Prof. Allison Pugh was recently awarded a 2026 Guggenheim fellowship. The fellowship is designed to allow scholars to “pursue independent work at the highest level under the freest possible conditions.” […]
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Professor DeLuca receives $1.2 million grant
Stefanie DeLuca, James Coleman Professor of Social Policy and Sociology, has received a $1.2 million research grant from the Kauffman Foundation. The grant will support her project on whether alternative […]
Want better school commutes in Baltimore? First, find out who’s riding the bus
Associate ProfessorJulia Burdick-Will quoted in the Baltimore Banner, “Want better school commutes in Baltimore? First, find out who’s riding the bus“
Black Political Mobilization and the US Carceral State
Vesla Weaver & David Knight published in the Annual Review of Criminology (2025), “Black Political Mobilization and the US Carceral State: How Tracing Community Struggles for Safety Changes the Policing […]
Most & Least Diverse States in America
Professor Michael Bader featured in WalletHub’s recent article about Most & Least Diverse States in America.
Sociologist publishes The Paradox of Islamic Finance: How Shariah Scholars Reconcile Religion and Capitalism
In his latest book, director of the Program in Islamic Studies and assistant professor Ryan Calder examines the Islamic finance boom, arguing that shariah scholars—experts in Islamic law who certify financial […]
What happens when a so-called climate solution risks your community’s safety?
Associate Professor Michael Levien quoted in Vox.
ASA Distinguished Teaching Award
Professor Beverly Silver won the Distinguished Teaching Award from the ASA Political Economy of the World-System Section at this year’s ASA, in recognition of her outstanding graduate advising and her […]
Costly climate ‘solutions’ look like more pollution in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’
Associate Professor Michael Levien quoted in The Guardian.
Assistant Professor of Sociology
As part of a strategic investment for a transformative expansion of the faculty of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Department of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University is […]