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  • Eugene M. Tobin Distinguished Professor of Sociology Daniel F. Chambliss, a professor whose classes are always in demand and who is known beyond the campus for his prize-winning research and books, is the winner of the American Sociological Association’s 2018 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching.

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  • The Chronicle of Higher Education pointed to the relationship between Professor of Sociology Daniel Chambliss and the book he co-authored, How College Works, as principal factors in changing Dennison University’s approach to cultivating mentorships.

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  • How College Works, co-authored by Daniel Chambliss, the Eugene M. Tobin Distinguished Professor of Sociology, and Christopher Takacs ’05, was recently released in paperback by Harvard University Press.

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  • In the last month, several faculty members have been quoted and referenced in major news outlets.

  • Dan Chambliss, the Eugene M. Tobin Distinguished Professor of Sociology, published a letter to the editor concerning freshmen housing in the New York Times.

  • “Untapped Potential? Appreciating the Administrative Assistant,” by Daniel Chambliss, the Eugene M. Tobin Distinguished Professor of Sociology, was recently published in the journal The Department Chair.

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  • Calling herself “the biggest fan of Dan Chambliss,” whose research she cites in her best-selling book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, Angela Duckworth explained to a large Chapel audience that success depends on grit - the propensity to pursue goals with sustained passion.

  • In an essay published by Inside Higher Ed, Professor of Sociology Daniel Chambliss observed that on the day after the election and for the rest of the semester his students were “as committed to learning as any students I’ve seen in 40 years of college teaching.”

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  • Daniel Chambliss, the Eugene M. Tobin Distinguished Professor of Sociology, presented “The Routinization of Suffering” as a keynote speaker at the Boston Children’s Hospital Pediatric Pain Management conference on Sept. 30.

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  • Dan Chambliss,  the Eugene M. Tobin Distinguished Professor of Sociology, and Christopher Takacs ’05 were recently keynote speakers at the “NoName Facilities Conference” held at the University of Maryland, where they spoke on “How College Works for Students: And How Architecture Makes It Better or Worse.” The conference was a gathering of architects, campus planners and higher education facilities managers. 

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