In the NewsSo, You Want to Make Money? Sorry, We Can’t Help9/21/2023Description Research by Professor of Sociology Brooke Harrington on financial advisers for the ultrawealthy is featured. About one-quarter of the 65 wealth managers she interviewed expressed qualms about the work they did reducing the tax liabilities for those clients.The Australian
ArticlesFor 13 Faculty Retirees, a New ChapterDate8/16/2023Body Over many years at Dartmouth, the scholar-teachers have made lasting contributions.ImageThumbnail
In the NewsIf All You Want Is Money, These Financial Advisers Might Say ‘No Thanks’8/8/2023Description An article about financial advisers cites research by Brooke Harrington that found about a quarter of the wealth managers she interviewed expressed qualms about the work they did reducing the tax liabilities of the ultra-wealthy.The Wall Street Journal
QuotedQuoteTwenty years of rigorous research shows that paid family and medical leave policies not only improve the health and economic well-being of workers and families, but do so without hurting businesses, and in some ways helps them.BylineKristin Smith, Visiting Associate Professor of Sociology | AttributionPittsburgh Post-GazetteDate7/28/2023
QuotedQuoteI think the bottom line is a lot of employers are thinking about whether they can afford to raise (hourly) wages in this type of way.BylineKristin Smith, Visiting Associate Professor of Sociology | AttributionEnterpriseDate7/18/2023
ArticlesFostering a More Racially Inclusive Rural AmericaDate7/13/2023Body Sociologist Emily Walton pinpoints a subtle way predominantly white rural communities often alienate people of color.ImageThumbnail Arts and Sciences
In the NewsH. Lee Sarokin, Federal Judge Who Freed Hurricane Carter, Dies at 946/26/2023Description H. Lee Sarokin ’50 overturned the triple-murder conviction of the star boxer Rubin (Hurricane) Carter. A sociology major at Dartmouth, he also ruled on high-profile cases involving the tobacco industry and the rights of homeless people.The New York Times
In the NewsWhy Generation Z Struggles to Make and Keep Friendships6/21/2023Description A study by sociology professor Janice McCabe that found the COVID-19 pandemic had negatively affected the ability of college students to sustain friendships and make new ones is highlighted.New York Post
ArticlesThree Dartmouth Graduates Receive Military CommissionsDate6/10/2023Body Class of 2023 Army ROTC cadets are sworn in as second lieutenants.ImageThumbnail
QuotedQuoteI never let the sorrow weigh me down or sidetrack me from focusing on my education, my emerging interest in politics, and becoming the best person I could be.BylineH. Carl McCall ’58, former New York state senator and comptroller | AttributionAmsterdam NewsDate3/23/2023
