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Jennifer Lee and Thomas DiPrete elected to the American Academy
On April 28, 2022, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced Sociology Professors Jennifer Lee and Thomas DiPrete as a newly elected members.
Columbia Sociology Welcomes New Professors
The Department of Sociology is delighted to welcome new faculty members in 2022, whose expertise in Urban Poverty, Racial and Socioeconomic Inequality, and Race, Ethnicity and Politics (REP) will introduce new courses and workshops to the curriculum. Mario L. Small is the newly appointed Quetelet Professor of Social Science as of January 2022. Marissa Thompson and David Knight will join the faculty as Assistant Professors in July 2022.
Power Asymmetries: Breaking the Wall of an Algorithm-Based Society
In this Falling Walls presentation, Prof David Stark talks about the idea of an algorithmic society, power asymmetries on the organizational level, and the relationship between platform providers and their customers.