium of the semester on December 8 to talk about her new book.

Book link: https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520387300/side-hustle-safety-net

Gig workers and others who take on multiple jobs to build their own safety net can find themselves particularly vulnerable, Alexandrea Ravenelle (Ph.D. ’18, Sociology) writes in her new book.

10/26/2023

Big congratulations to our faculty Prof. David Brotherton on receiving the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award from ASC Division on Critical Criminology & Social Justice!!!

A scholar of street gangs and U.S. deportation policies is recognized for his research and influence.

10/10/2023

Wed 10/11 4:15PM - Join us tomorrow for the next immigration film screening at sociology lounge 6112. Also check out the whole film screening series below. Refreshments will be served for all the events!

10/02/2023

Professor Amy Adamczyk is giving a webinar on her co-authored book, *Handing Down the Faith*, at Yale Divinity School on 10/4 at 12 pm. Please join. Go here to register:

Dr. Amy Adamczyk, Ph.D. is coauthor of Handing Down the Faith: How Parents Pass Their Religion on to the Next Generation (Oxford, 2021). Drawing on key findings from the book, she will discuss how parents view the role of congregations and how they feel that their own experiences growing up shaped t...

09/19/2023

The election, rare for an associate professor, is based on the strength of his scholarship, which focuses on the integration of immigrants.

09/14/2023

Our fall colloquium schedule is below. Join our first colloquium next Friday 9/22 4PM at sociology lounge 6112! Prof. Ayed Ali from LIU Brooklyn and Prof. Margaret Chin from Hunter College will discuss their upcoming new book "The Peer Effect: How Your Peers Shape Who You Are and Who You Will Become"

Book link: https://nyupress.org/9781479805051/the-peer-effect/

09/08/2023

Congratulations to Edwin on his assistant professorship at Baruch College!

Edwin Grimsley, a New Yorker with close ties to public schools and CUNY, is starting as an assistant professor at Baruch College this fall.

08/31/2023

Welcome Caitlin to our first-year cohort! 🔥

Caitlin Waickman, of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, explains her work and why she wants a Sociology doctorate.

08/16/2023

Congratulations to alumna Andréa “Dre” Becker, who landed a tenure-track job at Hunter College! Becker discusses how she started studying the politics of reproduction and her upcoming book on hysterectomies. She also details the job-search process and shares some very specific tips for others on the academic market https://www.gc.cuny.edu/news/reproductive-rights-scholar-forthcoming-book-will-return-cuny-tenure-track

07/27/2023

Karen Okigbo received several offers during her two job searches and shared her takeaways.