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Center for Research on Educational Opportunity @ndcreo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Last week, several students and faculty at Notre Dame had the chance to hear Dr. Corey Moss-Pech from Florida State University discuss his book “Major Trade-Offs: The Surprising Truths about College Majors and Entry-Level Jobs”!

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Center for Research on Educational Opportunity @ndcreo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

As part of our CREO speaker series, we are excited to welcome Dr. Brian Holzman to the Notre Dame campus on Monday, 9/28! Dr. Holzman's research examines student pathways from middle school to and through college, paying particular attention to barriers to equity for marginalized students.

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Center for Research on Educational Opportunity @ndcreo.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Joining Notre Dame this fall is Dr. Bonnie Siegler, a Columbia University sociology PhD graduate and new CREO post-doctoral scholar! Dr. Siegler's research focuses on how educational organizations and policies attempt to solve social problems, particularly related to race/ethnicity.

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Center for Research on Educational Opportunity @ndcreo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

CREO is excited to welcome Dr. Corey Moss-Pech to speak at Notre Dame next week about his latest book "Major Trade-Offs"! Dr. Moss-Pech is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Florida State University who studies how individuals navigate educational organizations and labor market institutions.

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Center for Research on Educational Opportunity @ndcreo.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

In a recent publication in Socius, the American Sociological Association's open-access journal for empirical research, CREO faculty Steven Alvarado and grad student Sofia Dueñas highlight the prevalence and context of deadly weapon incidents in schools. Article here: doi.org/10.1177/2378....

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Center for Research on Educational Opportunity @ndcreo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Extending our warmest welcome to our incoming first-year PhD students Asher Rose, Chenyi Meng, Youjia Zhou, and Yinger “Yang” Yang! We are so excited for our new graduate students to join our vibrant community of sociology students, faculty, and researchers at Notre Dame (@notredame.bsky.social)!

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Center for Research on Educational Opportunity @ndcreo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Many congratulations to recent CREO PhD graduate Dr. Suzanne Wood (@thesuzannewood.bsky.social)! Dr. Wood is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Bethel University in Tennessee, where she will be teaching "Contemporary Issues in America" and "Law and Society" in the fall 2026 semester.

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Center for Research on Educational Opportunity @ndcreo.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Many CREO members had a wonderful time at the American Sociological Association (@asanews.bsky.social) annual meeting in New York City earlier this month! CREO, along with the Brown University Sociology Department, sponsored the Sociology of Education reception held on August 9th.

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Center for Research on Educational Opportunity @ndcreo.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Calling all sociology of education scholars! The Notre Dame Sociology Department is hiring for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position with expertise in the sociology of education to start in 2027. Please find position and application details here: careercenter.asanet.org/job/1311609/...

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Assistant Professor, Sociology of Education (tenure-track) - Notre Dame, Indiana job with University of Notre Dame Department of Sociology | 1311609

The Dept. of Sociology at the Univ. of Notre Dame invites applications for an asst. prof (tenure-track) with expertise in the sociology of education.

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Center for Research on Educational Opportunity @ndcreo.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Congratulations to CREO graduate student Dalia Mota for receiving the American Dream Grant from the Franco Family Institute for Liberal Arts and the Public Good at Notre Dame! The grant will support her dissertation "Cliques, Clubs, and Community: An Ethnographic Inquiry into High School Belonging."

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Center for Research on Educational Opportunity @ndcreo.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

CREO PhD students Joe Thursby and Hannah Petersen had a great time learning quantitative methods in the ICPSR Summer Program @icpsrsummer.bsky.social at the University of Michigan this July! They both took courses in longitudinal data analysis and computational text analysis in the 4-week session.

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Center for Research on Educational Opportunity @ndcreo.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Congratulations to two Notre Dame graduating seniors, Liliana Hobday and Andrew Jitendran, who studied education-related topics for their honors theses! These projects highlight the ND sociology department’s commitment to providing quality teaching and mentorship to undergraduate students.

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Center for Research on Educational Opportunity @ndcreo.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Congratulations to Patrick Graff, one of our CREO and @ndpier.bsky.social 2026 sociology PhD graduates! Patrick is currently a Senior Fellow at the American Federation for Children, and his dissertation used Indiana administrative and survey data to investigate teacher quality and turnover.

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Center for Research on Educational Opportunity @ndcreo.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

In the spring 2026 semester, sociologist Dr. Natasha Quadlin (UCLA) presented: “What’s in an A? Gender, Race, and the Evaluation of Achievement in the Labor Market.” Dr. Quadlin's talk discussed how gender and race shape workplace evaluations of higher education achievement.

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Center for Research on Educational Opportunity @ndcreo.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Thank you to Dr. Jacob Hibel (@ucdavis.bsky.social) for being part of CREO's seminar series! Dr. Hibel's talk was titled “Innovation and Isomorphism in Public Education Policy during California’s Era of Local Control,” which highlighted similarities in policy adoption among school districts.

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Center for Research on Educational Opportunity @ndcreo.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Congratulations to CREO graduate student Maura Kraemer for receiving the Outstanding Graduate Student Teacher Award from Notre Dame's Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence! The award recognizes Maura's excellence in teaching graduate Statistics and undergraduate Methods. @maurarkraemer.bsky.social

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Center for Research on Educational Opportunity @ndcreo.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Congratulations to CREO graduate students Sofia Dueñas and Bridget Curry on receiving an Honorable Mention for Notre Dame’s Excellence in Scholarly Research Award! The award recognizes Sofia and Bridget’s collaborative work investigating the school choice landscape in Indiana.

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Center for Research on Educational Opportunity @ndcreo.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Welcome to the Center for Research on Educational Opportunity (CREO) at the University of Notre Dame! As part of the University of Notre Dame's Institute for Educational Initiatives, CREO members conduct sociological research on schools. Learn more about CREO here: iei.nd.edu/initiatives/....

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