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Postdoctoral Fellow, Religion & Urban Culture 2.0 - The Polis Center
Appointment Status: Non-Tenure Track Department: Indiana University School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI Religion and Urban Culture 2.0 invites applications for Postdoctoral Fellows in the Indiana University School of Liberal Arts. Appointments are for...
Dismantling the police, reimagining public safety | MinnPost
To achieve justice, we must get creative and learn from alternative systems past and present. Most of all, we must listen to the communities that have been most subject to militarized control and systemic neglect.
How ‘Superspreading’ Events Drive Most COVID-19 Spread
As few as 10 percent of infected people may drive a whopping 80 percent of cases, in specific types of situations
Penny "Stay Home!" Edgell
Great article. Sheds new light on the thoughts about how to safely reopen economic and social relations. And campuses. It does seem to me that in-person instruction on campuses this fall is likely to trigger super spreader events.
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‘Just leave it blank’ non-religious children and their negotiation of prayer in school
(2020). ‘Just leave it blank’ non-religious children and their negotiation of prayer in school. Religion. Ahead of Print.
Reform the Law, Too - The Bulwark
Most current police reform proposals simply aim to change how police enforce the laws. Some people want to defund the police. Others want police reform. Legislators at the local, state, and federal levels will debate various proposals. Different...
Devil in the detail of SCOTUS ruling on workplace bias puts LGBTQ rights and religious freedom on collision course
Both sides of the debate over religious freedoms and LGBTQ rights use the language of equality and opposition to discrimination. It will be up to the courts to decide whose claim is stronger.
Superordinate Ties, Value Orientations, and Congregations’ Organizational Cultures
In this paper, I examine how clergy’s value orientations and congregations’ relationships to the superordinate organizations in their institutional environment are reflected in congregations’ organizational cultures. My analysis of nearly 50...
Trump Seeks a Cultural Safe Space Amid a Deadly Pandemic
In his first rally since the global coronavirus pandemic suspended the campaign trail, President Trump played the hits.
Call for Papers – Special Issue
Sociology of Religion is issuing a call for papers for inclusion in a special issue on studies of religion in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic
A Story of Perseverance
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 success. “Focus on the basics,” she encourages.
Penny "Stay Home!" Edgell
The student at @backpackumn did a nice job on this profile of me for our alumni newsletter on my experience as a #firstgen student. @CLA_Coleman @UMNSociology @umncla @hartm021
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Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to end young immigrants' protections
The Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump's effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, a stunning rebuke in the midst of his reelection campaign.
10 books to read if you want to learn about the future of work
These books explain how the quality of work and work-life balance changed in recent years, and what to expect of the gig economy as it develops.
Would resuming or halting the NBA season help the league's efforts to fight racial inequality?
USA TODAY Sports talked to various sports activism experts on if a resumed NBA season would help the league's efforts to address racial inequality.
Dismantling the minneapolis police department
Over the past 4 years, I’ve studied community perceptions of the Minneapolis Police Department. With a team of students, we conducted qualitative interviews with over 100 residents and 20 leaders o…
Penny "Stay Home!" Edgell
@fabiorojas Hey, everybody, check out this blog post by @MichelleSPhelps, who has been studying the Mpls police and reform efforts for four years
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A student writes an open letter to administrators on her concerns about reopening campuses in the fall (opinion) | Inside Higher Ed
A Yale University student voices her concerns about reopening campuses in the fall.
Penny "Stay Home!" Edgell
Smart take on the perils of rushing back to in-person instruction and residential life this fall, in the middle (if we're *lucky* it's the middle) of a pandemic. Are Higher Ed leaders engaging in mass wishful thinking?
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Learning about and Resisting Racism: Some Resources — Penny Edgell, PhD
Friends and colleagues, I have been heartened to see so many people sharing resources for those who want to teach about and learn about systemic racism in order to resist it and to bring about change. This is a short post that simply collects links...
Penny "Stay Home!" Edgell
I've seen so many people post good resources for white people who want to learn more about and resist systemic racism. I put together a post about them to share (below) and will edit as I find more.
Learning about and Resisting Racism: Some Resources
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Minneapolis Police Use Force Against Black People at 7 Times the Rate of Whites
When the officers use kicks, chokeholds, punches, takedowns, Mace spray, Tasers and the like, the person subject to that force is black about 60 percent of the time.
Violent protests are not the story. Police violence is.
The protests will eventually end. But state-sanctioned violence against black Americans won’t.