"They respond to family disturbances, elder abuse, a culture of homelessness, traffic, all kinds of things they're not necessarily trained to do," said Page. "In many cases…
Whether it's raising chickens, building a "catio" or planting a pollinator garden, "there's a lot of joy in not postponing what you want to do." Professor Phyllis Moen is…
There are large disparities in COVID-related unemployment, with the largest proportional losses among Latinx and less-educated workers. The effects have been particularly felt…
Athletes using sport as platform to highlight societal issues is not new, but backlash, hostility continues to be loud. Professor Doug Hartmann was interviewed for this Al…
The City Council approved a resolution last month that would allow the city to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department, but the movement still has a long way to go…
If so many students on college campuses disregard drinking laws, why keep them? Graduate student Erez Garnai studies these laws and the social and legal protocols around them…
The Minneapolis City Council is moving forward with a proposed amendment to the city’s charter that would disband the current police department and replace it with a…
For a developing country an IT revolution holds the promise of economic prosperity, but at what cost? Michael Goldman has been examining Bangalore, India over the past decade…
Memory could have a stronger hold on our current circumstances than we think. Professor Alejandro Baer of the Department of Sociology and the Center for Holocaust & Genocide…
In 2019, the MPD solved only 56% of murders and just 22% of rapes. As it aggressively monitors and controls targeted neighborhoods, the MPD has failed to protect and serve the…
Despite following the Obama-era playbook for police reform, Minneapolis has yet to rebuild trust between community members and the police. Professor Michelle Phelps is quoted…
“With our longer life spans, many people live as many years in retirement as they did working,” said Phyllis Moen, who holds an endowed chair in sociology at the University of…
Minneapolis-St. Paul is burning with rage while demonstrations continue around the nation. Politicians and television commentators pontificate about what should be done as…
Being a first-generation college student can be a struggle. Professor Penny Edgell reflects on her beginnings and shares her advice to fellow first-generation students for…
Since the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, calls have grown for that city to overhaul its police department. Now, the effort to “dismantle…
Police abolitionism, like all seismic social re-imaginings, is not a monolithic movement. Questions about tactics, priorities, and even terminology have punctuated…
“A boycott is a powerful threat. But when it actually comes through, what you’ve done is you undermine the very thing that gives you your voice,” said Douglas Hartmann, a…
Protests spread over police shootings. Police promised reforms. Every year, they still shoot nearly 1,000 people. This Washington Post article quotes professor of sociology…
U of M professors Michelle Phelps (College of Liberal Arts, Sociology) and Rachel Hardeman (School of Public Health, Health Policy and Management) talk about their research…
