Professor David Swartz’s “Symbolic Power” Winner of HOS Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award
Professor David Swartz’s Symbolic Power, Politics, and Intellectuals: The Political Sociology of Pierre Bourdieu is the co-winner of the American Sociological Association’s 2014 History of Sociology Section Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award. This award “honors sociologists who have made significant contributions to the history of sociology by writing books or articles on the ‘cutting edge’ of sociological inquiry.” […]
Professor Julian Go Awarded Templeton Award for Excellence in Advising
Each year, the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) recognizes three faculty members with the Templeton Award for Excellence in Advising . This year, Professor Julian Go has been selected as a result of student nominations through the Office of Student Academic Life. He will be recognized at the May 14th CAS Faculty Meeting. Past recipients […]
Ph.D. Candidate Rebecca Farber Awarded NSF Fellowship
Ph.D. Candidate Rebecca Farber has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. This competitive research fellowship supports three years of research and studies and provides international research and professional development opportunities. Rebecca’s project is titled “Local Impacts of Medical Tourism in Thailand.” Congratulations, Rebecca!
Ph.D. Candidate Natalicia Tracy featured on WBUR radio program for her Social Justice award
Ph.D. Candidate Natalicia Tracy was interviewed by WBUR Radio 90.9 Boston (Boston’s NPR News Station) about her 2014 Petra Foundation Fellowship win and her work as the Executive Director of the Brazilian Immigrant Center in Allston. Listen to the interview here. See news article about her Petra Fellowship win here.
Ph.D. Candidate Natalicía Tracy wins 2013 Petra Fellowship
BU Sociology Ph.D. Candidate Natalicía Tracy will be honored on November 15th by the Petra Foundation as one of four 2013 Petra Fellows. Established in 1988 in honor of Petra Tölle Shattuck, the Petra Foundation “seeks out and champions unsung heroes who are making distinctive contributions to the rights, autonomy and dignity of others.” In […]
Professor Stephen Kalberg Receives Teaching and Research Fellowship from the Fulbright Commission
Professor Stephen Kalberg received from the Fulbright Commission a Teaching / Research Fellowship for the Spring Semester, 2014. He will teach at the American University of Armenia in Yerevan, Armenia from January until June. His research will compare the political culture of Armenia’s “hybrid” government to the political cultures of several Western European nations.
Ph.D. Candidate Megan O’Leary wins ESS Award
The Eastern Sociological Society is honoring PhD candidate Megan O’Leary with this year’s Rose Laub Coser Award. The Coser award is given annually to a graduate student for an outstanding doctoral dissertation proposal in the area of the family or gender and society. It will be presented to Megan during the Awards ceremony, Saturday March […]
GO’S PATTERNS OF EMPIRE WINS AMERICAN POLICAL SCIENCE ASSOCATIONS’ J. DAVID GREENSTONE BOOK AWARD
We are more then pleased to announce that Professor Go’s book, “Patterns of Empire: The British and American Empires: 1688 to the Present” has just been awarded the American Political Science Associations’ J. David Greenstone Book Award for the best book in Politics and History published in 2010 and 2011. The book had also just been […]
PHD CANDIDATE BAKHTIARI AWARDED NSF FELLOWSHIP
Sociology Ph.D Candidate Elyas Bakhtiari was awarded one of three graduate student fellowships under the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellows Program. These prestigious national fellowships provide generous support for three years of study, available for fellows to use at any point in the next five years. Elyas works closely with Sigrun Olafsdottir, Assistant […]
PHD CANDIDATE FELDSCHER TO RECIEVE 2012 SAGE TEACHING INNOVATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARD
Courtney Feldscher is the recipient of a 2012 SAGE Teaching Innovations & Professional Development Award. This honor is awarded by the ASA Section on Teaching and Learning in Sociology to support promising graduate students and pre-tenure faculty. As a recipient, Courtney will participate in the ASA pre-conference workshop, The Art at the Heart of Learner-Centered […]