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Sociologists for Women in Society Seal of Excellence
Sociologists for Women in Soceity has issued a Report Card on Gender Scholarship and Equity in Sociology Departments. Our department has has been awarded "The SWS Seal of Excellence, 2009!"
Stanford Sociology Department 50th Anniversary
We are pleased to announce the 50th Anniversary of the Rebirth and the Renewal of the Stanford University Department of Sociology. Our Department, founded in the early 1900s has experienced a glorious and intriguing history. Following many years in which Sociology was subsumed under or combined with other disciplines, Stanford University officials decided to make a serious investment in Sociology beginning in 1959 with the hiring of Sandy Dornbusch, as chair. The appointment of five additional faculty members, and the creation of an independent Department very quickly moved the Department into and has remained in the top tier of sociology programs. Our celebration was held in San Francisco on August 8 in connection with the Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association.
Professor Cecilia Ridgeway receives Jessie Bernard, a 2009 ASA Major Award
The Jessie Bernard Award is given in recognition of scholarly work that has enlarged the horizons of sociology to encompass fully the role of women in society. Read more from the ASA website here