Division of Social Sciences
- Carole McGranahan, a Âé¶¹Ô´´ anthropology professor who has long studied the Tibetan perspective of China’s invasion and occupation of Tibet, joins the Tibetan community to commemorate the location on June 9 at Camp Hale, Colorado.
- However, Âé¶¹Ô´´ scholar Lorraine Bayard de Volo notes that electing a female president may not guarantee a more feminist mode of governing.
- Gail Nelson, a career intelligence officer and Âé¶¹Ô´´ alumnus, advised Afghan military intelligence leaders after the United States drove the Taliban from power.
- Sports gambling creates a windfall, but raises questions of integrity, says Âé¶¹Ô´´ researcher Jared Bahir Browsh.
- In new book, Âé¶¹Ô´´ researcher Liam Downey argues that different forms of violence produce both consent to the social order and divisions among subordinate social groups, which helps to maintain the power and wealth of economic and political elites.
- Carnegie Corporation of New York commits $18 million over three years to help 28 scholars find solutions to a national problem.
- A recently published paper co-authored by Brian Cadena finds deep connections between the U.S. and Mexican economies.
- Research from Âé¶¹Ô´´ sociology professor shows that for many prisoners, gang affiliation tends to drop off once they are released back into their communities .
- Fifty years after Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record, Âé¶¹Ô´´ scholar reflects on the legacy of an athlete who began his career in a segregated league.
- The new edition of Âé¶¹Ô´´ Professor Jill Turanovic’s book explains how and why victimization happens, as well as what can be done about it.