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Madison Yue (SOC Major) Wins Prestigious Peter Roth Internship from the Paley Center for Media in New York

7.18.25 | The Source

Yue, who is majoring in both Sociology, in Arts & Sciences, and Marketing, in Olin Business School, at Washington University in St. Louis, is among 20 Roth recipients for 2025.

New journal article on the Caregiving Gap by Weidenbaum Center Grant Recipient Caity Collins uses Center TASS survey data

7.10.25

New article focuses on one important, understudied cultural dimension that shapes men’s time spent in care: confidence

Does Your Company Have An Overwork Culture?

5.1.25

Weidenbaum Center Grant Recipient Adia Harvey Wingfield authors article on overwork culture.

Weidenbaum Center Jake Rosenfeld interviewed on power dynamics between workers and executives

3.10.25

Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow Jake Rosenfeld explores the so-called "Boss Era" on Total Information AM KMOX podcast

Update on Moving Stories Initiative, co-led by Weidenbaum Center Associate Director Ariela Schachter

2.12.25

The initiative brings together experts from academia, the arts, and advocacy organizations to spotlight immigrant narratives.

2025 Statistics and Data Science Summer Research Program

1.31.25

The Department of Statistics and Data Science, in partnership with the Office of Undergraduate Studies, opens applications for a funded Summer Research Program.

Faculty Feature: Prof. Jake Rosenfeld

12.26.24

Prof. Jake Rosenfeld, Professor of Sociology, discusses his recurrent role as a content expert on labor market inequality and unions for news sources around the world.

Welcoming Our Newest Sociology Faculty Members

11.8.24

In the Fall 2024 semester, WashU's Department of Sociology welcomed three new faculty members.

Faculty Feature: Prof. Zakiya Luna

10.31.24

Highlighting Prof. Zakiya Luna's Newest Publication and Public Scholarship

Refugees in St. Louis, Denver share definitions of success

10.28.24

A recent study sheds light on the goals and ambitions of immigrants starting over in a new country.

Vote to continue strike exposes Boeing workers’ anger over lost pensions

10.24.24

Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow Jake Rosenfeld comments on pension issue and the Boeing Strike in AP article

Announcing the winners of the 2024 McLeod Writing Prize

10.16.24

The award, open to first-year students across WashU, recognizes exceptional research on race, gender, and identity. Lydia Pita, a sophomore majoring in environmental studies, won first prize among the Arts & Sciences entrants.