@UNLSOC

Department of Sociology in @unlcas at @unlincoln. Discontinued account. Find us on Facebook and Instagram @unlsociology.

 Lincoln, Nebraska
soc.unl.edu
Joined October 2009
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Sociology’s @kelsyburke along with @wgthomas3 & @_JoyCastro, facilitated a writing retreat earlier this month for graduate students across @unlcas. Sociology graduate students Eli Ornelas, Eliza Thor, and Sethe Zackman were among this year’s participants. cas.unl.edu/graduate-writing…
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Congratulations to Kim Tyler, Sociology faculty member and Co-director of the Longitudinal Networks Core at the @RDARCenter, on being awarded the university-wide George Holmes Professorship. Dr. Tyler was recognized yesterday at the @unlcas awards ceremony.
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UNL’s @kelsyburke has an essay in @washingtonpost today combining @prripoll survey data w/ historical evidence to reflect on the relationship between feminism & trans equality washingtonpost.com/made-by-h…

Perspective | Feminists have long supported trans rights

Despite the acronym gaining prominence online, history shows that TERFs aren’t aligned with most feminists.

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Congrats to Grace Kelly on defending her dissertation, “A Case for Friendship: A Mixed Methods Investigation of Close Friendships in Adulthood”! Committee members are Robin Gauthier & Julia McQuillan (co-chairs), Kelsy Burke, & Emily Kazyak.
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Congratulations to Angelica Phillips for successfully defending her dissertation, “Coverage Error Properties Of Smartphone And Smartphone Operating System Ownership On Web Surveys,” today! Her committee was @olson_km, Jolene Smyth, Julia McQuillan, and Andre Maciel. Congrats!
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Nebraska Sociology retweeted
PRRI@PRRIpoll19 Jun 2023
New spotlight from #PRRIPublicFellow @kelsyburke: “Identity Politics” & Transgender Equality. The Christian nationalist category has the least adherents (13%), BLM supporters and feminist have the most (46%). Fewer identified as LGBTQ+ or ally. prri.org/spotlight/identity-…
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The Juneteenth Flag was created in 1997 by Ben Haith, the founder of the national Juneteenth Celebration Foundation & other foundation collaborators. Their vision was brought to life by Illustrator Lisa Jeanne Graf, featuring red, blue, white & the characteristic star and burst.
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Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19 as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the U.S and beyond. juneteenth.com
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Nebraska Sociology retweeted
UNL LGBTQA+ Center@LGBTQARC1 Jun 2023
Happy Pride Month! Here's a handy guide to the various prides happening across the state this month and next month. Whether you're in the metro area or way out in the panhandle, there's a pride for you.
the second image says 'Sioux City Pride', 'Friday, June 2 & Saturday, June 3', 'Various Locations-Sioux City Iowa', '11:00am-4:00pm both days', 'Free to Attend', and 'Rise Up Pride', 'Saturday, June 3', 'Highland Park, Hastings', '2:00pm-6:00pm', 'Free to Attend'.

ALT the second image says 'Sioux City Pride', 'Friday, June 2 & Saturday, June 3', 'Various Locations-Sioux City Iowa', '11:00am-4:00pm both days', 'Free to Attend', and 'Rise Up Pride', 'Saturday, June 3', 'Highland Park, Hastings', '2:00pm-6:00pm', 'Free to Attend'.

the third image says 'Star City Pride', 'Friday, June 9 through Sunday, June 11', 'Matt Lot 8 & NE State Capitol, Lincoln', 'Event times vary, festival starts at 12pm on Saturday', '$11-$18, cost varies per event', and 'Panhandle Pride', 'Friday, June 9 through Sunday, June 11', 'Gering, NE & Scottsbluff, NE', "Event Times Vary', 'Free to Attend'.

ALT the third image says 'Star City Pride', 'Friday, June 9 through Sunday, June 11', 'Matt Lot 8 & NE State Capitol, Lincoln', 'Event times vary, festival starts at 12pm on Saturday', '$11-$18, cost varies per event', and 'Panhandle Pride', 'Friday, June 9 through Sunday, June 11', 'Gering, NE & Scottsbluff, NE', "Event Times Vary', 'Free to Attend'.

the fourth image says 'Grand Island Pride', 'Saturday, June 17', 'Grace Abbott Park, Grand Island', '10:00am-4:00pm', 'Free to Attend', and 'North Platte Pride', 'Saturday, June 17', 'Cody Park, North Platte', '4:00pm-8:00pm', 'Free to Attend'.

ALT the fourth image says 'Grand Island Pride', 'Saturday, June 17', 'Grace Abbott Park, Grand Island', '10:00am-4:00pm', 'Free to Attend', and 'North Platte Pride', 'Saturday, June 17', 'Cody Park, North Platte', '4:00pm-8:00pm', 'Free to Attend'.

the fifth image says 'Alliance Pride', 'Saturday, June 17', 'Central Park, Alliance', '12:00pm-6:00pm', 'Free to Attend', and 'Heartland Pride', 'Friday, July 14 & Saturday, July 15', 'CHI Health Center, Omaha', 'To be announced', 'To be determined'.

ALT the fifth image says 'Alliance Pride', 'Saturday, June 17', 'Central Park, Alliance', '12:00pm-6:00pm', 'Free to Attend', and 'Heartland Pride', 'Friday, July 14 & Saturday, July 15', 'CHI Health Center, Omaha', 'To be announced', 'To be determined'.

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The Office of Diversity and Inclusion invites you to the Juneteenth Commemorative Celebration at the UNL Nebraska Union Plaza on June 19 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm. Campus, families and Lincoln community is welcome! Learn more at ›› go.unl.edu/juneteenth
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UNL McNair@UNL_McNair31 May 2023
We kicked off the 2023 @UNL_McNair Summer Research Experience today. Excited to work with these talented Scholars this summer! #UNL #InOurGritOurGlory
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Nebraska Sociology retweeted
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How does news coverage of a major crisis, such as a pandemic, affect coverage of the go-to topic of crime? Focusing on Twitter, researcher Lisa Kort-Butler investigated. 👉 bit.ly/45GZE7l @UNLSOC @UNLresearch @EmeraldGlobal
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Nebraska Sociology retweeted
Nebraska CAS
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Congratulations Sam, Zoe, Emma, and Osvaldo! #gobiggrad 🎓 @UNLsbs @UNL_Biochem @unlenglish @UNLSOC
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Today is the first day of in-person orientation for New Student Enrollment! Welcome to campus, Huskers!
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Research from Prof Kort-Butler - Tweeting about Crime in Pandemic Times - is featured @NebToday. "By and large, the images that were packaged with [tweets] fed into that sort of unease, insecurity and fear." news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today…

Study shows news coverage on Twitter combined crime, pandemic in disjointed narrative

*“They were very similar in the narratives, and the types of imagery — the shadowy perpetrators, the isolated woman, or various policing images — that they used. By and large, the images that were...

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Drs. Behrendt & Kichler were hooded in @UNLincoln Spring Commencement last Friday. These are two sociologists with bright futures ahead. Congratulations Maia and Roz!
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Congratulations UNL graduates - Go change the world! #GoBigGrad
Nebraska Today@NebToday20 May 2023
"As you set out into the world, I encourage you to dream big, to imagine the impossible and to never give up on your goals and aspirations." —Chancellor @RonnieDGreen go.unl.edu/4t0a #Nebraska #UNL #LNK #GoBigGrad
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Nebraska Sociology retweeted
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Congratulations Franklin, Emmanuel, McKenna, and Andrea! #gobiggrad 🎓 @UNLSOC @UNLModLang @UNLsbs @UNLPsych
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