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Ph.D. Student Robert Kolbila Co-Presenter for Feed the Future Webinar
As part of the Feed the Future Soybean Innovation Lab Multi-Crop Thresher Webinar Symposium, Dr. Kathleen Ragsdale, Dr.
August 31, 2020 -
The Reading List Behind ‘Nice White Parents’
Dr. Hagerman’s book was featured in The New York Times as part of the reading list for the new Serial Productions podcast, Nice White Parents.
August 5, 2020 -
Ph.D. Student, Brian Tesch, Writes Chapter for Textbook
Brian Tesch, a graduate student in the department was asked to write a chapter for the first textbook addressing the problem of intimate partner violence in the transgender community. It is coming out in a couple weeks, the department of sociology at Mississippi State University was mentioned.
July 28, 2020 -
Dr. David May Featured in the Wall Street Journal
Check out Dr. May in the Wall Street Journal!Academic Project Used Marketing Data to Monitor Russian Military Sites | The Wall Street Journal
July 22, 2020 -
MSU’s Criminology Program Raises Inequality Awareness Through Sociology-Based Curriculum
Dr. Rader was recently interviewed were she addresses how racial inequality and injustice is addressed through education for students majoring in criminology.
July 10, 2020 -
Dr. Hagerman's Research Featured on Parenting Website
Dr. Margaret Hagerman’s research on talking to kids about racism featured on parenting website, Motherly.
June 9, 2020 -
Dr. Hagerman's Research Featured on Boston and Philadelphia TV Stations
Margaret Hagerman’s research on talking to kids about racism featured by Boston and Philadelphia TV stations.
June 9, 2020 -
Parents Need to Have Honest Conversations With Kids About Race and Racism, Starting Very Early
Dr. Margaret Hagerman’s research quoted in Good Housekeeping. Please click on the following link to read the full article.
June 9, 2020 -
The critical role white parents play in shaping racism — and eradicating it
Dr. Margaret Hagerman interviewed on PBS NewsHour about white families and racism. Please click on the following link to view the interview.
June 9, 2020 -
Challenging Racial Inequality
The recent tragedy of George Floyd’s death and the nation-wide protests that have followed show us, as sociologists, that we still have a lot of work to do. We study power dynamics and inequality in society, both of which played a central role in the death of George Floyd and the uprising that f
June 1, 2020