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"Did the ‘Real’ Economy Turn Financial? Mapping the Contours of Financialisation in the Non-Financial Corporate Sector" by Matthew Soener

Professor, Matthew Soener, recently published "Did the ‘Real’ Economy Turn Financial? Mapping the Contours of Financialisation in the Non-Financial Corporate Sector" Abstract: "The ‘...

Tim Liao Published in a Journal of the American Medical Association

Sociology Department head and professor Tim Liao recently led a "study that examined the association between social and economic inequalities in U.S. counties and COVID-19 infections and deaths." (Chamberlain) The study, entitled "Association of Social and Economic...

Congratulations Dr. Mendenhall!

We are thrilled for Professor Ruby Mendenhall, who was named LAS Dean’s Distinguished Professorial Scholar for the academic year of 2021-2022 (from among all college-wide promotions to professors in the year)!...

"The Symbolic Interactionist Lobby and the Fight over a Balanced 'American Sociological Review'" by Professor Emeritus Norbert Wiley

Professor Emeritus Norbert Wiley recently had a paper published in The American Sociologist.  The paper discusses the initial push in 1976 from Professor Wiley and his...

Professor Ghassan Moussawi Receives Honorable Mention from the American Sociological Association

Congratulations to Professor Ghassan Moussawi, whose article, "Queer Exceptionalism and Exclusion: Cosmopolitanism and Inequalities in 'Gay Friendly' Beirut," received an honorable mention from the...

Interview with Professor Ghassan Moussawi On His New Book Published on Jadaliyya.com

Professor Ghassan Moussawi spoke with Jadaliyya about his new book, "Disruptive Situations: Fractal Orientalism and Queer Strategies in Beirut" in an interview published July 9th, 2020. The interview...

“Olympic Music and Cultural Taste: Olympic Ice Dancing in 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games” by Park D, Shin N, Sydnor S, Clarke C.

A collaboration of Professor Caitlin Clarke's, “Olympic Music and Cultural Taste: Olympic Ice Dancing in 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games," was recently published in the Sociology...

Professor Cynthia Buckley on the National Security Implications of COVID-19

Professor Cynthia Buckley collaborated with Ralph Clem and Erik Herron on a recent article regarding entitled, "National Security Implications of the COVID-19 Crisis: The Urgent Need to Build...

Professor Ruby Mendenhall Featured on the "Campus Conversation" Podcast

Professor Ruby Mendenhall was featured on the Campus Conversation podcast Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, at The News-Gazette Media studios in downtown Champaign. She discussed her work currently...
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