The Innovative and Critical Perspectives in the Social Sciences (ICPSS) Colloquium returns for the 2026-27 academic year. Through five virtual speaker events, the ICPSS will expose students and faculty to cutting-edge research in the social sciences. 2026-27 Schedule
Congratulations to PhD Sociology current student Keri Spiller, who recently joined the UCSF Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs (GEPA). Read the Jan. 26 announcement below: Dear Team:
To our School of Nursing community, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Associate Professor Jennifer James, PhD, MS, MSW, as the school’s next PhD Sociology Program Director, effective Jan. 1, 2026.
Our ASA reception this year in Chicago was once again a great time with many students, faculty and alumni coming together to break bread!In other ASA news, Jennifer James, a UCSF Sociology PhD alum and IHA faculty member, won TWO separate awards: the "Emancipatory Practice in…
The California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation is a 501(C)(3) tax exempt, charitable, non-profit corporation established to promote and support Latino culture and heritage in California and to educate the public about Latino culture, heritage and issues of importance to Latinos in…
Jennifer Dunn, JD, PhD(c), has been named Fellow for the 2025/26 Center for Engaged Scholarship. The Center for Engaged Scholarship is an organization, created by and for scholars, who want the United States to be a more democratic, more egalitarian, and more environmentally…
Keridwyn Spiller, Sociology PhD(c), is excited to share the release date of her first published writing in a textbook, "Understanding Reproduction in Social Contexts," out June 12th, 2025. Spiller is co-author in chapter 28 Preventing an Unnecessary C-Section Theresa Morris and Keridwyn…
Esperanza Padilla has been awarded the George Altamura Scholarship by the Napa County Hispanic Network (NCHN). NCHN is committed to helping exceptionally promising Latino students who have financial needs and academic inspirations. Scholars are selected based on merit and need.