Romantic relationships and familial relationships receive a lot of attention in media, but friendship is a vital, if often overlooked, part of our lives. Associate Professor Janice McCabe talks about friendships on NPR's The 1A.
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After a year at Dartmouth intent on persuing a Broadway career, Emmanuel Howze-Warkie '18 took a gap year to join the Navy Reserve. Upon his return to Dartmouth, he declared a major in Sociology and plans to go into fashion. Read the full piece about Manny here, in the 3D Magazine.
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Professor Kathryn Lively has been named dean of the College, Provost Joseph Helble announced June 25. She will assume her role on July 1.
As Dartmouth’s senior officer responsible for undergraduate academic life, the dean of the College oversees the Student Affairs division and Dartmouth’s...
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In a recent WBUR Cognoscenti op-ed, Associate Professor of Sociology Emily Walton argues that many white residents of multiethnic neighborhoods don't recognize the role they must play in social change. White people living in racially and ethnically diverse neighborhoods, she argues, need to actively engage in integration in those neighborhoods by getting to know thier neighbors, patronizing local businesses, and keeping thier kids in the local...
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In a recent op-ed on NBC's Think, Associate Professor of Sociology Janice McCabe says that to maintain friendships, adults must prioritize connecting with the people that matter most to them.
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Want to know how capitalism really works, or what we are doing about global inequality? Professor Lev Grinberg of Ben-Gurion University will be on campus fall 2019, teaching Critical Political Economy (SOCY 49.09) in the 11 hour and Global...
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A major sociolgy journal, the Socio-Economic Review, has published a symposium on Professor Brooke Harrington's book Capital without Borders. A symposium is a series of articles by other scholars, evaluating the scholarly impact of a book. This is an honor the journal gives a book on occasion when...
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In a recently published Washington Post Op Ed: Want to succeed in college? Spend more time playing video games with friends, Associate Professor of Sociology Janice McCabe discusses the importance of friendships for...
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Sociology major Alexis Castillo ’19 was selected as an AERA Undergraduate Student Education Research Training Fellow. Alexis attended the 2019 AERA (American Educational Research Association) annual meeting in Toronto, Canada in April. She participated in several days of workshops, mentoring and other programs with a small cohort of other fellows. Alexis also presented research from her Senior Independent Study “Analyzing the sense of belonging of first generation college students of color...
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Associate Professor of Sociology Marc Dixon has taken over the role of Department Chair from John Campbell, beginning winter term 2019.