CUNY GC Sociology @cunygcsociology.bsky.social · 2hJoin us for our next colloquium talk on Friday, Nov. 6, from 2-3:30 pm, featuring Prof. Sean Drake. He will discuss his ongoing book project, "Onward and Upward: Race and Refugee Youth in a Rust Belt City" Learn more here: www.gc.cuny.edu/events/socio... 000
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyM.A. Program in International Migration Studies at CUNY @gc-migration.bsky.social · 6h📺 Watch IMS Distinguished Professor Emerita Nancy Foner on PBS NewsHour! 🥳 Prof. Foner discusses how immigration policies have shaped the U.S. throughout its history. 🎥 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjvZ... 📰 Read more: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho... @cunygcsociology.bsky.socialyoutube.comHow immigration policies shaped America and evolved throughout its historyYouTube video by PBS NewsHour 002
CUNY GC Sociology @cunygcsociology.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Join us this Friday, Oct. 2nd, from 2-3:30 pm for our October Colloquium featuring Prof. Josh Seim, who will discuss his latest book, "The Welfare Assembly Line: Public Servants in the Suffering City" www.gc.cuny.edu/events/socio... 021
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyM.A. Program in International Migration Studies at CUNY @gc-migration.bsky.social · 25/09/2026📚 Join IMS Distinguished Professor Emerita Nancy Foner for a conversation with Suketu Mehta on her new book, Immigration: How the Past Shapes the Present. 📅 Oct. 1 | 6 PM 📍 Roosevelt House at Hunter College RSVP: bit.ly/4ykSow0 @cunygcsociology.bsky.social @huntercollege.bsky.social 001
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyM.A. Program in International Migration Studies at CUNY @gc-migration.bsky.social · 24/09/2026🔥 Join us Tuesday 9/29 6:30PM for a talk with Prof. Talja Blokland (NYU&Humboldt University Berlin) on "Fear, Withdrawal, and the Imagination of Crime in the Post-Migration City: Reflections from Berlin" 🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/TaljaBlokland0929 @cunygcsociology.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social 012
CUNY GC Sociology @cunygcsociology.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Interested in a PhD in Sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center? Join our info session on October 20th from 5:30-7:00 pm, in person and online. More info here: www.gc.cuny.edu/events/phd-p... 035
CUNY GC Sociology @cunygcsociology.bsky.social · 22/09/2026We are pleased to announce our Fall 2026 Colloquium speaker lineup. We are thrilled to have such an amazing lineup of speakers this semester and hope to see you there. First up: Prof. Josh Seim, on October 2nd from 2-3:30 pm. Learn more about his talk here: www.gc.cuny.edu/events/socio... 012
CUNY GC Sociology @cunygcsociology.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Please join us for the Fall 2026 Sociology Faculty Research Symposium, featuring "flash talks” from our consortial faculty. TOMORROW, Friday, September 18, from 2-3:30. www.gc.cuny.edu/events/facul... 021
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyJanet Gornick @janetgornick.bsky.social · 09/08/2026At #ASA2026 in NYC? Need something to do 8-9:30am Monday? Studying socio-economic poverty or inequality? Want to learn about the LIS/LWS microdata? Please do join us for some or all of the session. @lisdata.bsky.social @stone-lis.bsky.social @cunygcsociology.bsky.social 097
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyJanet Gornick @janetgornick.bsky.social · 07/08/2026The GC-CUNY Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality had the pleasure of co-hosting today's meeting of the International Chinese Sociological Association. Two keynotes, 20 panels, and a ton of impressive research. @stone-lis.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @cunygcsociology.bsky.social 0105
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyJanet Gornick @janetgornick.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Manuel Schechtl and I have finished a 1st version of our paper on wealth poverty - an interesting, consequential, and yet understudied facet of #wealth #inequality. We look forward to further learning and exchanges as we continue this work. @schechtlm.eurosky.social @cunygcsociology.bsky.social 👇👇 152
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyJean Beaman @jean23bean.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Happy to announce I've been promoted to full Professor of Sociology effective this fall @cunygcsociology.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social Blessed beyond measure and thankful to everyone who helped me reach this stage!! 🥰🥳 221706
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyCUNY Graduate Center Office of Fellowships and Financial Aid @gcfinanicalaid.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Friendly reminder: GC students, you should register as full-time and accept your fellowship by 7/31 in order to receive your fellowship at the beginning of the semester. International students should also update their Sprintax TDS records. Questions? Contact us at financialaid@gc.cuny.edu 021
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyASA Int'l Migration @asamigration.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Register for the IM section mini-conference, Migration + Crisis, on Friday, August 7th at CUNY Graduate Center: 135
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyCUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Prof. Jean Halley explains the economic forces behind this trend www.thepersistent.com/professional...thepersistent.comProfessional Women in Their 30s Are Secretly Turning to Sugar DatingMore women are turning to explicitly transactional relationships with wealthy men — sugar daddies — to provide the kind of financial stability this economy just can’t. 001
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyCUNY Institute for Demographic Research @cunydemography.bsky.social · 23/06/2026New in @readdemography.bsky.social: CIDR researchers @frankheiland.bsky.social, et al. make novel use of Hart Island burial data in NYC to examine extreme temps and mortality. Key findings include a 3x increase in likelihood of unclaimed death under extreme heat. read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a... 011
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyCUNY Institute for Demographic Research @cunydemography.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Using Hart Island burial records to help understand deep disadvantage: CIDR researchers show that COVID-19 magnified inequality in NYC, with unclaimed deaths surging 20x above expected at the pandemic's peak among the city's most vulnerable. #vulnerablepopulations www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comDeep disadvantage in mortality on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic - Scientific ReportsScientific Reports - Deep disadvantage in mortality on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic 012
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyJohn Mollenkopf @jomoko.bsky.social · 21/06/2026For those interested in my thoughts on NYC politics... (11:00 AM EST) triangle.ens-lyon.fr/spip.php?art...triangle.ens-lyon.frJohn H. Mollenkopf : "Forming and Operating a Governing Coalition in the (…) - Triangle - UMR 5206 001
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyJanet Gornick @janetgornick.bsky.social · 18/06/2026The June 2026 GC CUNY Stone Center on Socio-Economic #Inequality newsletter is out! Please check it out and - if you're not subscribed - we hope that you'll sign up. You'll receive our latest news 6 times per year. @stone-lis.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social mailchi.mp/480dc65ab025...mailchi.mpStone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality Newsletter 096
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyCUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 16/06/2026“There are so many people who for one reason or another are forced to go through major life transitions and need to fight like hell to live an authentic life that reflects who they truly are, and my book celebrates all such brave people” -Prof. Schneur Zalman Newfieldgc.cuny.eduLooking Back on Leaving LubavitchProfessor Schneur Zalman Newfield’s memoir, “Brooklyn Odyssey,” tells a personal story of faith, family, education, and the search for a new life. 001
CUNY GC Sociology @cunygcsociology.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Congratulations to our Soc Graduates of 2026 (Left to right): Ivana Mellers, Nic Rios, Talya Wolf, Siobhan Pokorney, Angela LaScala-Gruenewald Not Pictured: Kristen Miller, Yue (Juliette) Zhu, and Brittany Suh 020
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyAmerican Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · 11/06/2026ASA is pleased to announce the 2026 Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant recipients. These 25 exceptional research projects by a talented group of advanced graduate students were chosen for their intellectual merit and potential broader impacts. bit.ly/ASA26DDRIG 042
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyCUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Prof. Jean Beaman (@jean23bean.bsky.social) is helping reshape migration studies with a new book that puts intersectionality at the center of the conversationgc.cuny.eduHow Migration Looks Different When You Change the LensProfessor Jean Beaman co-edited “The Oxford Handbook of Intersectional Approaches to Migration, Gender, and Sexuality,” a new volume that examines migration through gender, sexuality, race, class,… 02514
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyAmy Adamczyk @amyadamczyk.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Thrilled to announce that Fetal Positions: Understanding Cross-National Public Opinion about Abortion won the 2025 Ronald F. Inglehart Best Book Award from the World Values Survey Association! 🏆 Award lecture September 29 at 10 AM EST— all are welcome! www.worldvaluessurvey.org/WVSNewsShow....worldvaluessurvey.orgWorld Values Survey AssociationWorld Values Survey Association 032
CUNY GC Sociology @cunygcsociology.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Congrats to our recent grad Ivana Mellers 👩🎓🥳👏 021
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyCUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 03/06/2026At Commencement, our graduates paraded across the stage for hoods, handshakes, and even hugs to the cheers of friends and families. See more photos of the joyous day here www.gc.cuny.edu/news/graduat...gc.cuny.eduGraduate Center Commencement Celebrates Purpose, Success, and 471 DegreesThe Class of 2026 took the stage at Lincoln Center at a joyous 60th Commencement. 052
Reposted by CUNY GC Sociologyjoey van der naald @jvandernaald.bsky.social · 28/05/2026New article in RSF! How much progress has been made on single-mother poverty since welfare reform? Sarah K. Bruch, @janetgornick.bsky.social, and I document both real improvements and enduring racial disparities. www.rsfjournal.org/content/12/1...rsfjournal.orgPoverty Disparities and the Reconfiguration of Social Provisioning: White, Black, and Latino Single-Mother Families, 1996–2018Changes in US social provisioning from 1996 to 2018 profoundly affected the well-being of single-mother families, with notable consequences for racial inequalities in poverty alleviation. Using an ins... 111
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyElin Waring @elinwaring.bsky.social · 29/05/2026So excited to see @darializaforny.bsky.social Been following her campaign since I heard about it since she is part of the #lehmansociology network! 011
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyJanet Gornick @janetgornick.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Proud to see our article in print! "Poverty Disparities and the Reconfiguration of Social Provisioning: White, Black, and Latino Single-Mother Families, 1996–2018". Coauthored with @jvandernaald.bsky.social & Sarah Bruch. Check out fabulous 2-part special issue: www.rsfjournal.org/content/12/1rsfjournal.orgRSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences: 12 (1) 184
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyImplicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Our second speaker is @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social PhD student Parisa who is speaking on "Islamic Prescriptions for Economic Behaviour as Forms of Lived and Embodied Knowledge." 154
CUNY GC Sociology @cunygcsociology.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Congratulations to our amazing Doctoral Candidate Sauda Muhammad and affiliated faculty @hebagowayed.bsky.social @dialika.bsky.social on their success at #PAA 🥳🎉 092
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyCUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Distinguished Prof. Emerita Nancy Foner breaks down the myths, fear, and forgotten history driving today’s immigration battles in America www.gc.cuny.edu/news/understand-imm… M.A. Program in International Migration Studies at CUNY gc.cuny.eduTo Understand Immigration Now, Start With the PastIn a new book, Distinguished Professor Emerita Nancy Foner examines the history behind immigration patterns and politics in the U.S. today. 043
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyCUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Congrats to all on a great Dissertation Showcase! L to R, front: Kelly Brady, Melanie Paul Austin, Siobhán O'Connor, Swapnil Landge, Maura McCreight, Rutika Patel. L to R, back: Evan Knight, Paul Odér, Julie Hecht, @joshbrumberg.bsky.social, Clare Monfredo, John Mwihaki, Ivana Mellers. Video soon! 1134
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyTanya Domi @tanyadomi.bsky.social · 12/05/2026What a pleasure to interview Pro. Robert Smith and Manuel Castro, the former NYC Commisioner for Immigrant Affairs. www.gc.cuny.edu/news/how-imm...gc.cuny.eduHow Immigration Policy Affects New Yorkers, and What Comes NextProfessor Robert C. Smith and former Commissioner Manuel Castro join “The Thought Project” for a timely conversation about immigration reform, mixed-status families, and the limits of local protection... 032
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyPS2 @CUNY Center for the Humanities @cunygcps2.bsky.social · 11/05/2026TONIGHT! Celebrate the next generation of @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social superstars www.gc.cuny.edu/events/insid... @cunygcsociology.bsky.social @asrc-gc.bsky.social @complitgccuny.bsky.social @humanitiescuny.bsky.social 044
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyPS2 @CUNY Center for the Humanities @cunygcps2.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Starting soon @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @asrc-gc.bsky.social @cunygcsociology.bsky.social @complitgccuny.bsky.social 033
Reposted by CUNY GC Sociology UChicago | Stone Center on Wealth Inequality & Mobility @ucstonecenter.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Do Americans accept higher rates of inequality because of our belief in the American Dream? Leslie McCall (@stone-lis.bsky.social) wasn’t convinced, so she went looking for the data. Listen to @durlauf.bsky.social & McCall discuss her pioneering research on The Inequality Podcast: bit.ly/4ndv9z2 077
CUNY GC Sociology @cunygcsociology.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Come support our student Ivana Mellers!!!! 032
CUNY GC Sociology @cunygcsociology.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Join us for the last colloquium of the spring semester, May 8th, from 3-5 ft. Prof. @jonwynn.bsky.social 022
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyJanet Gornick @janetgornick.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Tomorrow! April 24, 3pm. 👇👇👇 @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @cunygcsociology.bsky.social @stone-lis.bsky.social 043
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyJanet Gornick @janetgornick.bsky.social · 07/04/2026CUNY GC graduate Juan Cruz Ferre (now Assistant Prof at Rowan University) will present his innovative new book, The Political Economy of Welfare in Latin America, in the GC Sociology Lounge, April 24, 3pm. Joined by Professor Charlie Post. #CLACLS Details and RSVP here: clacls.gc.cuny.edu/welfare/ 064
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyVan C. Tran @vanctran.bsky.social · 07/04/2026My latest #research on the impact of anti-Asian violence on mental health among low-income Chinese older adults in NYC, published in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. Read the paper here: rdcu.be/fb9H9. @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @cunygcsociology.bsky.social 094
CUNY GC Sociology @cunygcsociology.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Our next colloquium will take place on Friday, April 17th, from 3-5. Prof @allisonpugh.bsky.social will join us to discuss her latest book, "The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World." This is a hybrid event. Learn more here: www.gc.cuny.edu/events/last-... 094
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyJean Beaman @jean23bean.bsky.social · 24/03/2026press.vub.ac.be/the-hushed-u...press.vub.ac.beThe hushed-up history of activism by people of colourScientific book by VUB researchers on 'new wave' of anti-racism in Europe 052
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyPS2 @CUNY Center for the Humanities @cunygcps2.bsky.social · 24/03/2026TODAY ✨ join ERI/PS2 Summer Fellows Ian Williams, Jaclyn Reyes & Seon Britton as they expand on the work they completed as part of their @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social fellowship @igraywill.bsky.social @humanitiescuny.bsky.social @gcsocialwelfare.bsky.social @cunygcsociology.bsky.social 043
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyPS2 @CUNY Center for the Humanities @cunygcps2.bsky.social · 23/03/2026🎉 Congrats to our 2026 ERI/PS2 Summer Public Research Fellows @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social — excited to see them further their doctoral research 🔗 bit.ly/2026ERIPS2Fellows 🏛️ generously funded by the Provost’s Office @humanitiescuny.bsky.social @cunygcsociology.bsky.social @asrc-gc.bsky.social 043
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyJean Beaman @jean23bean.bsky.social · 14/03/2026so great to welcome Professor Karida Brown from Emory University to @cunygcsociology.bsky.social ! thanks for a great lecture! 041
Reposted by CUNY GC SociologyJean Beaman @jean23bean.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Link to print version here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...global.oup.com 084