Sociology Professor Caitlyn Collins discusses on this Huffpost article on why grandmothers are experiencing a toll on their health, free time and even finances when taking care of the grandkids.
Professor Jake Rosenfeld speaks on the growing Missouri workers campaign “Food Service Workers’ Bill of Rights” that raises industry standards to make food service jobs livable as the cost of living rises.
Professor Caitlyn Collins comments on Trump's new proposal for subsidies for at-home parents in this St. Louis on the Air podcast.
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.
PhD 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.
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.
"The public sector is the forgotten flank of the labor movement—and its largest opportunity for growth."
Sociology Ph.D. candidate, Ella Siegrist, publishes an article in The Conversation about the funding of rural federal immigration detention facilities during economic precarity.
In an increasingly digital world, how do physical places, public art, and monuments help communities preserve and understand difficult histories?
Professor Rosenfeld comments on the politicization of the American Association of University Professors and the direct effects on the union.
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 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.