Gary T. Marx, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, M.I.T. All these tidal gatherings, growth and decay, Shining and darkening, are forever Renewed; and the whole cycle impenitently Revolves, and all the past is future. —Robinson Jeffers Practical People Well not quite, but below are some quick thoughts that I had the morning of November 9, 2016,…
Continue reading →Elaine Howard Ecklund, Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences and director of the Religion and Public Life Program, Rice University Republican president-elect Donald Trump followed tradition by seeking support from evangelical leaders, including Jerry Falwell Jr., president of Liberty University. And exit polls tell us three-fourths of white evangelicals voted for Trump. And yet,…
Continue reading →Julie Pelton, University of Nebraska Omaha.and TRAILS Editor As I write, it has been a little over a week since the election. I suspect that my week has been similar to that of many academics who teach. The day after the election was a teaching day for me: a graduate-level Seminar on TeachingThat morning I…
Continue reading →Arne L. Kalleberg, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Explaining the astonishing results in the 2016 presidential election will undoubtedly keep social scientists busy for a long time. While the eventual consequences of the election are yet to be seen, it is clear that sociologists have tremendous challenges ahead. At the same time, there…
Continue reading →Richard Arum and Joan Malczewski As educators, our concerns start with our students. Our higher education work is embedded deeply in communities heavily populated by immigrants and with diverse groups of students including aspiring teachers who plan to dedicate their lives to serving youth in high–need, urban public schools. In these settings, large numbers of…
Continue reading →Arlie Russell Hochschild recently commented “Whether Donald Trump rises or falls, we need sociology to take up the task of analyzing the rise of the right. And we need our government and society at large to address all the ways millions of Americans have been—in real life—left behind.” As the 2016 elections come to a…
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