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10 July 2019
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Jennifer Lee

From Public Engagement to Publication

1.Introduction

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10 July 2019
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Shamus Khan

Habits, Canvases, and Conversations: How I Think about Publishing

1. Introduction

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10 July 2019
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David Stark edited Vol.13 No.1 of Sociologica

What Is Your Publication Strategy? Introduction to the Symposium

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10 April 2019
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Prof. Tom DiPrete and PhD candidate Benjamin Elbers publish in SSRN

In their recenty published article "Obscured Transparency? Compensation Benchmarking and the Biasing of Executive Pay," Prof. Di Prete and Benjamin Elbers, together with co-author Mathijs De Vaan (UC, Berkeley, find that firms select peer groups strategically in order to justify higher pay for the CEO and that upward bias in compensation peer groups is highly predictive of an increase in CEO compensation.

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27 March 2019
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ALESSANDRA CASELLA'S RESEARCH INTO VOTING SYSTEMS FEATURED IN PIECE IN NEW SCIENTIST

Professor of Economics and Political Science Alessandra Casella's research into voting systems was featured in a piece in New Scientist. Professor Casella and her co-PI were able to demonstrate how, with some alternative voting systems, minority voting decisions which support strong preferences may yield greater overall satisfaction from all voters.

Voting systems that let losing side win may increase overall happiness

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27 March 2019
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MAE NGAI FEATURED IN NEW TENEMENT MUSEUM PODCAST SERIES

Historian Mae Ngai is featured in the new podcast series of the Tenement Museum entitled How to be an American. In related audio news, Professor Ngai’s seminal history of undocumented immigration is now available via Audiobooks.com,libro.fm, and Audible.com.

Museum Announces Podcast Series: ‘How to Be American’​

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27 March 2019
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DAVID STARK NAMED A FELLOW AT WISSENSCHAFTSKOLLEG IN BERLIN FOR 2019-20 ACADEMIC YEAR

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

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27 March 2019
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ALONDRA NELSON APPOINTED TO TEAGLE FOUNDATION BOARD

Sociologist Alondra Nelson has been elected as a director of the Teagle Foundation. The Foundation works to support and strengthen liberal arts education through engaged knowledge-based philanthropy and various funding initiatives.

The Teagle Foundation Welcomes New Director Alondra Nelson and Makes Over $3M in New Grants

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06 March 2019
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SHAMUS KHAN IN CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION FEATURE ON HARVARD PROFESSOR ANTHONY ABRAHAM JACK

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.

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06 March 2019
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WOJCIECH KOPCZUK IN THE NY TIMES ON DEMOCRATIC TAX OVERHAUL PROPOSALS

Economist Wojciech Kopczuk was quoted in a piece for the NY Times regarding ambitious tax overhaul proposals from Democrats. Most proposed plans seek to change current taxation to redistribute wealth concentrated in a small segment of the population.

For Democrats Aiming Taxes at the Superrich, ‘the Moment Belongs to the Bold’

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