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Melissa Osborne

@mosbornesoc.bsky.social

1.7K followers 911 following 7 posts

Associate Prof of Sociology at WWU. Author of Polished: College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility. First-gen. JKCF Alum.

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Melissa Osborne @mosbornesoc.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Stoked to have my podcast episode with @socannex.bsky.social where @danielrmorrison.bsky.social and I discuss Polished in this weeks @americanstudier.bsky.social #scholarsunday!

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Melissa Osborne @mosbornesoc.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Had an awesome time talking with @danielrmorrison.bsky.social about my book, Polished: College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility ( @uchicagopress.bsky.social) on @socannex.bsky.social ! Have a listen to learn more about the book and the experience of being #firstgen in college.

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Melissa Osborne @mosbornesoc.bsky.social · 13/09/2024

Honored that Polished was chosen as New Books Network Book of the Day!

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Melissa Osborne, "Polished: College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility" (U Chicago Press, 2024)

Episode · NBN Book of the Day · Why do people go to college? In Polished: College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility (U Chicago Press, 2024), Melissa Osborne, an associate professor at Western...

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Melissa Osborne @mosbornesoc.bsky.social · 11/09/2024

Super excited to have had the opportunity to chat with @drdaveobrien.bsky.social about Polished (@uchicagopress.bsky.social) on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social ! Listen to find out more about my book and the impacts that being a #firstgen has on students, their identities, and their communities.

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Melissa Osborne @mosbornesoc.bsky.social · 02/01/2024

This New Year I am looking forward to seeing my first book launch into the world in 2024! Polished: College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility drops May 1st and is available for pre-order now at: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... Also check out the link blurb for more info on the book!

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