Past Events



Philip Cohen, Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland

Colloquium
"What Happened to the Gender Revolution?"
Feb 26, 2014 at -

Philip Cohen, Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland



Penn Lightbulb Cafe: Tukufu Zuberi

"The Other African-Americans"
Feb 25, 2014 at -

Tukufu Zuberi will discuss the history of African descent populations in Latin America and why the political center of Africans and the African Diaspora is shifting to Brazil, Colombia and other…



Moorman-Simon Faculty Seminar - Kristen Harknett

"Teaching an ABCS Course for the First Time: A Success Story with Some Lessons Learned"
Feb 25, 2014 at -

Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to Tina Ciocco at the Netter Center, ciocco@pobox.upenn.edu.



Population Studies Center Colloquium: Muhammad Farhan Majid

"The Persistent Effects of in Utero Nutrition Shocks Over the Life Cycle: Evidence from Ramadan Fasting"
Feb 24, 2014 at -

 



Screening of African Independence by Tukufu Zuberi

"African Independence Screening, with an Introduction by Professor Tukufu Zuberi"
Feb 20, 2014 at -

Screening of Tukufu Zuberi's award-winning documentary film, African Independence, preceded by an introduction from Dr. Zuberi himself.  Sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Huntsman…



Tomas R. Jimenez, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Stanford University

Colloquium
"Rethinking Race and Immigration in an Era of Mass Immigration: Evidence from a High-Skilled Gateway"
Feb 19, 2014 at -

Tomas R. Jimenez, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Stanford University



Screening and Film Discussion: Tukufu Zuberi

African Independence
Feb 18, 2014 at -

The Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center presents dinner, a screening of African Independence, and discussion with Tukufu Zuberi.  Free and open to the public.

 

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PSC Colloquium: Shannon M. Monnat- Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology and Demography, Penn State University

"The Diversity of New Destinations: Exploring the Hispanic Health Care Access Disadvantage across Different Types of High Growth Counties"
Feb 17, 2014 at -

 



**Cancelled Due to Weather** Urban Ethnography: Robert Vargas

Workshop
"Why the Urban Poor Don't Want Health Care: Government Cynicism, Race, and the First Year of Obamacare in Chicago"
Feb 14, 2014 at -

Robert Vargas, Robert Wood Johnson Scholar in Health Policy Research, RWJ Harvard/UWisconsin-Madison

Co-Sponsored with Race/Ethnicity



Penn Humanities Forum on Violence Symposium: Dorothy Roberts

"Violent Means"
Feb 14, 2014 at -

We lack consensus on what it means to…