News Archives - Page 9 of 28 - Department of Sociology

Department of Sociology Greives Passing of Boaz Kahana

January 21, 2021

Boaz Kahana, Professor Eva Kahana's husband and soul mate for 58 years and a colleague, collaborator, mentor and valued friend to generations of CWRU Sociology faculty, students, staff and alumnae, passed away on November 6 at age 86. Boaz was Professor of Psychology at Cleveland State University, where he...

Recording Available: Prison Resistance: Inside/Outside Movements to Transform U.S. Prisons

June 6, 2022

On Wednesday November 11th the Department of Sociology hosted our second virtual colloquium, Prison Resistance: Inside/Outside Movements to Transform U.S. Prisons. The recording of this colloquium is available for viewing here. Find out more about this colloquium and the speakers here.

Sociology Colloquium: Prison Resistance: Inside/Outside Movements to Transform U.S. Prisons

October 21, 2020

On Wednesday November, 11th The Department of Sociology will host our second virtual colloquium of the fall semester, "Prison Resistance: Inside/Outside Movements to Transform U.S. Prisons". The pandemic has exposed the abhorrent and deadly conditions inside our prisons. Join us as a panel of scholars and activists discuss the...

Sociology’s First Virtual Colloquium: “Modern U.S. Racial Capitalism: History, Theory, and Lessons for the Present” with Dr. Charrise Burden-Stelly

October 14, 2020

On Friday, October 9th The Department of Sociology, along with The Department of History and African and African American Studies, hosted our first virtual colloquium of the semester. Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly spoke to faculty and students about the history of modern U.S. racial capitalism and its implications for the...

Jessica Kelley appointed Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Gerontology Social Sciences

October 7, 2020

On Monday, the Gerontological Society of America announced that Professor Jessica Kelley has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of the JGSS for a four-year term. The JGSS is the premier US journal of in the field of gerontology whose readership and contributions span multiple social science fields. Congratulations Professor Kelley!

Cassi Pittman Claytor named one of the top “100 People Transforming Business” by Business Insider Magazine

October 8, 2020

Case Western Reserve University Assistant Professor of Sociology, Cassi Pittman Claytor, was featured in Business Insider magazine as one of "100 People Transforming Business" for her work with Sephora. Professor Claytor's research specializes in racism in retail. "For clients such as Sephora, Pittman Claytor's research team created models that demonstrate how...

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