ASA's William J. Goode award
For her book Opting Out?, Prof. Pamela Stone has won the American Sociological Association's William J. Goode award given for best book in family sociology. Congratulations to Prof. Stone!
The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
Prof. Setsuko Nishi, Emeritus, shall be conferred The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon on Friday, June 5, at 5:30 P.M. at the Ambassador Shinichi Nishimiya, Consul General of New York's, residence . The award is in honor of “outstanding and lifelong contributions to the promotion of civil rights, sociological study and the well-being of Japanese Americans and others”. Hearty congratulations to Professor Nishi!
ESS Lecturer for 2008-2009
ESS has named William Kornblum, Robin L. Williams, Jr. Lecturer for 2008-2009. Click on the link for more details http://www.essnet.org/WilliamsVisits.aspx
Grawemeyer Liberal Arts Award
Professors Paul Atwell and David Lavin have won the Grawemeyer Liberal Arts Award for their book, Passing the Torch: Does Higher Education for the Disadvantaged Pay Off Across the Generations? (The Russell Sage Foundation, 2007).
John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship
Robert C. Smith has won a coveted John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship for his project, “America's Cruel Experiment with Its Undocumented Students”. Congratulations to Rob.
Outstanding Book Award for 2009 from the American Educational Research Association
Paul Attewell and David Lavin have received the Outstanding Book Award for 2009 from the American Educational Research Association for their book, Passing the Torch: Does Higher Education for the Disadvantaged Pay Off Across the Generations? (Russell Sage Foundation). This was a wonderful honor that brings considerable attention to this important research from the larger community of education researchers.
Cynthia Fuchs Epstein at Harvard Law School
Cynthia Fuchs Epstein will be the keynote speaker at the international “After the JD” conference at the Harvard University Law School, May 1-2, 2009.
Professors Philip Kasinitz and John Mollenkopf
Philip Kasinitz and John Mollenkopf have won the 2009 Mirra Komarovsky Award, the book award of the Eastern Sociological Society, for their book (with Mary Waters and Jennifer Holdaway) Inheriting the City. The award will be presented at the annual meeting of the society on March 21, 2009.
Professors Paul Attewell and David Lavin
For their book, Passing the Torch: Does Higher Education for the Disadvantaged Pay Off Across the Generations?,sociology professors Paul Attewell and David Lavin, were selected to receive the $200,000 award from the Grawemeyer Foundation's 2008 awards. Congratulations to them both!
Distinguished Professor Richard Alba (Eastern Sociological Society --- Announcement of Merit Award)
We are very pleased to announce that Richard Alba of the CUNY Graduate Center has been selected as the 2009 ESS Merit Award Winner. Professor Alba has not only served the Eastern Sociological Society as President from 1997-98 but also in various capacities as presenter to committee member. His lifetime academic contributions to Sociology place him among the most distinguished scholars in the profession. He has published numerous books and articles and garnered prestigious grants. His ideas have advanced the thinking and research in the areas of International Migration, Race, and Ethnicity and he has influenced a generation of Sociologists.
Robert Smith (2008 Distinguished Book Award, from the American Sociological Association)
Our colleague Robert Smith of Baruch College has received the 2008 Distinguished Book Award,
from the American Sociological Association, for his book Mexican New York.
It is a fascinating book and drew on a decade’s worth of fieldwork in New York and Mexico.
It is wonderful that the book has received such recognition.
Our distinguished faculty group on immigration goes from strength to strength.
Enhorabuena! Rob.
Paul.
