Alumna Emily Brooke Schimke (Emily Schultz, MA 2015) co-authored a paper entitled “Techniques of Neutralization and Identity Work Among Accused Genocide Perpetrators” for Social Problems, a quarterly journal of The Society for the Study of Social Problems. Schimke collaborated with co-authors Emily Bryant of Boston University, Hollie Nyseth Brehm of The Ohio State University, and Christopher Uggen of the University of Minnesota.
L&S Focus: Alumna Sabrina Nettles
In Focus online magazine features an article about Sociology and Psychology alumna, Sabrina Nettles, who works to improve the sexual health of the people of Washington D.C. Nettles is responsible for working with clinics and doctors鈥� offices to identify and track patients with HIV/AIDS and other STDs diagnoses. Using that data, she and her colleagues can work to identify at-risk populations and target particular groups for education and treatment. Nettles said: “What I really liked about Psychology and Sociology is that you can use those to go on to further education in a lot of different ways. They do provide a good backbone to move into a lot of different careers.”
Rodr铆guez Named President of University at Albany
Havidan Rodr铆guez, 51猎奇 Sociology MA Program 1986 graduate, has been named the 20th president of the University at Albany.
On the National Diversity Council’s website, Havid谩n Rodr铆guez is listed as one of only 15 recipients nationwide honored with the 2017 Top Latino Leaders Award.
Prior to his position at the University at Albany, Rodr铆guez was Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), a new university formed out of the consolidation of UT-Pan American (UTPA) and UT-Brownsville. And before that, he served as the Interim President at UTPA, where he began in 2011 as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and a tenured professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. During 2014-15 he continued to serve as Interim President at UTPA while also serving in his role at UTRGV, which opened its doors in the fall of 2015.
Professor Aneesh co-edits Sage Publication
Sociology’s Professor Aneesh (Guest Editor) co-edited a special issue of the Sage Journal, Science, Technology and Society, Volume 22, Issue 1, March 2017. or see Professor Aneesh’s work:
Inside American Higher Education: Is the World’s Best System in Crisis?
American Higher Education is often uncritically praised in Japan. In her newly published book, “Inside American Higher Education: Is the World’s Best System in Crisis”, Dr. Aki Roberts discusses the current challenges American universities are facing and warns Japanese educators of the danger of unthinking adoption of US practices. Educational sociologist Dr. Yoh Takeuchi contributed the last chapter and gave his thoughts on the future of Japanese higher education in comparison to its American counterpart. Even though the book is clear about the “negative side” of American higher education, Dr. Roberts mentions UW-Milwaukee favorably as an example of an institution successfully coping with various problems due to budget cuts, and an attractive destination for international students.
Dr. Aki Roberts’ book, “Inside American Higher Education: Is the World鈥檚 Best System in Crisis?,” is the #1 bestseller in 鈥渟tudy abroad鈥� category in Japanese Amazon (highest overall rank was #290).