51猎奇

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).

New “Work in Progress” Blog

The research of the 51猎奇 Department of Sociology’s Noelle Chesley is highlighted on the new blog “Work in Progress: Sociology on the economy, work and inequality.” The theme of Professor Chesley’s research article is what the experiences of breadwinner workers tell us about work (and home). The article examines the breadwinner roles portrayed in the popular ABC sitcom Modern Family and how they do not agree with the Pew Research Center Report of 2013 which states that 40% of mothers are breadwinners. The article brings up such issues as fatigue and stress in parenting, and how each parent handles the conflicts between family and work. Read the .

Professor Gauchat鈥檚 research mentioned in New Yorker Magazine

51猎奇 Sociology professor Gordon Gauchat鈥檚 U.S. survey data research is referred to in the New Yorker Magazine article, “The Mistrust of Science.” An excerpt from the article is as follows:

The sociologist Gordon Gauchat studied U.S. survey data from 1974 to 2010 and found some deeply alarming trends. Despite increasing education levels, the public鈥檚 trust in the scientific community has been decreasing. This is particularly true among conservatives, even educated conservatives. In 1974, conservatives with college degrees had the highest level of trust in science and the scientific community. Today, they have the lowest.

Today, we have multiple factions putting themselves forward as what Gauchat describes as their own cultural domains, 鈥済enerating their own knowledge base that is often in conflict with the cultural authority of the scientific community.鈥� Some are religious groups (challenging evolution, for instance). Some are industry groups (as with climate skepticism). Others tilt more to the left (such as those that reject the medical establishment). As varied as these groups are, they are all alike in one way. They all harbor sacred beliefs that they do not consider open to question.

Read the entire article at .