Center News Archives - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality

Stone Center Scholars Present Work at III/LIS Economic Inequality Conference
Fifteen researchers associated with the GC CUNY Stone Center, including three senior scholars, attended the 2nd III/LIS Comparative Economic Inequality Conference, held in Luxembourg on February 27 and 28.
The Stone Center Announces Its Seventh Cohort of Postdoctoral Scholars
A seventh cohort of postdoctoral scholars will join the Stone Center for two-year appointments that begin in August 2025: Naomi Crowther, who was selected for the position that focuses on wealth inequality; and Marai Hayes, who was selected for the position that broadly focuses on socio-economic inequalities.
Applications Are Open for Two Postdoctoral Positions at the GC CUNY Stone Center
The Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality is seeking applicants for a seventh cohort of postdoctoral scholars. These full-time, two-year positions will begin in August 2025.
Three Graduate Center Ph.D. Students Attend LIS Workshop with Stone Center Scholarships
Three Graduate Center doctoral students received Stone Center scholarships to attend the recent LIS Introductory Summer Workshop in Luxembourg, a one-week intensive course that introduces researchers to two widely used databases used in comparative studies of income and wealth.
Stone Center’s Inequality by the Numbers Workshop Returns In Person at the Graduate Center
The Stone Center hosted its first in-person Inequality by the Numbers Workshop since 2019. The weeklong workshop was held in the Graduate Center’s Skylight Room from June 3 through June 7.
Stone Center Director Janet Gornick Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Janet Gornick, the director of the Stone Center, was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, an honorary society and independent research center that seeks to advance the common good.
Stone Center’s Fourth Cohort of Postdocs to Start Tenure-Track Positions
Tina Law and Manuel Schechtl are starting new tenure-track positions this summer after completing their two-year terms at the Graduate Center.
Stone Center Director and Student Awarded Funding Through New Research Center
Janet Gornick, Sarah K. Bruch of the University of Delaware, and Graduate Center Sociology Ph.D. student Joseph van der Naald, have begun work on a sponsored project funded by Social Security Administration (SSA) through a newly created national research center.
The Stone Center Announces Its Sixth Cohort of Postdoctoral Scholars
Zhexun Mo and Severin Rapp will join the Stone Center for two-year appointments as postdoctoral scholars in September 2024.
Stone Center Ph.D. Student Receives Postdoctoral Fellowship at Harvard Kennedy School
Gonçalo Pessa Costa, a doctoral candidate in economics, will continue and expand upon his research on ways to improve the enforcement of labor laws.

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