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PSTC alum receives PAA service award
Jennifer Park ('04 PhD in Sociology) has received the 2018 Excellence in Public Service Award from PAA.
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American Enterprise Institute
Millennials, Religion, and Politics in the United States
A new report on millennials cites research on interracial marriage in the U.S. by PSTC sociologist Zhenchao Qian.
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PSTC economist Jesse Shapiro comments on the use of phone data, even when phone owners are unaware.
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Providence white-Hispanic segregation is among highest in the nation, says PSTC demographer John Logan.
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Oh, the places they’ll go
Predoctoral trainees and postdocs secure placements following completion of the PSTC training program.
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Mathmatica Policy Research
High-Stakes Evaluation: Does It Scare Teachers Away?
Study co-authored by PSTC Assistant Professor of Education Matthew Kraft addresses the impact of teacher evaluations on supply of new teachers.
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PSTC faculty and alum to present at commencement forums
Mindfulness, incarceration, inter-generational mobility, and migration to be addressed.
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PSTC faculty receive University funding and awards
Five PSTC faculty associates have received Research Seed Funds, Salomon Awards, and a teaching award from Brown University.
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College is an incredible boost to upward mobility but students need to decide wisely about where to go, says PSTC economist John Friedman.
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Assistant Professor of Education Matthew Kraft discusses the successes, failures, and future of teacher evaluation reforms.
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Multiple PSTC affiliates and alum have contributed to the newly published handbook.
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Research by PSTC economists shows how nighttime lighting reflects changes in economic activity.
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PSTC Summer Grant Writing Workshop
The PSTC is now accepting applications for the Summer Grant Writing Workshop. Applications are due June 4.
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PSTC alum to receive Horace Mann Medal
PSTC alum Silvia E. Giorguli Saucedo has been named the recipient of this year’s Horace Mann Medal from the Brown University Graduate School.
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Research by PSTC economist John Friedman finds upward mobility has stalled in the U.S.
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PSTC trainees selected as PAA poster winners
At the annual meeting of the PAA, PSTC predoctoral trainees Zhen Liu (Sociology) and Xuan Zhang (Economics) were selected as poster session winners.
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PSTC anthropologist and historian David Kertzer says the exile of Pope Piux IX led to the emergence of modern Italy.
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Hechinger Report
Are America’s colleges promoting social mobility?
Upward mobility has stalled, says PSTC economist John Friedman, co-director of the Equality of Opportunity Project.
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PSTC at PAA 2018
The annual meeting of the Population Association of America includes 42 PSTC affiliates on the program.
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The Washington Post
Key findings in analysis of memoir of a Jew raised Catholic
PSTC anthropologist and historian David Kertzer has found discrepancies between the memoirs of Edgar Mortara and an Italian translation published in 2005.
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The memoir of a Jewish boy kidnapped by the Vatican has been doctored, says PSTC anthropologist David Kertzer.
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PSTC anthropologist Jessaca Leinaweaver co-authors article on how some prospective parents stage their lives and homes to adopt.
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SASH Program convenes forum in South Africa
PSTC faculty associates Mark Lurie and Abigail Harrison recently traveled to South Africa to convene the 5th annual SASH forum.
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