News, information and highlights from the CSS family.
Among the best in the country
College of Social Sciences’ graduate programs are among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Reports’ 2022 Best Graduate Schools rankings. The Public Administration Program ranks No. 95 out of 285 graduate programs considered. Also recognized are the Department of Economics (No. 95), the Department of Sociology (No. 97) and the Department of Political Science (No. 103).
A masterful donation
SSFM International, a Hawai‘i consulting firm specializing in engineering and planning, has extended its commitment to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa via student scholarships. Benefiting directly is the Department of Urban and Regional Planning. The SSFM International Graduate Fellowship in Planning provides assistance for tuition, fees and other expenses to a student working toward a master’s degree in planning.
Profile of a ‘deviant prison’
Sociology Assistant Professor Ashley T. Rubin’s book, The Deviant Prison: Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary and the Origins of America’s Modern Penal System, 1829-1913, has been published by Cambridge University Press. According to Rubin, at a time when prisons were still new, and nearly every prison in the country followed the same model of confinement, Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary (opened in 1829) was known for its exceptional reliance on long-term solitary confinement. The book discusses how it became a ”deviant prison” and the work that its administrators performed to protect their embattled prison for decades.
Post-doc wins fellowship
Richard Canevez has joined the College of Social Sciences as a postdoctoral researcher after winning a prestigious Computing Innovation Fellowship. Canevez will lead a study to examine the connection between communication technologies and the de-escalation of violence in social movements. He is a recent PhD graduate of the College of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State University.
Contribute to food drive
College of Social Sciences Dean Denise Eby Konan is the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa campaign coordinator of the 2021 Hawaiʻi Foodbank’s annual food drive. Contact Yin (Lisa) Lee at yinlee@hawaii.edu to donate checks, cash or canned goods on behalf of CSS before Friday, May 14. CSS faculty, staff and students who donate online can credit the College and a specific department in the “Additional Comments” section: “University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa — College of Social Sciences, Department of XXX.”
