A collection of poems titled ‘Manko Bimbabata’ by Dr. Ramesh Balayar has been released. The poetry book was released in the presence of narrator and writer Buddhi Sagar and former Home Secretary Govinda Kusum at a function here on Wednesday. The anthology consists of 37 poems.
Jacque Parker, academic advisor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, received the Early Achievement in Learning Community Coordination award for 2023 from Iowa State University. Congratulations!
With our intersectional approach, we analyze how categories of marginalization overlap and compound to shape socioeconomic outcomes. We find self-employment propensities across social dimensions are not merely additive, nor should they be considered in isolation. Overlaying disadvantaged statuses has a greater effect than each alone, highlighting the need for policies tailored to help those who … Continue reading Samuel Mindes—Intersectional dimensions of entrepreneurship among immigrant Hispanic women
Katherine Dentzman, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, has been awarded the Early Career Achievement Award from the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society (AFHVS). AFHVS is a prominent professional organization that provides an international forum to engage in the cross-disciplinary study of food, agriculture, and health, as well as an … Continue reading Katherine Dentzman receives honor for early career achievement
Ramesh Balayar, assistant teaching professor, received the Emory Bogardus Teaching Excellence Award from Alpha Kappa Delta.
Professor Ann Oberhauser recently published a study titled, “Transforming Work: Feminist Perspectives on the COVID-19 Crisis and Recovery,” in the premier Spanish geography journal, Documents d’Anàlisi Geogràfica. The paper examines social and economic disparities surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic that are linked to shifting work conditions and activities of labor and capital within the workplace and … Continue reading Ann Oberhauser publishes study in premier Spanish geography journal
Professor David Peters is a co-principal investigator for a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture as part of the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative. The grant, “Beyond the Farm Gate: Building a Leadership Development System to Support Rural Community Wellbeing and Prosperity,” is developing new evidence-based leadership curricula … Continue reading David Peters is co-principal investigator of grant from USDA