Past Events



Education and Inequality Workshop (Co-sponsored with CECI Project & GSE International Educational Development Project): Noam Angrist, Academic Director of What Works Hub for Global Education, University of Oxford

Workshop
"Building Resilient Education Systems: Evidence from Large-Scale Randomized Trials in Five Countries"
May 10, 2024 at -

Education systems need to withstand frequent shocks, including conflict, disease, natural disasters, and climate events, all of which routinely close schools. During these emergencies, alternative models are needed…



Jerry Jacob's Emeritus Celebration

Presentation: "Selected Sociological Scenes" at 3PM; Followed by 4PM reception
May 8, 2024 at -


Presentation: "Selected Sociological Scenes", 3:00 PM | PSC Commons 403


 



Standing Faculty Meeting (Evaluation Meeting)

Other Events
May 8, 2024 at -



Standing Faculty Meeting

Other Events
May 1, 2024 at -



*Special Colloquium* Heymann Lecture: Sarah Brayne, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Texas at Austin

Colloquium
"Data-Intensive Surveillance, Individual Outcomes, and Group Disparities Across Space"
Apr 24, 2024 at -

In this talk, Professor Brayne will examine the power of data-intensive surveillance to influence individual trajectories, population-level disparities, and inequalities long important to sociologists. As…



Standing Faculty Meeting

Other Events
Apr 17, 2024 at -



Penn Sociology Colloquium Series: Jessica Calarco, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

"Holding It Together: How Women Became America's Safety Net"
Apr 10, 2024 at -

Holding It Together reveals how the engineers and profiteers of the American economy use women’s unpaid and underpaid labor to maintain the illusion of a “…



Education & Inequality Works in Progress: Tingting Yang Rui, PhD Student in Sociology, Penn

Workshop
"Positive childhood experiences amid adversity: Examining the longitudinal associations between protective factors and adolescent developmental outcomes in rural Malawi" (manuscript for feedback)
Apr 8, 2024 at -



Education and Inequality Workshop: Spring Mini-Conference

Workshop
Speakers: Dr. Aaron Benavot, Dr. Andrew Taeho Kim, Dr. Daniel Laurison, Dr. Joan Maya Mazelis, Dr. Matthew McKeever, Dr. Hyunjoon Park
Apr 5, 2024 at -

Access the Mini-Conference Program here!