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Volume: 54
Issue: 1

In the News

Shaonta’ E. Allen, Dartmouth College, was covered in the January 24, 2026, article “Dartmouth Honors Martin Luther King Jr. with Multifaith Celebration” in the Valley News. 

Linda M. Blum, Northeastern University, was quoted in the January 22, 2026, article “Blaming ‘Wine Moms’ for ICE Protest Violence Is Another Baseless, Misogynist Myth” in the Conversation. 

Courtney E. Boen, Brown University, authored the January 30, 2026, opinion piece, “ICE Poses Threat to Our Public Health. Here’s Why” in the Providence Journal. 

Christina Cross, Harvard University, had her research profiled in the January 16, 2026, piece “The War on Black Fathers” in Compact. 

Pepper Glass, Weber State University, was a guest on the January 13, 2026, episode of Utah Public Radio’s The Global Bethak: Innovative Ways of Teaching and Learning titled “How Culture Shapes Learning.” 

Heba Gowayed, CUNY-Hunter College, and Victor E. Ray, University of Iowa, authored the January 18, 2026, article “Abolishing ICE Isn’t Enough—It’s Time to Center People’s Humanity” in the Guardian. 

Alexandra Killewald, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, authored the February 2, 2026, article “Denmark’s Generous Child Care and Parental Leave Policies Erase 80% Of The ‘Motherhood Penalty’ for Working Moms” in the Conversation. 

Jinwon Kim, Smith College, had her upcoming book—Koreatown, NYC: The Consumption of a Transnational Brand (New York University Press 2026)—profiled in the article “What Makes Manhattan’s Koreatown a New Type of Ethnic Enclave?” on the New School’s Center of New York City Affairs blog. 

Chaitanya Lakkimsetti, Texas A&M University-College, was quoted in the January 30, 2026, article “Texas A&M Eliminates Women’s and Gender Studies Degree Program” in the Texas Tribune. 

Yingyi Ma, Syracuse University, was quoted in the January 19, 2026, article ““How Trump Made Life Difficult for International Students and Wisconsin” in the New York Times. 

Matthew D. Marr, Florida International University, was quoted in the January 22, 2026, piece “Florida Escalates Its Battle on Sociology with New Curriculum, Textbook. Professors Push Back” from WRLN Public Media (South Florida). 

Janice McCabe, Dartmouth College, authored the January 5, 2026, article “I Study Friendship. Here’s How You Make Lasting Friends” in The New York Times. 

Cynthia Miller-Idriss, American University, was a guest on the January 12, 2026, episode of the PBS News Hour for the segment titled “Trump Administration’s Posts Echo Rhetoric Linked to Extremist Groups.” 

Kumiko Nemoto, Senshu University, was quoted in the January 25, 2026, article “Why Japan’s Leader Won’t Enter the Male-Dominated Sumo Ring” in the New York Times. 

Maria T. Paino, Oakland University, was quoted in the January 19, 2026, story “Why General Education Requirements in College Matter” in Psychology Today. 

Silvia Pedraza, University of Michigan, was a guest on the January 7, 2026, episode of Stateside with April Baer to discuss the uncertainty facing Venezuelan asylum seekers in Michigan. 

Victor Ray, University of Iowa, was quoted in the January 30, 2026, article “‘Totalitarian Nonsense’: Don Lemon Arrested by Federal Agents Over Coverage of Church Protest” on Common Dreams. 

Abigail Saguy, University of California, was quoted in the January 30, 2026, article “Can an AI Tool Help Students Disagree Better?” in the Chronicle of Higher Education. 

Patrick Sharkey, Princeton University, was quoted in the January 24, 2026, article “Why Crime Rates Are Falling Across the U.S.” in TIME. 

Peter Simi, Chapman University, was quoted in the January 16, 2026, article “Some Trump Administration Social Media Posts Mirror Extremist Rhetoric” from NBC News. 

Jennifer S. Singh, Georgia Institute of Technology, was quoted in the January 8, 2026, article “Illness Is More Than Just Biological—Medical Sociology Shows How Social Factors Get Under the Skin and Cause Disease” in the Conversation. 

Brandon Vaidyanathan, Catholic University of America, was a guest on the January 20, 2026, episode of the podcast Another Life with Joy Marie Clarkson titled “Unexpected Beauty.”