Post Tagged with: "Elizabeth Lee"

Dr. Elizabeth Lee’s Sociology of Inequality graduate seminar used Skype to talk with Dr. Jamie J. Fader, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Temple University, during their class on a Wednesday evening in February. Fader is author of Falling Back: Incarceration and Transitions to Adulthood among Urban Youth, which centers […]

by Matt McCullough ‘17 The Sociology & Anthropology Colloquium met Sept. 30 for a talk by Dr. Elizabeth Lee about her recently published book, Class and Campus Life: Managing and Experiencing Inequality at an Elite College. Published earlier this year by Cornell University Press, Lee’s book studies the inequality experienced […]

Dr. Elizabeth M. Lee’s book is included in the Washington Post’s Answer Sheet section as part of an annual list of “great summer reads” suggested by admissions deans and high school counselors. In a story titled “Unique 2016 summer reading list — from college admissions counselors and deans,” Jenni Pfeiffer, Associate Director of College Counseling, Rye […]

Dr. Elizabeth Lee, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Ohio University, recently discussed her “new book about class inequality at an elite university” with Inside Higher Ed’s Josh Logue in an article on “Class and Campus Life.” “Campus protests have triggered wide-ranging discussion and debate about race. And, because some of […]

The Wealth & Poverty theme hosts a two-week event—“Society and Inequality”—in February. America’s income inequality is growing again, and it is one of the nation’s most urgent problems—the “defining challenge of our time” in President Obama’s words.  Academic and policy debates on inequality have recently moved beyond income inequality and poverty […]

Dr. Elizabeth Lee, Assistant Professor of Sociology, presented “Transitioning into the middle class after college: ‘Hidden injuries’ and partial mobility” at the Sociology of Higher Education panel of the American Sociological Association annual meeting in August in Chicago. The ASA panel focused on race, class, and gender in higher education. […]

Dr. Elizabeth Lee, Assistant Professor of Sociology, co-edited College Students’ Experiences of Power and Marginality: Sharing Spaces and Negotiating Differences, with Chaise LaDousa, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Hamilton College. (Routledge 2015). As scholars and administrators have sharpened their focus on higher education beyond trends in access and graduation rates […]