Highlights from 2024

As we celebrate the holiday season, we invite you to revisit a few of the many highlights of the past year in the Division of the Social Sciences. These accomplishments – conveyed through podcasts, videos, photos, and announcements – offer engaging insight into recent research and discoveries by our community of scholars.

We wish you and yours a Happy New Year.
Amanda Woodward
Dean, Division of the Social Sciences 
William S. Gray Distinguished Service Professor 
Department of Psychology

Launching the inaugural season of the Division’s Dialogo podcast Listen Here

James A. Robinson (Political Science) shares 2024 Nobel for work on global inequality Listen Here

Inaugural symposium celebrates the legacy of Professor W. Allison Davis View Gallery

Wilma Bainbridge (Psychology) discusses what makes something memorable Listen Here

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James Evans (Sociology) leads $20M NSF grant on AI
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Comparative Human Development’s legacy of revolutionary ideas
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Robert Pippin (Social Thought) receives Luhmann Science Prize
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Michael Dietler (Anthropology) leads Neubauer Collegium project
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First Vaclav Havel lecture (History) welcomes Petr Pavel to campus Watch Video

Cathy Cohen (Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity) discusses Gen Z’s and millennials’ views on the issues, candidates in the 2024 election Listen to Podcast

June Convocation recognizes PhD and MA graduates View Gallery

Political Science faculty discuss the 2024 US Presidential Election in this August Harper Lecture Watch Video

Econ for Everyone (Economics): A new initiative exploring the beauty and power of economic thinking Watch Here

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