When Crime Pays the Victim: How Victim Policy Shaped the Carceral State
Jeremy Levine, University of Michigan
From prisons to policing to the courts, scholars have documented the far-reaching scope of inequality in the criminal legal system. Yet we...
Death’s Intimacies: Water, Gender, and Alternative Belongings
a lecture with Jyoti Puri
Join the Departments of Women's and Gender Studies and Sociology on September 17, 2026 at 4pm in LSA Room 4154 for "Death's...
The Specter of Discrimination: Employment-Contingent Mobility and the Anticipatory Recognition of Racism among Black Tech Professionals
Marbella Eboni Hill, North Carolina State University
Workplace discrimination in professional occupations remains an important mechanism through which racial inequality is reproduced. Yet...
Private Actors, Public Governance: Policy Signals, Managerial Agency, and Corporate Climate Action
Lily Hsueh, Arizona State University
When do corporate climate commitments translate into substantive emissions reductions rather than remaining symbolic? This study draws on a...
Reconceiving Merit and Devotion at Work, with Evidence-Based Illustrations from Academic Careers
Mary Blair-Roy, University of California San Diego
Reconceiving Merit and Devotion at Work, with Evidence-Based Illustrations from Academic Careers...
Rebuilding Democracy
Osita Nwanevu in conversation with Elizabeth Anderson on the American Crossroads
As the country heads into the 2026 midterm elections, the University of Michigan welcomes journalist Osita Nwanevu, contributing editor at...
Joint Economic History and Sociology Seminar: Tuesday, December 1
Chris Muller, University of Michigan
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The Role of Young Firms as Employers of Marginalized Workers
Kylie Jiwon Hwang, Northwestern University
Young firms have long been known to be important drivers of job creation, yet little is known about how and who these firms hire. We provide...
