How Serial Killers Captured Popular Culture
Celebrity, monster, antihero—the serial murderer has many faces in our movies, books, and shows, and we love them all
News
How Affirmative Action Bans Make Selective Colleges—and the Workforce—Less Diverse
With the U.S. Supreme Court set to hear new affirmative action cases, Professor of Sociology Natasha Warikoo details the cost of eliminating those policies.
Getting to the Root of Inequality
Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology Felipe Dias uses real world experiments to delve into the mechanisms of inequality in the US and Latin America.
Celebrating a Century-Old Magazine for Black Children
In 1920, W.E.B. Du Bois helped found “The Brownies’ Book,” the first publication of its kind. Now Associate Professor Freeden Blume Oeur is bringing it long overdue attention.
Professor Natasha Warikoo opines on what happens after admissions in exam schools in the Boston Globe
At exam schools, getting in the door is not enough. (Photo: David L. Ryan/Globe Staff)
Sociology Professor featured on Podcast
Professor Daanika Gordon’s research was recently featured in the "You're Wrong About" podcast.
What to Read and Watch During Latinx Heritage Month
Professor Helen Marrow shares her thoughts on what to What to Read and Watch During Latinx Heritage Month.
Hard Lessons from the Pandemic in Rio de Janeiro
A survey conducted by Assistant Professor Anjuli Fahlberg and colleagues in a poor community in Brazil finds that economic uncertainty of the pandemic is top-most on residents’ minds.
Professor Caleb Scoville’s research featured in Maven's Note Book
California's go-to resource for water news and information takes an in-depth look at Professor Caleb Scoville’s research.