This Week at The Department of Sociology
The following events are sponsored by the Department of Sociology at
Harvard University. Unless otherwise noted,
all events take place in Room 601, 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, OCTOBER 6th
Inequality and Social Policy Seminar
CGIS South 020
12:00 - 1:45 p.m.
Lunch is provided!
Paul A. Jargowsky, Public Policy, University of Texas at Dallas
"Before or After the Bell? School Context and Neighborhood Effects on Achievement”
Culture and Social Analysis Workshop
601 William James Hall
4:00 – 6:00pm
Lauren Rivera, Sociology, Harvard University
“Homophily and Cultural Reproduction in the Labor Market: Hiring in Professional Service Firms”
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7th
Harvard Migration and Immigrant Incorporation Workshop
601 William James Hall
12:00 - 1:30pm
Lunch is provided!
Presenter: Jennifer Hochschild (Henry LaBarre Jayne Professor of Government, Professor of African and African American Studies and Harvard College Professor)
Discussant: Melissa Barnett (Research Associate, Steinhardt Social Research Institute, Brandeis University)
Comparing Immigration Regimes and Schooling Regimes across Eight Nations: What Works Best for Immigrants, Children, and the Native-born?
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8th
Applied Statistics Workshop
Room K354
1737 Cambridge Street
12-2pm
Stefano Iacus, University of Milan, Department of Economics, Business and Statistics, will be presenting his work on Stochastic differential
equations and applied statistics.
MIT - Harvard Economic Sociology Seminar
This week's location – MIT Sloan Building E52-598
3:30 – 5:00pm
Matt Jackson, Stanford
An Economic Model of Friendship Formation: Homophily, Minorities and Segregation
Past Weeks