Professor Collins comments on proposed subsidies for at-home parents
Professor Caitlyn Collins comments on Trump's new proposal for subsidies for at-home parents in this St. Louis on the Air podcast.
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Sociology and political science major Bralin Duckett serves as student delegate on Board of Trustees
Bralin Duckett, undergraduate student studying sociology and political science, will serve as delegates to the WashU Board of Trustees for the 2026-27 academic year.
Graduate student Letao Wang publishes article about meritocratic pay principles
Graduate student Letao Wang publishes her first article titled, "Meritocratic Pay Beliefs in the Contemporary United States." Wang studies prior surveys of U.S. workers to access pay beliefs.
Professor Caitlyn Collins is featured as a WashU Expert on American work-family policy
Sociologist Caitlyn Collins argues that families need more affordable childcare, paid leave, and workplace flexibility. Her recommendations draw on more than two years of research with parents.
Chair Jake Rosenfeld publishes article about unionism today
"The public sector is the forgotten flank of the labor movement—and its largest opportunity for growth."
Ph.D. candidate, Ella Siegrist, publishes article about rural incarceration during economic precarity
Sociology Ph.D. candidate, Ella Siegrist, publishes an article in The Conversation about the funding of rural federal immigration detention facilities during economic precarity.
Marking memory: How public commemoration confronts the past
In an increasingly digital world, how do physical places, public art, and monuments help communities preserve and understand difficult histories?
Sociology Chair Jake Rosenfeld comments on National AAUP political candidates
Professor Rosenfeld comments on the politicization of the American Association of University Professors and the direct effects on the union.
Sociology Professors named Weidenbaum Center faculty fellows
Sociology Professors Kiara Wyndham, Cynthia Feliciano, Margot Moinester, and Samuel Kye have been named Weidenbaum Center faculty fellows. Faculty are appointed for a 3-year term to research key social issues locally, nationally, and globally.
Assistant Professor Margot Moinester co-authors piece about county sanctuary policies
Assistant Professor of Sociology Margot Moinester co-authored a piece titled, "County sanctuary policies and birthweight among immigrant birthing people across multilevel immigration policy climates in the United States, 2012–2020: a repeat cross-sectional study." Prof. Moinester's research dives deeper into understanding county government's increase of immigrant policy making and the effects on birth weight to foreign-born people.
Assistant Professor Patrick Ishizuka publishes article about gender roles in the home
Assistant Professor of Sociology Patrick Ishizuka publishes a new article researching the gender housework gap titled, "The stalled gender housework revolution in the United States." Prof. Ishizuka examines how the degendering of household expectations based on gender have changed or stayed stagnant overtime.
Sociology Chair Jake Rosenfeld comments on United Auto Workers union leadership tensions
Prof. Rosenfeld comments on UAW's union reputation during complicated reelection bid.