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What does it mean to have “equal access” to higher education in different cultures? Kureem Nugent ’18, recipient of a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship intends to spend the next year answering just that. He said his experience at a small liberal arts college as a first-generation student will lead him to explore how cultural capital plays a role in the path to higher education.

Assistant Professor of Sociology Jaime Kucinskas was awarded a 2018 Franklin Research grant by the American Philosophical Society for her research on "Federal Employee Responsiveness and Resistance during Unsettled Times."

A recent Chronicle of Higher Education article, “Are Small Classes Best? It’s Complicated,” included insights offered by Professor of Sociology Daniel Chambliss, co-author of How College Works.

Daniel Chambliss, the Eugene M. Tobin Distinguished Professor of Sociology, discussed his research on the role of relationships in the college experience in a lecture at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Ill., on March 15.

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.

In her talk “Policy, Translation, Estimation, and Inference: When Big Data Isn’t Enough,” Shauna Sweet ’03 returned to campus to discuss her career experience in applied analytics.

Assistant Professor of Sociology Jaime Kucinskas is lead author on a new publication, "The Interplay Between Meaning and Sacred Awareness in Everyday Life: Evidence From a Daily Smartphone Study," published in The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion.???????

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.

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.

Hannah Carlisle ‘14 came to Hamilton to host an info session and workshop for students titled “Innovation Across Consulting and Business.”