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We are very proud that Sociology doctoral students at the University of Michigan have historically been successful in attaining nationally competitive grants, great academic and non-academic positions, and prestigious University awards including:  

• Sociology winners of the UM Distinguished Dissertation Award
• Sociology winners of the UM Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award

Please see below for some of the most recent highlights.

 

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• Graduate Students Janette Norrington and Jamie Budnick receive NSF Fellowships!

  The NSF Graduate Fellowship is one of this country's most competitive multi-year fellowships. Read More

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• Rachel Pierotti publishes article in the American Sociological Review

  Doctoral student Rachel Pierotti is the author of a paper that appears in the April 2013 issue of the American Sociological Review. Read More

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• Hiroe Saryua accepts faculty position

  Starting in April 2013, graduate student Hiroe Saryua will be at Sophia University in Japan. Read More

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• Yufen Chang accepts postdoctoral fellowship at the National University of Singapore

  Yufen Chang has been notified that she has received a postdoctoral fellowship for the 2013-2014 academic year at the Asia Research Institute of the National University of Singapore. Read More

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• Ethan Schoolman accepts postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Michigan

  The University of Michigan's Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise has announced that Ethan Schoolman will hold a postdoc with them next year. Read More

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• Mariana Craciun accepts postdoctoral fellowship at Northwestern University

  For the next two years, sociology doctoral student Mariana Craciun will be in a two-year postdoc jointly offered by Northwestern's Program in Science in Human Culture and Department of Sociology. Read More

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• Two Sociology students receive prestigious Rackham Predoctoral Fellowships

  It has just been announced that Russell Funk & Daniel Hirschman have been awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowships for the 2013-2014 academic year. Read More

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• Two Sociology students receive Barbour Scholarships

  The Rackham Graduate School has announced that two of our students, Zheng Mu and Siwei Cheng have received prestigious Barbour Scholarships for the 2013-2014 academic year.   Read More

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• Alwyn Lim awarded Proquest Distinguished Dissertation Award

  The Rackham Graduate School has announced awards for the best dissertations defended across all the University's disciplines in 2012. Read More

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• Trevor Hoppe publishes study in the journal Social Problems

  Doctoral Student Trevor Hoppe is the author of a paper that appears in the February 2013 issue of the journal Social Problems Read More

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• Articles by Recent UM Ph.D's appear in February ASR

  The February 2013 edition of the American Sociological Review is full of Michigan! Alexandra Killewald (UM Ph.D. 2011) has an article appearing, as well as a co-authored article by UM Professor Sarah Burgard and Jennifer Ailshire (UM Ph.D. 2009). Read More

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• Marco Garrido accepts faculty position

  Graduate student Marco Garrido will be at the University of Chicago starting in 2014, after completing a one-year postdoc in Asia. Read More

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• Yang Jiang accepts Research Scientist position at Columbia

  Recent sociology graduate, Yang Jiang (Ph.D. 2012) has begun a research position at Columbia University's National Center for Children in Poverty. Read More

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• Ya-Wen Lei receives Harvard Society of Fellows Post-doctoral Fellowship.

  Ph.D. Candidate Ya-Wen Lei has been notified of her acceptance to the Harvard Society of Fellows for a three year period beginning in Fall 2013. Read More

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• Jessi Streib accepts faculty position

  Graduate Student Jessi Streib will be at the University of New Hampshire next year. Read More

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• Elyse Jennings publishes study in the American Sociological Review

  Doctoral Student Elyse Jenning is the senior author on a paper in the most recent issue of the American Sociological Review Read More

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• Lucie Kalousova Receives Rackham International Student Fellowship

  Graduate Student Lucie Kalousova has been selected to receive a Rackham International Student Fellowship for 2012-2013 Read More

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• Lucie Kalousova wins Research Fellowship

  Lucie Kalousova has received a 2012-2013 research fellowship from the ERSTE Foundation. Read More

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• Karen Reardon named 2012 Dissertation Fellow by ARNOVA

  Doctoral student Karen Reardon has been recognized by the Association of Researchers on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Organizations (ARNOVA). Read More

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• Jonah Siegel receives research fellowship from the National Institute of Justice

  Doctoral student Jonah Siegel has received a 2012 Graduate Research Fellowship. Read More

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