Department News

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Professor Adam Reich receives 2026 Award for Excellence and Commitment to Teaching from Division of Social Science

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Xi Song joins department as Professor of Sociology and of the Asian American Initiative

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PhD student Emily Mazo interviewed on Never Post podcast

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Professor Mae Ngai represents Columbia in Asian Pacific American Studies K-12 Program

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Undergraduate students join AAI acting director for a conversation on Asian American Studies

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Qin Gao named Acting Director of Columbia’s Asian American Initiative

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Professor Adam Reich to receive GS Honor Society Faculty Award

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Professor Yao Lu elected to the Sociological Research Association (SRA)

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Department Alumna Serrina Zou (CC’25) Awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Grant

PhD Candidate Katy Habr selected for GSAS Teaching Scholars Program

The competitive program gives advanced doctoral students the chance to design and teach a course in their area of expertise. Katy's course will be "Power, Technology, and the Future of Work." Congratulations, Katy!

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Xi Song appointed Visiting Professor of Sociology for Fall 2025

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TC Professor Aaron Pallas receives Distinguished Career Award from the ASA's Section on Children & Youth