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-14 posts tagged "sociology"
Maggie Eastland and Gabrielle Beechert | Monday, October 2, 2023
Tamara Kay, the sociology and global affairs professor suing The Irish Rover publication, and her legal team will have more time to prepare for a Nov. 29 hearing, according to a court order issued last Thursday. After a legal skirmish over briefing deadlines, a judge granted Kay’s legal counsel and The Irish Rover more time
Liam Price | Monday, April 17, 2023
Over the past year, most recently with a March 6 Chicago Tribune op-ed, Keough School professors Tamara Kay and Susan Ostermann have co-written 10 pro-choice op-eds together. Kay, however, has been the primary target of public outcry since an Irish Rover article claimed in Oct. 2022 that she “offers abortion access to students.” Its argument
Gabrielle Beechert | Thursday, February 17, 2022
Notre Dame assistant professor of sociology Joel Mittleman recently published research addressing education disparities among gay, straight and bisexual students, and how these disparities also exist among gender, birth cohort and race. According to Mittleman, it seems that women have always performed better in school than their male counterparts. But Mittleman found that the group
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, August 26, 2021
The onset of the pandemic inspired amongst psychologists, teachers and parents a fear far worse than the possibility of catching a child with a runny nose: How will the occurrence of such a cataclysmic event during kids’s and young adults’s formative years impact their emotional and educational development? Notre Dame’s class of 2025, who have
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Associate vice president for research and director of the Center for Research on Educational Opportunity (CREO) Mark Berends has been appointed director of the Notre Dame Institute for Educational Initiatives, according to a Tuesday press release. Berends, a professor of sociology, studies education reform and factors influencing student success. As director of the Institute for Educational
Observer Staff Report | Monday, April 19, 2021
Jorge A. Bustamante, Eugene P. and Helen Conley Professor Emeritus of Sociology who studied international migration and the U.S.-Mexico border, died March 25, according to an article published by the Notre Dame department of Arts and Letters. He was 82. Bustamante was highly esteemed in his field. He received many awards and earned the respect
Krista Lourdes Akiki | Friday, October 30, 2020
I don’t know about you, but I really miss hugging people when I greet them. When I’m having a tough day or I’m feeling overwhelmed, a tight hug has always made me feel better. During the pandemic, I, among many others, I presume, have noticed a strangely stealthy gaping absence in our lives: human touch.
Marirose Osborne | Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Criminals are all too often depicted as thugs and thieves in popular culture. In reality, they come in all shapes and sizes. Saint Mary’s new criminology concentration in sociology aims to show the varied nature of criminals, victims of crime and the factors that lead to illegal activity. There are currently several courses available that
Natalie Weber | Monday, March 26, 2018
As someone who researched cultural divisions for many years, Mary Ellen Konieczny had a way of bringing together those of differing opinions. “She was really interested in cultural conflict and, in particular, cultural conflict in religion and polarization in the U.S. Catholic church,” Linda Kawentel, a former Notre Dame doctoral student, said. “And so, one
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, March 1, 2018
The current chair of the department of sociology at Notre Dame, Sarah Mustillo, will serve as the next dean of the College of Arts and Letters, the University announced in a press release Wednesday. Mustillo will take over the position from John McGreevy — who served as dean of the college for 10 years — July 1.