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Anna Jacobs receives a National Science Foundation dissertation grant (under the direction of Larry Isaac) for: "Explaining the Mechanisms of Collective Bargaining Legislative Outcomes at the State-Level."

May. 11, 2016—Anna Jacobs receives a National Science Foundation dissertation grant (under the direction of Larry Isaac) for: “Explaining the Mechanisms of Collective Bargaining Legislative Outcomes at the State-Level.”

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Jon Shefner, Betty Lynn Hendrickson Professor of Social Science and Head, University of Tennessee-Knoxville Colloquium Series Co-sponsored by the Program in Environmental and Sustainability Studies Wednesday, March 30, 2016 – 12:30 p.m.Kissam Center, Room C216

Mar. 1, 2016—Please join us in welcoming Dr. Jon Shefner is the Betty Lynn Hendrickson Professor of  Social Science, Professor of Sociology, and Department Head of Sociology at the University of Tennessee. He is the current Southern Sociological Society Distinguished Lecturer. His most recent book projects are co-editor of Social Justice and the University: Globalization, Human Rights, and the...

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Joe Rodgers, Lois Autrey Betts Professor of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University Colloquium Series Monday, February 22, 2016, 12:10 pm – 1:30 pm Garland Hall 209

Feb. 25, 2016—Talk: “A Problem, a Method, and a Dataset:  Addressing Selection Bias in Social Science Research Using Sibling Control Methods with the NLSY Data”    

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Peggy A. Thoits, Virginia L. Roberts Professor, Indiana University Colloquium Series Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 – 12:15 p.m. Garland Hall 209

Feb. 11, 2016—Talk: ‘I’m Not Mentally Ill’: Identity Deflection as a Form of Stigma Resistance

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