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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 9d

UofT grad students - help advance social policy's media presence! Pitch us an opinion piece on social policy. If approved, you'll earn $500 for the completed piece.

More info: cgsp-cpsm.ca/2025/09/22/c...

Image of smiling young people in professional dress having a conversation in what looks like a lecture hall. Text says "UofT grad students - want to help increase media presence for social policy? Pitch an opinion piece related to social policy. If approved, you'll get $500 for the completed piece." The logos of CGSP and UofT's Sociology Department are at the top of the image.

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 16d

1/ So you’re thinking about applying for an academic job in the UK but don’t know how? This thread will walk you through the essentials.

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Leafia Ye @leafiaye.bsky.social · 18d

I think so...😵

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 18d

Hey remember last fall, when members of the press credulously reported that Trump would increase high-skilled immigration?
This will end it pretty much entirely.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Trump to Add New $100,000 Fee for H-1B Visas in Latest Crackdown

President Donald Trump is expected to sign a proclamation as soon as Friday that would move to extensively overhaul the H-1B visa program, requiring a $100,000 fee for applications in a bid to curb ov...

www.bloomberg.com

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Leafia Ye @leafiaye.bsky.social · 19d

Great grantwriting advice from @arianeophir.bsky.social!!

Ariane Ophir @arianeophir.bsky.social · 19d

Things about writing an #ERC Starting Grant that took me a long to time to understand despite all the webinars and resources I consumed (aka "things I wish someone had screamed at me 2 years ago"): 🧵

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Hampton Gaddy @hggaddy.bsky.social · Aug 27

📢 Interested in excess mortality methods, and want a challenge? I'm organising the "One Epidemic, Many Estimates" (1EME) project! Register *now* as a many analyst team (submissions due 15 March 2026), and then join us at LSE for a workshop on 21-22 May 2026! (1/n)

www.lse.ac.uk/Economic-His...

One Epidemic, Many Estimates (1EME)

www.lse.ac.uk

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The Politics of Inequality @excinequality.bsky.social · Aug 8

📣 Call for Papers is open!
In_equality Conference 2026 | 15–17 April | Konstanz
We invite papers on the political causes & consequences of #inequality

Submit Aug 8–Oct 5 ➡️ inequality-conference.de
@uni-konstanz.de

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Leafia Ye @leafiaye.bsky.social · Aug 26

It was such a treat to visit @mpidr.bsky.social! Many thanks to @loisilvia.bsky.social for hosting me, and to everyone else for generous feedback on my work + lots of fun chats. I'll miss Rostocker the beer, but Rostockers the people even more!

Next stop: Amsterdam 🌷 / more end-of-summer-denial

A glass of Rostocker, the local beer in Rostock

A mini painting of a street and colorful houses - view from the guesthouse at Max Planck

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · Aug 18

The University of Zurich invites applications for a professorship in the sociology of child and adolescent development. I've been told this is open rank.

UZH: Professorship in the Sociology of Child and Adolescent Development

The University of Zurich invites applications for a professorship in the sociology of child and adolescent development, starting on 1 February 2027. The future holder of the position will be affiliate...

jobs.uzh.ch

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Leafia Ye @leafiaye.bsky.social · Aug 15

Used all of my energy to write the best paragraph i can possibly write but it's still never gonna be as good as the paragraph that i casually wrote but didn't autosave when word crashed 😭

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Leafia Ye @leafiaye.bsky.social · Aug 15

👀

kanye west is sitting in the crowd at a basketball game wearing a cowboy hat .

ALT: kanye west is sitting in the crowd at a basketball game wearing a cowboy hat .

media.tenor.com

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Leafia Ye @leafiaye.bsky.social · Aug 14

yes! I've only spent a day here but have already met really cool people & they are all super kind too!

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Leafia Ye @leafiaye.bsky.social · Aug 14

Thank you for hosting me!!! ❤️

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Leafia Ye @leafiaye.bsky.social · Aug 14

Last pic is a stolen view from @cdudel.bsky.social 's office!

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Leafia Ye @leafiaye.bsky.social · Aug 14

When you almost couldn't connect to the WiFi because you spelled Lexis diagram wrong 👀

Excited to be visiting @mpidr.bsky.social‬ for the next two weeks in beautiful Rostock! ☺️

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Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · Aug 12

We are excited to announce the #PAA2026 Call for Papers is now available! The submission site opens on Monday, Aug. 18 and the deadline is Sunday, Oct. 5. Meet me in St. Louis! May 6-9, 2026:
www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/call...

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Reed DeAngelis @reeddeangelis.bsky.social · Jul 27

🚨NEW STUDY🚨

Among Black and White adults, we find that low-SES Whites report the most bodily pain and goal-striving stress (i.e., thwarted aspirations), and are the only ones to report positive links btwn GSS and pain. We unpack research, policy, and clinical implications.

tinyurl.com/yu6ev85u

(PDF) Goal-Striving Stress and Bodily Pain among Working-Age Black and White Americans

PDF | This study tests novel research questions regarding Black-White disparities in bodily pain and goal-striving stress (GSS). A largely overlooked... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...

tinyurl.com

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Joshua Gans @joshgans.bsky.social · Jul 21

We are hiring at Rotman Strategy in the Fall. Apply here. jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...

Assistant Professor - Strategic Management

jobs.utoronto.ca

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Rohan Alexander @rohanalexander.bsky.social · Jul 16

Nice initiative from Western! news.westernu.ca/2025/07/phd-...

Screenshot showing scholarship details from Western University. The “Value” section states funding of up to $160,000 CAD ($40,000 per year for four years) for a research-based doctoral program. The “Eligibility” section lists four criteria: applicants must not hold or have held an offer from Western; must be affiliated with a Top 100 American university; must meet Western’s doctoral admission requirements; and may be of any nationality.

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Leafia Ye @leafiaye.bsky.social · Jul 16

(but great initiative, hope many students will take them up on it!)

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Leafia Ye @leafiaye.bsky.social · Jul 16

"must: be off any nationality"

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Are Skeie Hermansen @aresherman.bsky.social · Jul 16

IN OTHER NEWS: check out our new COIN paper on immigrant--native pay gaps in advanced economies published in @nature.com this afternoon! Specifically, we study the relative contribution of within-job unequal pay vs between-job segregation to earnings disparities across immigrant generations. 1/9

Immigrant–native pay gap driven by lack of access to high-paying jobs - Nature

Data from nine European and North American countries reveal that the disparity in earnings between immigrants and natives is largely a result of segregation of immigrant workers into lower-paying jobs...

www.nature.com

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Leafia Ye @leafiaye.bsky.social · Jul 16

🚨 Job alert: The Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto is hiring an Assistant Professor in the Sociology of Race and Ethnicity.
jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...

I'll be at ASA and would be happy to chat with interested candidates. Please share widely! #Socsky

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Jul 11

Gallup has new polling on immigration. Topline findings:
-Americans hate Trump's immigration policy (35% approve, 62% disapprove)
-Share who say immigration is a "good thing" for the country just hit an all-time high (79%)

news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...

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Leafia Ye @leafiaye.bsky.social · Jul 8

🥳 Big congrats, Erin!!

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