ISSR Scholars | Join us in congratulating the 2020-2021 ISSR Scholars

ANNOUNCING THE 2020-2021 ISSR SCHOLARS

CEE in the Conversation | COVID-19 and Service Worker Vulnerability in the United States

This week, the Center for Employment Equity released a new report entitled The COVID-19 Recession: An Opportunity to Reform our Low-Wage Economy?. A shorter, public briefing paper on the same topic appears in The Conversation under the title How the coronavirus recession puts service workers at risk .

Funding | Russell Sage Foundation Call for Timely/COVID-19 Social Science Research

Call for Letters of Inquiry for Timely or COVID-19-Related Social Science Research
Application Deadline: May 21st, 2020 (2 PM EST)

The Russell Sage Foundation was established in 1907 for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” It dedicates itself to strengthening the methods, data, and theoretical core of the social sciences in order to better understand societal problems and develop informed responses.

ISSR During UMass Amherst Period of Remote Course Delivery

In response to heightened concerns about the spread of COVID-19 and in keeping with the decision to transition to remote course delivery at the UMass Amherst campus , we are writing to share some of our ongoing efforts to promote excellence in the social sciences during this period.

Graduate Student Scholars | Grad School Dissertation Grants Programs Accepting Applications

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Applications are now open for the Spring 2020 cycle of the Graduate School Grant Programs!

The Graduate School will award more than $100,000 in 2019-20 to current UMass doctoral students to support dissertation research across all fields.

Three types of competitive awards are available:

Issues in Feminist Research: Decolonizing Methodologies

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 2:30pm to 3:30pm

W219 South College | UMass Amherst

Methodology Resource | Statistics in the Social Sciences Reading Group

Do you want to deepen your understanding of the statistics behind the methods you use in your research? So do we! We invite to join our Statistics in the Social Sciences Reading Group (SSSRG). This is an interdisciplinary group of faculty, post-doctoral scholars and graduate students who gather to discuss a methodological topic based on group interest. We welcome participants from all disciplines!