SIMWG Events

SPRING QUARTER 2025

  • Guest Speaker: David Harding (UC Berkely)
    • Wednesday, May 20, 3pm-4:30pm, PST
    • “Narratives and Destigmatization: The Case of Criminal Record Stigma in the Labor Market.”
    • This talk was part of the Sociology Department’s Colloquium Series.
  • Guest Speaker: Jen Silva (Indiana University)
    • Wednesday, May 7, 3pm-4:30pm, PST
    • “Seen But Not Heard: How Well-Meaning Health Policies Can Amplify Shame and Injustice in Women’s Lives.”
    • This talk was part of the Sociology Department’s Colloquium Series.
  • Guest Speaker: James Chu (Columbia)
    • Wednesday, April 16, 3pm-4:30pm, PST
    • “College Rankings and Socioeconomic Self-Sorting in Higher Education.”
    • This talk was part of the Sociology Department’s Colloquium Series.

WINTER QUARTER 2025

  • Guest Speaker: Nathan Wilmers (MIT)
    • Wednesday, March 12, 3pm-4:30pm, PST
    • “After Inequality.”
    • This talk was part of the Sociology Department’s Colloquium Series.
  • Guest Speaker: Rashawn Ray
    • Wednesday, January 8, 3pm-4:30pm, PST
    • “Rotten Trees: Racism and Bad Apples in American Policing.”
    • This talk was part of the Sociology Department’s Colloquium Series.

FALL QUARTER 2024

  • Student Speaker: Bowei Hu
    • Tuesday, November 19, 3:00pm-4:30pm, PST
    • “In the Red: How Bank Concentration Fuels Debt Burden for Households, 1995–2019.”
    • This was for a practice job talk