Professors Connell and Gondal elected as American Sociological Association Section Officers
The American Sociological Association has announced the results of elections for Section Officers. Catherine Connell has been voted in as Chair-elect for the Section on Sexualities and Neha Gondal is the elected Secretary/Treasurer of the Rationality and Society section. Congratulations to both!
Prof. Catherine Connell on Protecting LGBT Americans from Employment Discrimination
In a post on the University of California Press Blog, Professor Catherine Connell writes about the “legal rights lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans are still struggling to secure, including the right to employment.” Citing four decades of failed attempts at passing federal protections, Connell discusses the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a bill expected to be […]
Professor Catherine Connell Receives Award for Excellence in Teaching
Professor Catherine Connell has been selected the recipient of the Frank and Lynne Wisneski Award for Excellence in Teaching. According to the College of Arts and Sciences website, this honor is “[A]warded annually to CAS faculty who exemplify deep and broad commitment, skill, effectiveness, impact, and leadership in teaching,” and recognizes not just excellence inside scheduled classes, but “the […]
Professor Connell and “School’s Out” Featured in Interview
Professor Catherine Connell’s “School’s Out: Gay and Lesbian Teachers in the Classroom” was featured in an article on DatingAdvice.com on February 24th. In an interview with Hayley Matthews, Professor Connell describes her research on the pressures that gay and lesbian public school teachers face inside and outside of the classroom. “On the one hand, gay and […]
Professor Connell’s “School’s Out” at ASA
Professor Catherine Connell celebrates the launch of her new book, School’s Out, at the University of California Press book party at the American Sociological Association conference.
Sociology Faculty Elected to ASA Offices
Four BU Sociology faculty members were elected to ASA councils for 2014. After being elected secretary/treasurer of the Sexualities council in 2013, Professor Cati Connell was also elected to the Sex and Gender council. Professor Emily Barman was elected to the council for the Economic Sociology Section. Professor Alya Guseva was elected as the next […]
Professor Catherine Connell to Present on Gender and Identity at Northeastern Conference
On Friday, March 21st, Professor Catherine Connell will present at the Gender and Identity in the Age of Obama Conference at Northeastern University. Professor Connell will present her paper, “A Few Good Gays: The Identity Implications of Obama’s Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
Professor Catherine Connell to Host Graduate Methods Workshop at University of Texas at Austin
Professor Cati Connell has been invited to give a graduate methods workshop on qualitative interviewing at University of Texas as Austin on October 15th, 2013. More details to follow.
BU SOCIOLOGISTS WIN ASA ELECTION
Prof. Laurel Smith-Doerr has been elected as a Member-at-Large on the national council of the American Sociological Association (ASA), and Prof. Cati Connell will serve on the Sex and Gender Section’s Sally Hacker Award Committee. Already announced is Prof. Julian Go’s election to chair the Comparative and Historical Sociology Section of ASA. Congratulations to all […]
PROF. CATI CONNELL TO GIVE KEY NOTE SPEECH AT BRANDEIS SEXUALITIES CONFERENCE
Assistant Professor Cati Connell has been elected to give the key note address at the Third Annual Brandeis Undergraduate Sexualities Research Conference today, April 7th, 2011. her speech is titled, ““InQueeries: The Possibilities and Limitations of Queer Theory in Sexualities Research”. More information on the event can be found at the following link: Sexualities Research […]