Dr. Sam Maron

Dissertation defended!! 🥳🥳 Thank you to so many wonderful folks who've supported me along the way! Hello from Dr. Sam!

The results are in, the members of the American Sociological Association have spoken: THE ASA MEMBER RESOLUTION FOR JUSTICE IN PALESTINE HAS PASSED!!! 🇵🇸❤️ We are so deeply grateful for you all. Onwards to a free Palestine!

Lots of folks are trying to figure out what generative AI means for teaching. Catherine Yeh and I wrote a little piece to help demystify and provide sociological context. It will be out in Contexts soon(ish), but until then, the preprint is here. osf.io/preprints/soca…

.@nugradunion WINS!!!! #solidarity #unionYES

@JohannaMellis 2018 grantee here and also found the archives and archivists to be very helpful for my dissertation research! Also, I agree: Lausanne is stunning

#twitterstorians #sportstudies friends: the IOC Archives (OSC) in Lausanne opened the PhD Student & ECR Research Grant portal 2017 grantee here & always thrilled for see others get it! The app’s likely changed, but game to share thoughts as I can!! olympics.com/ioc/olympic-st…

A long campaign is coming to a vote! You love to see it.

Made one of these just in case. Find me there! @smaron@sciences.social

@Shugars I do this by setting up a "rule" for the assignment group (on Assignments page) to drop the lowest grade(s). You have to enter a 0 if they don't complete a post, but it will be dropped accordingly. Find the option by editing the assignment group. Students can see the rules.

🧵In Houston, freeway widening will demolish hundreds of homes in the primarily Black & Latino neighborhoods Independence Hts. & Near Northside, building on decades of the gov't using highway construction to segregate cities & destroy communities of color. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

@SDylanEwing @jgeneric Also, my research & others' show the importance of fighting against these kinds of mega development projects as early as possible. Often, by the time the public learns details or waits until things are more official, it's too late to meaningfully influence stuff.

@SDylanEwing @jgeneric 👋. Yes, @jgeneric but important to note that Walsh pulled the plug only after anti-Olympics groups successfuly flipped public opinion against Boston 2024.

Boston 2024's boosters often talked about London 2012 as a model, despite it going billions of dollars over budget. A decade after the Games, it's clear that London 2012 was also a failure as an exercise in city planning and building. theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/j… #mapoli

@EthelMickey @CSUSBNews Congratulations!!

Well, folks! It's happening: I'm joining the Department of Sociology at @CSUSBNews as an Assistant Professor this fall. I am so excited to engage with my new students & colleagues. I'm filled with gratitude for my wonderful support team of mentors & friends💙🤍 Cali here we come!

Yes! My courses are FULL of discussion, but they are not free-for-all "debates." I constantly encourage students to draw on their experiences, but the goal of talking it out is understanding the theory and evidence.

Your annual reminder that Dr. King believed in guaranteed universal basic income that gave all people a dignified life, guaranteed housing for all, guaranteed access to a high quality education, & said that “no one should be forced to live in poverty while others live in luxury.”

"Racial backlash is a kind of racial reckoning, too."

@BucarLiz @_sen_sharmila pilgrimage blisters may be a rite of passage, but does sewing them have to be??

@_sen_sharmila The blister sewing is a especially 😬 (right @sammaron?)

Ever wear a cross like Madonna in the 80s? Been an ally who proudly displayed Shepard Fairey’s flag hijab poster? Are you a respite yogi? @BucarLiz’s STEALING YOUR RELIGION has me rethinking everything from Chanel’s Maltese cross to blister care during pilgrimage.

Boston school committee, racism, and the persistent barriers to equity.

Boston learned in 2015 about the IOC's strict control over athletes and host cities. Happy to see city council continue to stand up.