Sociology and Anthropology News
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"Lean In to the Unfamiliar," Teach For America's Elisa Villanueva Beard '98 Advises DePauw's Class of 2013
May 19, 2013"To reach your potential as leaders, you’ve got to spend time getting to know who you are," Elisa Villanueva Beard, co-chief executive officer of Teach... Read More
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DePauw's Sixth Fulbright Winner, Kartik Amarnath '13, to Conduct Research in Malaysia
May 13, 2013DePauw University senior K. Kartik Amarnath has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student scholarship for his project, "Development and Disability: Spatial... Read More
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Prof. Nancy Davis Receives Independent Publisher Book Award
May 8, 2013Claiming Society for God: Religious Movements and Social Welfare, co-authored by Nancy J. Davis, professor emerita of sociology at DePauw University, has... Read More
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Brittni Crofts '13 Will Teach English in Vietnam with Fulbright Award
May 8, 2013DePauw University senior Brittni E. Crofts is the recipient of an English Teaching Assistantship from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition and... Read More
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White House Aide Bess Evans '07 to Discuss 'Six Years with President Obama' Monday
April 27, 2013"A 2007 DePauw University graduate Monday afternoon will discuss her experiences working at the White House in an appearance titled 'Six Years with President... Read More
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Improving the Planet is Up to Each of Us, World-Renowned Primatologist Jane Goodall Says in Ubben Lecture
April 17, 2013"Every single one of us makes an impact on this planet every single day," Jane Goodall told an audience at DePauw University tonight, adding, "and we have... Read More
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Profs. Françoise Coulont-Henderson and Mona Bhan Honored for Exemplary Teaching
April 11, 2013Two DePauw University faculty members -- Françoise Coulont-Henderson, professor of modern languages, and Mona Bhan, associate professor of anthropology... Read More
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Teach For America Co-CEO Elisa Villanueva Beard '98 to Address May Graduates; Three to Receive Honorary Degrees
April 1, 2013Elisa Villanueva Beard, co-chief executive officer of Teach For America and 1998 graduate of DePauw University, will return to her alma mater to deliver... Read More
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Julie Underwood '76 to Discuss 'The Privatization of Education' in Wisconsin Presentation
March 13, 2013Julie K. Underwood, dean of the School of Education of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and 1976 graduate of DePauw University, will discuss "The Privatization... Read More
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Elisa Villanueva Beard '98 Named Co-CEO of Teach For America
February 13, 2013Elisa Villanueva Beard, a 1998 graduate of DePauw University, has been appointed co-CEO of Teach For America. TFA is a national teacher corps of recent... Read More
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TV News Anchor Nicole Pence '06 Profiled in Hometown Newspaper
November 11, 2012"When the news broke this past Monday that Colts coach Chuck Pagano’s leukemia went into remission, WTHR’s Nicole Pence got an exclusive interview with... Read More
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Prof. Jake Gross '00 Asks 'How Bad Is It?' in Op-Ed
November 10, 2012"Just how bad has the student loan burden become?," asks Jacob P.K. Gross, an assistant professor of higher education at the University of Louisville and... Read More
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Teach For America COO Elisa Villanueva Beard '98 Among 2013's 'Women Worth Watching'
October 18, 2012Elisa Villanueva Beard, chief operating officer for Teach For America and 1998 graduate of DePauw University, is a 2013 "Women Worth Watching" honoree... Read More
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Prof. Nancy Davis Co-Authors Claiming Society for God
August 17, 2012Nancy J. Davis, professor emerita of sociology at DePauw University, is co-author of Claiming Society for God: Religious Movements and Social Welfare.... Read More
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Amy Irby-Shasanmi '05 Receives ASA Minority Fellowship
August 15, 2012Amy Irby-Shasanmi, a 2005 graduate of DePauw University, has been named an American Sociological Association Minority Fellow. Currently working toward... Read More
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Prof. Clarenda Phillips '92 Named Morehead State's Interim Associate VP for Academic Affairs
July 16, 2012Clarenda M. Phillips, chair of the department of sociology, social work and criminology at Morehead State University and 1992 graduate of DePauw University... Read More
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Prof. David Newman to Explore 'Identities and Inequalities' at NCORE 2012
May 20, 2012David M. Newman, professor of sociology at DePauw University, will make a "special feature presentation" at the 25th Annual National Conference on Race... Read More
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Nic Flores is 2012 Walker Cup Recipient
April 30, 2012DePauw University senior Nicholas "Nic" Flores is the 2012 recipient of the Walker Cup, which is awarded to the senior who has contributed the most to... Read More
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Senior Stewart Jones to Teach in Malaysia with Fulbright Award
April 18, 2012DePauw University senior Stewart E. Jones is the recipient of an English Teaching Assistantship from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition and... Read More
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Jane Bankhurst '02 Among Atlantic City's 'Top 40 Under 40'
April 15, 2012Jane Bankhurst, activities manager at Marriott Vacation Club and 2002 graduate of DePauw University, is among Atlantic City Weekly's "2012 Top 40 Under... Read More
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Brandon Chapman '02 Authors Journal Article
April 10, 2012An article by Brandon Chapman, a 2002 graduate of DePauw University, appears in the journal Cultural Survival Quarterly. Read More
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Senior Sam Holley-Kline Will Conduct Research in Mexico as Fulbright Scholar
April 9, 2012Sam Holley-Kline, a senior at DePauw University, will conduct anthropological field research in Mexico during the upcoming academic year through a Fulbright... Read More
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Prof. Thomas Hall at Speak at Ashland University Symposium
March 10, 2012Thomas D. Hall, professor emeritus of sociology and anthropology at DePauw University, will speak at Ohio's Ashland University on Tuesday, March 20. Dr... Read More
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Prof. Rebecca Bordt Honored by North Central Sociological Association
February 27, 2012Rebecca L. Bordt, associate professor of sociology at DePauw University, is the recipient of the 2012 John F. Schnabel Distinguished Contributions to Teaching... Read More
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Prof. Mona Bhan Speaks at IU-Bloomington February 9
February 2, 2012Mona Bhan, assistant professor of anthropology at DePauw University, will speak at Indiana University - Bloomington as part of the Dhar India Studies Program's... Read More
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Barbara Banker '63 to Receive School District's 'Award of Excellence'
February 1, 2012Barbara (Smith) Banker, director of community services for School District 200 in Woodstock, Illinois, and 1963 graduate of DePauw University, will be... Read More
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Michael A. Paniccia '14
September 22, 2011Sophomore Michael A. Paniccia straddled the line between vacation and school this summer. Read More
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Prof. Mona Bhan on "Counterinsurgency Strategy in Kashmir"
March 10, 2011At a Stanford University symposium last weekend, "Dr. Mona Bhan, an anthropologist from Srinagar, presented her latest research, which documents how the... Read More
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Prof. Mona Bhan to Speak at Stanford Symposium, 'Grounding Kashmir'
February 16, 2011Mona Bhan, assistant professor of anthropology at DePauw University, will be among the speakers at a Stanford University symposium, March 5 & 6. The program... Read More
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Prof. Emeritus John Kaemmer Passes Away at Age 82
January 9, 2011John E. Kaemmer, professor emeritus of anthropology at DePauw University, passed away January 4 in Concord, Massachusetts. A member of the DePauw faculty... Read More
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Professor Tamara Beauboeuf
October 14, 2010Associate Professor of Education Studies and Sociology Tamara Beauboeuf uncovered the dangers of a so-called "positive" stereotype. Read More
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Harvard Prof. Orlando Patterson to Keynote John Hope Franklin Colloquium, March 12-13
January 27, 2010The legacy of one the leading black intellectuals of the twentieth century will be analyzed and celebrated at DePauw on March 12 and 13 as the University... Read More
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Prof. Christopher Bondy Awarded NEH Fellowship
January 22, 2010Christopher S. Bondy, assistant professor of sociology at DePauw University, is the recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities... Read More
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Professor Alicia Suarez
November 10, 2009Professor Alicia Suarez examines a culturally invisible disease through a sociological lens. Read More
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Sociology Illustrated
August 3, 2009Sociologist Kelley Hall uses comic books to teach students about issues of identity and discrimination. Read More
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Prof. Matthew Oware Writes of 'Contradictory Messages in the Songs of Female Rappers'
May 11, 2009An article by Matthew Oware, associate professor of sociology and anthropology at DePauw University, is published in the May 2009 issue of the Journal... Read More
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New Sociology Textbook by Prof. David Newman is Published
April 15, 2009Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life (Brief Edition), by David M. Newman, professor of sociology at DePauw University, has been published... Read More
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Prof. David Newman Authors Families: A Sociological Perspective
December 16, 2008Families: A Sociological Perspective by David M. Newman, professor of sociology at DePauw University, has been published by McGraw-Hill. The textbook "successfully... Read More
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Obama Regional Field Director Bess Evans '07 Featured in Newspaper
April 27, 2008"I have moments every single day when I ask myself, 'How am I still doing this?'" says Elisabeth W. "Bess" Evans, regional field director for Senator Barack... Read More
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Research Associate Susan Dewey Authors Making Miss India Miss World
April 25, 2008Susan C. Dewey, research associate at DePauw University, is the author of Making Miss India Miss World: Constructing Gender, Power, and the Nation in Postliberalization... Read More
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Prof. Jeffrey Montez de Oca Discusses Women in Contact Sports with Des Moines Register
April 13, 2008"More than three decades after Title IX legislation leveled the athletic playing field for women, contact sports represent the last frontier, said Jeffrey... Read More
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Prof. Tom Hall to Address University of Pittsburgh Conference on Andre Gunder Frank
March 31, 2008Thomas D. Hall, Edward Myers Dolan Chair in Anthropology at DePauw University, will be among the presenters at a conference honoring the life and work... Read More
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Julie Hollowell Appointed Schaenen Visiting Scholar at DePauw's Prindle Institute for Ethics
March 23, 2008Julie Hollowell, a cultural anthropologist who is currently a research associate with the Center for Archaeology in the Public Interest at Indiana University-Bloomington... Read More
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Laura Hamilton '02 Contributes Article to American Sociological Review
February 11, 2007Laura T. Hamilton, a 2002 graduate of DePauw University, co-authors an article that is published in the February edition of the American Sociological Review... Read More
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Toronto Star Notes Prof. Nancy Davis' Research on Islamic Orthodoxy
May 13, 2006"A recent study by two Indiana academics suggests that shari'a, the Islamic legal code often associated with strict rules, oppression of women and harsh... Read More
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DePauw-IU Study on Islamic Influence Noted in Indianapolis Star
May 6, 2006"A new study by sociologists from Indiana and DePauw universities finds that solid majorities of people in seven Muslim nations want Islamic law to be... Read More
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Study by DePauw Prof. Nancy Davis and IU Colleague Finds Religious Orthodoxy Associated With Support for Progressive Economic Reforms
May 3, 2006The portrayal in the West of Islamic traditionalists or fundamentalists often emphasizes their relegation of women to lower status in the home and family... Read More
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Prof. Eric Silverman to Participate in NYC Event Marking 150th Birthday of Sigmund Freud
April 27, 2006Eric Kline Silverman, Edward Myers Dolan Professor of Anthropology and coordinator of Jewish Studies at DePauw University, will participate in New York... Read More
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Prof. David Newman Authors Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life
March 1, 2006David M. Newman, professor of sociology at DePauw University, is the author of the latest edition of one of the leading textbooks in his field. Sociology:... Read More
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Prof. Rebecca Upton Speaks at Ohio State University Wednesday
February 26, 2006"Rebecca Upton, an assistant professor of anthropology at DePauw University, will speak" Wednesday at Ohio State University, according to today's edition... Read More