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Women & the Law class hears about settlement for Breonna Taylor’s family

Nov. 18, 2020—Professor McCammon’s Women & the Law class hears from Jasmine Caruthers, law student at the University of South Carolina and part of the legal team that won the $12 million settlement for Breonna Taylor’s family.

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Soc 1111 writing students produce podcast

Nov. 12, 2020—Prof. Evelyn Patterson’s Soc 1111 students Salma Abuhamda, Jalil Mitchell, and Xioliang Zhu produce podcast “Social Problems of Mass Incarceration”

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Philip Pettis is awarded Tides Center research grant

Oct. 29, 2020—Philip J. Pettis was awarded a research grant from the Tides Center for his project, titled “I feel like I have to be a Super Jew to Prove Myself”: The Role of Reflected Appraisals on Identity Work Among Jews of Color.

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Prof. Mariano Sana publishes in International Migration Review

Oct. 12, 2020—Prof. Mariano Sana publishes in International Migration Review “Public Opinion on Refugee Policy in the United States, 1938-2019: Increasing Support for Refugees and the Sympathy Effect“.

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Grad student Cleothia Frazier is awarded GLI grant

Sep. 18, 2020—Grad student Cleothia Frazier is awarded a Professional Development and Training Grant from the Russell G. Hamilton Graduate Leadership Development Institute.

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Grad student Dasom Lee is awarded GLI grant

Sep. 18, 2020—Grad student Dasom Lee is awarded a Professional Development and Training Grant from the Russell G. Hamilton Graduate Leadership Development Institute.

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Grad student Darwin Baluran is awarded GLI grant

Sep. 18, 2020—Grad student Darwin Baluran is awarded a Dissertation Enhancement Grant from the Russell G. Hamilton Graduate Leadership Development Institute.

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Three sociology doctoral students named Curb Center Researchers

Sep. 16, 2020—Three Vanderbilt sociology doctoral students (Rachel Zajdel, Darwin Baluran, and Meagan Rainock) have been named “Curb Center Researchers” for their work on a National Endowment for the Arts-funded research project associated with the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy. The students are working with Professor Dan Cornfield and Professor Alexandre Frenette on a project analyzing how...

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Professor Lijun Song publishes in Social Psychology Quarterly, “Social Capital, Social Cost, and Relational Culture in Three Societies.”

Sep. 14, 2020—Professor Lijun Song publishes in Social Psychology Quarterly, “Social Capital, Social Cost, and Relational Culture in Three Societies.”

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Prof. Larry Isaac publishes in Social Forces with Jonathan Coley, Dan Cornfield and Dennis Dickerson

Aug. 10, 2020—Prof. Larry Isaac publishes with former grad student Jonathan Coley, and Vanderbilt faculty Dan Cornfield and Dennis Dickerson. Larry Isaac, Jonathan Coley, Dan Cornfield, and Dennis Dickerson, “Pathways to Modes of Movement Participation: Micro-mobilization in the Nashville Civil Rights Movement.” Social Forces (September, 2020): 255-280

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