Chris Uggen

The candy in my conference gift bag seemed oddly personalized, though not wholly inaccurate.

Looking forward to it!

Hearing and seeing the other side: close ties or even brief contact with "out-partisan acquaintances" can reduce distorted views and inter-partisan hostility.
[US survey,exptl. data]
-Delia Baldassarri & @jonadejong.bsky.social in @sociologicalsci.bsky.social sociologicalscience.com/articles-v12...

As US social scientists we should do all we can to protect the integrity of the federal statistics we rely upon in our teaching and research — on labor, crime, health, demography, education, climate, and pretty much everything else we study.

Friday Frogfest 🐸

The glitch: You want to compensate student-athletes but your athletics department is already running a $9 million deficit.

The fix: Simply charge all 40,000 of your undergraduates a $200 annual athletics fee.

gift article: www.startribune.com/new-u-studen...

We can’t afford to lose TRIO — and the students it lifts up Thousands of TRIO alumni just like me would never have had the chance without this federal investment, a cancer researcher writes

I’m proud and honored to work with TRIO at the U of Minnesota, where first-generation and lower-income students “take their first steps toward higher education — and toward meaningful careers as teachers, nurses, engineers, doctors, researchers and public servants.” www.minnpost.com/community-vo...

James Lileks: What I learned being carjacked "I was dragged down the street by my car, which was a consequence of my decision to hang on to the door frame and punch the driver until he rethought the trajectory of his life," former Star Tribune c...

"There is a moment when it’s over, but it’s not."

The always witty and usually irreverent James @Lileks shares his first-person account of carjacking. www.startribune.com/lessons-from...

Delighted to talk publishing, public writing, and sociological R&D with @aminghaziani.bsky.social and Doug Hartmann in the new issue of @contexts.org.
link: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

…and Durkheimian dad acts like it’s totally normal

2025 Civic Power: Democracy Unchained!. Today’s talk - via #Whova event app

There's apparently a big difference between a 2-foot chain and a 24-inch chain. The 2-footer seems more versatile, so I'll probably go with that.

Beautiful — and indelible! Ain’t it funny how you remember? My 11th-grade band would open with War Pigs (followed by Rock and Roll, I’m 18, Just What I Needed, Wish you were Here, Breakdown, and Me, I Disconnect From You). It was a difficult listen, I’m sure, but precious few heard us.

On the eve of @black-sabbath.bsky.social's #BackToTheBeginning show, here's a sober- and kid-friendly version of Snowblind (But with Ice Cream) dedicated to, #ozzyosbourne, @iommi.com, #geezerbutler, #billward, and all my fellow metalheads in recovery. #PlayItLoud www.usatoday.com/story/entert...

Brooks: Redemption within reach as Minnesota revamps pardon system But for one man who’s been waiting 20 years, the last few months feel like the longest.

“It was like trying to water a garden through a straw” — @stribrooks.bsky.social’s spot-on simile for Minnesota’s old bottlenecked clemency system. + @markosler.bsky.social & Jason Sole talk hope, mercy, and opportunity in the new pardon board & review commission. www.startribune.com/brooks-redem...

Joe Biden pays respect to Hortmans as they lie in state at Minnesota Capitol President Biden is visiting St. Paul to pay his respects to the fallen DFL leader.

www.kare11.com/article/news...

Most Minnesotans oppose cutting federal research funding for science and public health, but there’s a clear partisan divide. Younger, female, people of color, metro residents, college grads, and Dem participants are most opposed. www.startribune.com/minnesota-po...

Under Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ child poverty will rise again | Opinion “This version of the budget bill would contribute to an average net gain of $12,000 to wealthy families and a $1,600 net loss to poor families.”

Sociologist Arturo Baiocchi on the budget bill and child poverty:

The House now proposes a permanent $2,000 per-child tax credit. "But the fine print matters... families with higher earnings receive the full benefit, while the poorest households —those most in need— do not."

Swim a few laps, catch a few rays., maybe lay a few eggs. Backyard turtle seems to be living her best life.

TSP is mourning the loss of Minnesota's Melissa Hortman—and reflecting on the shock, sorrow, and disorientation that political violence leaves behind.

🔗 bit.ly/4jRC4uE 🔗
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Fatherhood is its own reward, but it’s nice to get some reassurance you’ve taught them the really important things in life. Wishing you and yours a Happy Father’s Day!

Rep. Hortman was MN House Speaker (2019-Jan 2025) and a graduate of Boston U, the UofMN law school, and the Harvard Kennedy School. I became a big fan after she shared some thoughts on improving UofM relations with the state and the public. So smart, so giving, so invested in making things better.

Live: Rep. Melissa Hortman assassinated, others shot in ‘targeted’ attack Authorities said suspect impersonated a police officer, and a “manifesto” was recovered with lawmakers’ names.

An awful, devastating loss. @melissahortman.bsky.social
was a thoughtful leader and exemplary public servant in so many ways. She carried the weight of political responsibility with grace, humility, and good humor — and it appears to have cost her her life.
www.startribune.com/brooklyn-par...

Many many thanks to @uwsoc.bsky.social and their Board of Visitors for the Devah Pager distinguished alumni award. I owe an incalculable debt to the faculty, students, and staff in Madison — though I bet someone in that Social Sciences Building could calculate a range of reasonable estimates.😀

Ouch. In May, @CouncilonCJ compiled a list of US Dept. of Justice budget cuts: 373 grants totaling $819 million. In my state, about $5.4m was cut — in school & community violence intervention, hospital-based victim services, hate crimes, & wrongful convictions. counciloncj.org/doj-funding-...

The transition from informal to formal social controls (Lake Minnetonka edition)

1/ I am excited to share my new article with Adam Goldstein in the American Journal of Sociology. We harmonized a set of historical public opinion data from 1966-2013 to investigate the shifting bases of inequality perceptions in the United States. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

New! Qualitative research from Little Scandinavia: "Discouraging Dignity" shows how linguistic barriers and terms like “inmate-lover” and “hug-a-thug” can undermine reform-oriented prison staff.
-Horowitz, Chanenson, Uggen, Nario-Lopez, Andersen & Hyatt in IJLCJ
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Timely reminder from Minnesota sports fan Charles M. Schulz

New pod just dropped, talking voting rights at thecriminologyacademy.com. They’re building a terrific archive of interviews.