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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

San Francisco’s AI boom is creating wealth and driving up housing costs. Our director, @sashakillewald.bsky.social, tells Business Insider why being shut out of homeownership has lasting effects on wealth. www.businessinsider.com/san-francisc...

Screenshot of a Business Insider “Cost of the City” article quoting Alexandra Killewald, director of the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics at the University of Michigan. Killewald says that being unable to become a homeowner has vast, long-term consequences because a home is most Americans’ largest asset and rising home values are an important pathway to middle-class wealth accumulation.

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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A college degree still offers a strong earnings premium, yet more graduates are experiencing negative labor-market outcomes. On Sept. 29, @tvanheuvelen.bsky.social draws on seven datasets spanning 75 years to examine this shift. Free and open to all. RSVP: bit.ly/CID-RSVP

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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Who runs for office, and what are the barriers to working-class people governing? At “Who Runs? Candidacy & Class,” visiting speakers and audience members moved from the scale of underrepresentation to the barriers that sustain it, then to possible reforms. A thread. 1/6

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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

❗A reminder: if you haven’t already, RSVP for Thursday’s event, “Who Runs? Candidacy & Class,” hosted by our Stone Working Group on Inequality and Political Economy (SWIPE) as part of U-M Democracy Week. bit.ly/whoruns

Graphic for “Who Runs? Candidacy & Class,” part of Democracy Week at U-M. Thursday, September 17, 12–1:30 PM in Room 1430, ISR Thompson Building. Free and open to all. Featuring Noam Lupu of Vanderbilt University, Nick Carnes of Duke University, and Roberto F. Carlos of U-M Political Science. RSVP at bit.ly/whoruns. With support from the Initiative for Democracy & Civic Empowerment.

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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Our September newsletter is here! Explore the Stone Center’s fall events, new research on inequality, recent awards and community highlights, and ways for U-M scholars and students to get involved. Read it: myumi.ch/ykmXd

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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

What shapes who runs for office, who becomes a viable candidate, and how does class influence who ultimately governs? Join @noamlupu.bsky.social, @nickcarnes.bsky.social, and @robertocarlos.bsky.social for “Who Runs? Candidacy & Class." Sept. 17, noon–1:30 p.m. Free and open. RSVP: bit.ly/whoruns

Promotional graphic for “Who Runs? Candidacy & Class,” part of Democracy Week at U-M. Thursday, September 17, noon–1:30 p.m., Room 1430, ISR Thompson Building. Lunch begins at 11:45 a.m. with RSVP; the event is free and open to all. Headshots identify panelists Noam Lupu of Vanderbilt University and Nick Carnes of Duke University, and moderator Roberto Carlos of U-M Political Science. Presented by the Stone Center’s SWIPE initiative with support from U-M’s Initiative for Democracy and Civic Empowerment. RSVP at bit.ly/whoruns.

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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Where racial income inequality is most pronounced in the U.S. is changing. New research from the Stone Center's @robertmanduca.bsky.social examines what is driving that geographic shift. More from ISR below.

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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Stone Center student affiliate @junzhou.bsky.social open-access study of gendered AI received honorable mention for the 2026 ASA SKAT Hacker-Mullins Student Paper Award. Drawing on fieldwork at two Chinese AI startups, Zhou traces how metrics shape AI personae. Read: doi.org/10.1177/2053...

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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Congratulations to seven members of the Stone Center community recognized with eight American Sociological Association honors at #ASA2026. 👏 Their work spans caregiving, law, gender, organizations, technology, and public sociology. 🧵

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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Check out our own @ninsolera.bsky.social 's important work on food insecurity highlighted in the July issue of Michigan research. #umich #academicsky

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Reed DeAngelis @reeddeangelis.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

New article in press @ Social Science & Medicine. In HRS, we find that White (but not Black) older adults have lower epigenetic age acceleration scores if they also live in predominantly White areas. These patterns are largely unrelated to any other residential features. tinyurl.com/msevnhwh

Multigroup structural equation model depicting paths between residential variables (e.g., racial clustering, pollution, greenspace) and a latent variable of epigenetic age acceleration.

Graphs depicting race-stratified slopes and 95% confidence intervals between racial residential clustering on the x-axis and three epigenetic age acceleration biomarkers on the y-axis: GrimAge, MPOA, and PhenoAge. The graphs show that epigenetic age acceleration scores tend to go down among White respondents as the clustering of White residents in their census tracts increase.

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Panel Study of Income Dynamics @umpsid.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

There's ONE WEEK LEFT to submit your papers for the Panel Study of Income Dynamics Annual User Conference! Apply by July 15th & join us on Oct. 1-2, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Learn more about what to submit to share your work as a presentation or poster: buff.ly/LYHZVtR #PSIDdata #PSIDUserConference

PSID User Conference announcement stating that the call for papers is live, with submissions due Wednesday, July 15.

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Panel Study of Income Dynamics @umpsid.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

There’s still time left to submit papers for the Panel Study of Income Dynamics Annual User Conference! Join us on October 1-2, 2026, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Learn more about what to submit to share your work as a presentation or poster: myumi.ch/QMrDy #PSIDdata #PSID #conference

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Noura Insolera @ninsolera.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Tell all of your friends! Come join me in Ann Arbor for the annual user conference! This year we are collaborating with @umichstonecid.bsky.social for a special section on inequality. Works in progress welcome and encouraged!!

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Shay O’Brien @shayobrien.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

The Stone Center at MIT is hiring another postdoc! This is a GREAT job: the work is interesting and creative, and you’ll have time for your own research, too. I think a sociologist or historian working on technology/inequality (broadly defined) would be an especially good fit!!

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James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work Postdoctoral Associate - MIT Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work

Position Overview Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson are recruiting a Postdoctoral Associate to research the history, social implications, and future of technology. The position is…

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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Hi BlueSky! I am Haowen Zheng, a postdoc at the Stone Center. I work on labor market inequality, spatial and social mobility, and gender topics. Glad to do the social takeover today! I will share what I experience at PAA today and tomorrow.

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UM SRC @um-src.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Cross jurisdictional segregation is consequential for resources available to Black and White residents. @umichstonecid.bsky.social’s @robertmanduca.bsky.social finds despite paying $1242 more in prop taxes, Black Cleveland residents got fewer resources because of a much smaller tax base. #PAA2026

Robert Manduca presents his research at PAA

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UM SRC @um-src.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

California’s Prop 13 caps property value assessments for current homeowners - these values reset when a house is sold. @joelabriola.bsky.social, @robertmanduca.bsky.social & Pablo Mitnik find older homeowners can save more than $3000 p/year in taxes over younger owners. @umichstonecid.bsky.social

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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

New social media takeover alert! Tomorrow, our own @umichstonecid.bsky.social postdoc @zhenghaowen.bsky.social will be sharing her experiences at #PAA2026 on Friday and Saturday.🥳 Learn about Haowen and her work at: haowenzhg.github.io

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UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Demographers: Find your people at #PAA2026! Get connected with our ISR starter packs for some of the best in social science. 🎡 @um-psc.bsky.social: go.bsky.app/Ce6CUo6 🎡 @um-src.bsky.social: go.bsky.app/FbsNECX 🎡 @umisr.bsky.social: go.bsky.app/JcQbemD Comment to be added or to flaunt other grps!

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UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

🎡 Inequality scholar and PSC trainee Catalina Anampa Castro compares various measures of wealth, including childhood net worth and components or net worth-- as predictors of racial disparities in educational outcomes. Don't miss this talk Friday at #PAA2026! Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics

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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Hi Bluesky! I’m @janetjwang.bsky.social and I’m taking over the CID Bluesky today and tomorrow for #PAA2026. I’m a sixth year PhD student in sociology at U Mich studying education-occupation linkages and its economic and health consequences. Follow along for what I get up to in St. Louis!

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UM SRC @um-src.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

#PAA2026 kicks off with a day of workshops. To see a full schedule of presentations, visit: myumi.ch/mV2qZ Watch out for our intrepid intern, Abby, who will be our second set of eyes and ears in St. Louis! Check out Your St. Louis To Do List: myumi.ch/jVyRV

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SRC Researchers at the 2026 Population Association of America Annual Meeting | Survey Research Center

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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

We're so excited to have our own Student Associate @janetjwang.bsky.social taking over our social media channels while at #PAA2026! You'll hear from Janet on @umichstonecid.bsky.social today and tomorrow! 🥳

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UM SRC @um-src.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

The @umichstonecid.bsky.social Emerging Inequality Scholars Award provides University of Michigan graduate students with dedicated time to pursue their research within an intellectual community grounded in engagement and collaboration. inequality.umich.edu/emerging-sch...

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

The narratives of urban fiscal crisis in Michigan shifted from framing financial distress as a structural issue to blaming cities themselves. As this talk shows, this "incompetence story" gained dominance by the 1980s. Feat. @motorres.bsky.social at @umichstonecid.bsky.social buff.ly/Fl3KQr3

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“Inequality or Incompetence? Urban Fiscal Crisis and the Spatial Politics of Blame”

The Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics hosted Mo Torres, Junior Fellow of the Michigan Society of Fellows and an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Public Policy at the University of Michigan on…

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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Next week! Join @umichstonecid.bsky.social as we host Isaac Martin, faculty at the University of California San Diego. Isaac will present, “The Taxes We Vote For.” #AcademicSky RSVP to save your seat: inequality.umich.edu/isaac-martin...

The Stone Center announces an event hosting UC San Diego Faculty Isaac Martin as he presents "The Taxes We Vote For" on Wednesday, April 15 at the Institute for Social Research.

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UM SRC @um-src.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Join us, Tuesday, April 7 at 1:00 for Adriana Reyes: Inherited Inequality and Obligation Within Families More information & zoom link: events.umich.edu/event/147102 1430BD ISR-Thompson

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SRC Seminar Series Presents: Inherited Inequality and Obligation Within Families | Happening @ Michigan

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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

It's the final countdown! There are a handful of hours left before registration closes for our Measuring and Theorizing Structural Racism conference, happening Friday, 4/10. #Umich #AcademicSky Check out the schedule & register by 5 pm EST TODAY: structural-racism.isr.umich.edu

Conference announcement for “Measuring and Theorizing Structural Racism,” hosted by the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics, scheduled for Friday, April 10, 2026, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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UM SRC @um-src.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

This is a great opportunity to work with @umichstonecid.bsky.social‬. They produce cutting-edge research on social inequality and are a terrific group of researchers who seek to create a democratic and inclusive environment that communicates its research to a broad audience.

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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

There's one more day to register for our 1-day conference, Measuring and Theorizing Structural Racism, happening next Friday, 4/10. #Umich #AcademicSky #Sociology #EconSky Check out the schedule & register by 5 pm EST tomorrow, April 1: structural-racism.isr.umich.edu

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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Calling all research communicators! Join @umichstonecid.bsky.social at the Survey Research Center at the #Umich @umisr.bsky.social. We're now accepting applications for a full-time, Engagement Manager. #NowHiring #ApplyNow #MarketingJobs Learn more and apply by April 14: myumi.ch/9pdkb

Hiring announcement showing a sticky note reading “NOW HIRING!” above text that says “CID Engagement Manager” and “Apply by April 14,” branded with the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics at the University of Michigan.

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Sasha Killewald @sashakillewald.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

@umichstonecid.bsky.social is seeking an experienced communications professional as our Engagement Manager. Please share with those who might be interested! careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

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CID Engagement Manager | U-M Careers

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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

There’s still time to join our own conference organizers @davonnorris.bsky.social and @jeremylevine.bsky.social for our 1-day conference, Measuring and Theorizing Structural Racism, Friday, 4/10. #Umich #AcademicSky Check out the schedule & register by Monday, 3/30: structural-racism.isr.umich.edu

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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

There’s still time to sign up to join us as we host Doron Shiffer-Sebba, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Northwestern University. Tomorrow, Doron will present, “The Family Office: Wealth Elite and their Family Management.” RSVP to save your seat: myumi.ch/z9djn

Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics CID Speaker Series talk, “The Family Office: Wealth Elite and their Family Management,” by Doron Shiffer-Sebba on Tuesday, March 24, 10:30 AM–12:00 PM at ISR 1430, 426 Thompson St.

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UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Registration is open for the @umichstonecid.bsky.social April 10 conference on measuring and theorizing structural racism. Check out the schedule & panelists, and register: structural-racism.isr.umich.edu

Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics: Measuring and Theorizing Structural Racism Conference in Ann Arbor, April 10

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Institute for Social Research (ISR) - University of Michigan @umisr.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

This Giving Blueday, support ISR’s Next Generation Initiative. Celebrating 25 years, the program has supported 700+ scholars with $300K+ annually. Explore more ISR causes and give today: myumi.ch/xwb8x

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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Tuesday! Our own faculty affiliate @motorres.bsky.social will present, “Inequality or Incompetence? Urban Fiscal Crisis and the Spatial Politics of Blame.” Don’t miss it. Get the details & RSVP: myumi.ch/kPzWM

Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics CID Speaker Series talk titled “Inequality or Incompetence? Urban Fiscal Crisis and the Spatial Politics of Blame,” featuring Mo Torres on Tuesday, March 17, 10:30 AM–12:00 PM at ISR 1430.

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