Anna R. Haskins
@annarhaskins.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Sociology at Notre Dame co-editor of Sociology of Education | co-I of the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study mamax2 | Michigander | former PS teacher | scholar of education, inequality, mass incarceration, and race
CREO represent!
Center for Research on Educational Opportunity@ndcreo.bsky.social · 3w agoMany CREO members had a wonderful time at the American Sociological Association (@asanews.bsky.social) annual meeting in New York City earlier this month! CREO, along with the Brown University Sociology Department, sponsored the Sociology of Education reception held on August 9th.
Michigan has been doing a version of this for decades in their Residential College. I know because I was an undergraduate in the RC in the late 1990s and still look back fondly at the written evaluations on my transcript that stand in place of letter grades. www.npr.org/2026/08/12/n...
University of Michigan won't use letter grades for some freshmen this fall semester
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Shea Vance of the Chronicle of Higher Education about a University of Michigan plan to forgo letter grades for some freshmen in their fall 2027 semester.
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#FFCWS at #ASA2026: Our free workshop will begin in 30 minutes! Check the ASA program for details tinyurl.com/5ys2kzxb
Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study: What It is and How It Can Be Used in Research
The Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) is the longest running U.S. birth-cohort study based on a national probability sample. A key part of the country’s research infrastructure,…
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ND sociology is HIRING! We have three (yes, 3!!!) lines! (1) Open-Rank, Open Field careercenter.asanet.org/job/1311611/... (2) Assistant Professor, Quantitative Sociology careercenter.asanet.org/job/1311610/... (3) Assistant Professor, Sociology of Education careercenter.asanet.org/job/1311609/...
Interested in being editor of @soceducation.bsky.social? ASA Publications is accepting applications for editors for 2028-2030. www.asanet.org/wp-content/u...
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Maybe I'll stop using cash like I stopped going to Target...
Bryan Stevenson says facing the past isn't a punishment; it’s a path www.npr.org/2026/03/25/n...
At the Legacy Museum, facing America's racist past is a path, not a punishment
"There is an America that is more free — where there's more equality, where there is more justice, where there is less bigotry — and I think it's waiting for us," says lawyer Bryan Stevenson.
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Ntozake Shange, 1982, from the novel Sassafras, Cypress, and Indigo
A beautiful and sad and honest piece by my friend Adrianne Wright:
If Something Happens to Me: A Letter to My Daughter
I want you to know why I chose to keep fighting for the world you deserve.
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The last day my kids went to school was Jan 22nd...and tomorrow is questionable with a two-hour delay already called. How are you staying sane?
Many have now seen the casual brutality of masked federal agents in Minnesota. But we're also seeing casual intimidation and surveillance [via plate #s] of folks giving rides, food or aid. An unknown agent followed a mom I know into a mall parking lot. “Go home to your children, Samantha,” he said.
As of today, I am a FULL professor. I do not care much for occupational status markers. Still, it is not lost on me that only 2% of full professors are Black women. This goes beyond personal accomplishment. It is a responsibility to do as much as I can for others. That is exactly what I aim to do.
June Jordan, 1978, from Poems for South African Women"
This is so beautiful and moving! Minneapolis, you have charmed so many people.
taylr@taylordahlin.com · 7mo agobrass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
Claudia Rankine, from "Don't Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric, 2004
Alex Pretti took care of veterans as an ICU nurse. “He was a super nice, super helpful guy – looked after his patients," said @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social, who worked with Pretti both at the hospital and on scientific research. "I’m just stunned.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Man shot in Minneapolis by federal agents identified as VA nurse: ‘He wanted to help people’
Alex Pretti, 37, worked in the ICU at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System and had assisted on scientific research
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Come join us January 28th @ 3:30pm on Zoom for a great conversation about @povertyscholar.bsky.social's and my new book, Uncivil Democracy: How Access to Justice Shapes Political Power! #peoplepower #accesstojustice #housing #tenantorganizing Register using the QR code below 👇👇👇
