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Prof. Amy Cooter quoted in article: “Why Militias Are So Hard To Stop”

Jun. 3, 2021—Prof. Amy Cooter quoted in article: “Why Militias Are So Hard To Stop”

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Vanderbilt bestows emeritus and emerita titles, honoring 41 retiring faculty members, including our own Professor of Sociology, George Becker

May. 17, 2021—Vanderbilt bestows emeritus and emerita titles, honoring 41 retiring faculty members, including our own Professor of Sociology, George Becker! Click here: https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2021/05/15/vanderbilt-bestows-emeritus-and-emerita-titles-honoring-41-retiring-faculty-members/

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Dr. André Christie-Mizell among 11 faculty members to be recently endowed chair by the University

May. 12, 2021—Dr. André Christie-Mizell among 11 faculty members to be recently endowed chair by the University.

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Prof. Shaul Kelner helps organize COVID protocol-compliant Live music concert at Ingram Hall

Apr. 15, 2021—Students and faculty from Vanderbilt Blair School of Music and a Jewish studies class hosted a COVID protocol-compliant Live music concert at Ingram Hall.

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Graduate Student Philip Pettis wins ASA Minority Fellowship!

Apr. 14, 2021—Graduate Student Philip Pettis wins ASA Minority Fellowship!

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Grad Student Kaelee Belletto Receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award

Mar. 30, 2021—Grad Student Kaelee Belletto Receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award: Kaelee’s research plan is to study the effects of water pollution from extractive industries and agriculture in Appalachia. She will use both quantitative and qualitative methods to examine the relationships between water pollution, human health, and social diversity. She will also study how civil society...

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Dan Cornfield, Dennis Dickerson, Larry Isaac, and Reverend James M. Lawson, Jr. published an op-ed on the Nashville movement

Mar. 29, 2021—Dan Cornfield, Dennis Dickerson, Larry Isaac, and Reverend James M. Lawson, Jr. published an op-ed—“Learning from the Nashville model of social change”—in the Los Angeles Times.

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Grad Student Lacee Satcher receives Assistant Professor position at Boston College

Feb. 25, 2021—Grad student Lacee Satcher receives an Assistant Professor position in the Sociology Department with a joint appointment in Environmental Studies at Boston College.

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Grad Student Cleothia Frazier accepts Postdoctoral fellowship at Duke Aging Center

Feb. 23, 2021—Grad Student Cleothia Frazier accepts two-year Postdoctoral fellowship at Duke Aging Center.

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Recent Grad Student Dr. Rachel McKane accepts new position as Postdoctoral Research Associate at Brown University

Feb. 8, 2021—Recent Grad Student Dr. Rachel McKane accepts new position as Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Population Studies Training Center at Brown University.

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