This Week at The Department of Sociology
Beginning November 26, 2007
The following events are sponsored by the Department of Sociology at
Harvard University. Unless otherwise noted,
all events take place at William James Hall, 33 Kirkland Street,
Cambridge. If you have questions, you may reach
us by calling (617) 495-3812. For more information about the
Department of Sociology, please contact us or visit
our home page http://www.wjh.harvard.edu/sociology/
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26
Inequality and Social Policy Seminar
Bell Hall (Belfer Bldg, 4th floor) Kennedy School of Government
12:00 - 1:45 p.m.
Lunch is provided!
Peter Gottschalk, Department of Economics, Boston College "Do Earnings Subsidies Affect Job Choice?"
Culture and Social Analysis Workshop
601 William James Hall
4:00- 6:00
p.m.
Christopher Bail, Harvard Sociology Department, "Terrified: The social construction of a clash of civilization in the U.S. and Europe" Discussion leader: Joshua Wakeham, Harvard Sociology Department.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27
WIP/WOM Series
The Work in Progress/Work, Organizations, and Markets Series
This week's location: Cumnock 230
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch is provided!
PhD students are more than welcome.
Presenter: Anna Kovner
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28
Migration and Immigrant Incorporation Workshop
WJH 455
12:30-2:00 p.m. Light Lunch Provided
Presenter: Melissa Barnett, PhD Candidate in Sociology, Florida State University
Discussant: Abby Williamson, PhD Candidate in Public Policy, Harvard
"To fear or not to fear?: Determining whether immigrants pose a threat to U.S. national security"
Applied Statistics Workshop
CGIS North 354
12 - 1:30 p.m.
Esther Duflo ,
Department of Economics, MIT
"Improving school quality: Assessing competing ways to improve school quality "
MIT - Harvard
Economic Sociology Seminar
Sloan Bldg., E-52-598, MIT
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Elena Obukohova, MIT
Title TBA
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