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Sociologist David Stark has been named a Fellow at the Wissenschaftskolleg in Berlin for the 2019-20 academic year. The title of his project is “Diversity and Performance: Networks of Cognition in Markets and Teams.”

Read more about Wissenschaftskolleg and find a full list of current Fellows here

Sociologist and Department ChairShamus Khan was interviewed in The Chronicle of Higher Education for a profile of Harvard Professor Anthony Abraham Jack, whose research focuses on the experiences of low-income students in elite institutions.

Can This Man Change How Elite Colleges Treat Low-Income Students?

Anthony Jack beat the odds. His research focuses on those who don’t.

Sociologist Bruce Western was profiled regarding a recent paper he published as part of Square One, a new multi-disciplinary project seeking to address the social and economic framework under which the current justice system operates in the US.

More Social Justice=Better Criminal Justice?

Political Scientist Kimuli Kasara and Economist Serena Ng received Distinguished Columbia Faculty Awards for the 2018-2019 academic year. These honors are bestowed annually to a select group of faculty for work across a range of professorial activities with a special emphasis on the instruction and mentoring of students.

Find a full list of this year's recipients, and all past recipients here