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Wen Guan Selected to be 2025 Equity Scholar

Wen Guan was selected to be a 2025 Equity Scholar in the NORC at the University of Chicago, Equity Scholars Program. This program will assist Wen's research on reimagining community safety for AANHPI communities with effective non-carceral solutions to combat anti-AANHPI hate crime.

Associate Professor Orly Clerge Co-Authors Article in International Migration Review

Associate Professor Orly Clerge published a new paper titled "Ain't I a Migrant?: Global Blackness and the Future of Migration Studies" with co-author Jean Beaman in the International Migration Review. The article argues for the necessity of a global Blackness perspective on global migration, and can be read in full here

 

Associate Professor Jacob Hibel Receives Grant from Urban Institute

Associate Professor Jacob Hibel received a research grant from the Urban Institute for a project titled "What Skills Help Students with Disabilities Thrive?" This research will investigate how the services and supports provided to students with disabilities during their K–12 education relate to their academic and life outcomes in early adulthood, including postsecondary attainment, income, and more. Using linked data from Oregon and the U.S. Census Bureau, the study will evaluate how outcomes vary depending on the services students received and their duration.

Brian Halpin's Article Reprinted in Working in America

Brian Halpin's article, "Subject to Change Without Notice: Mock Schedules and Flexible Employment in the United States" in the Journal Social Problems was reprinted last year in the most widely used text book for the Sociology of Work.