David Bills is Professor of Sociology of Education and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Graduate Programs in the University of Iowa, College of Education. Dr. Bills is an internationally recognized scholar on education and work, labor markets, technological and organizational change, educational demography, and social inequality, and the author of The Sociology of Education and Work (Wiley-Blackwell Press, 2004). In this CCWT Speaker Series event, Dr. Bills presents his research on the processes and consequences of the digital rationalization of the hiring process.
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There is a commonly held belief that positive college student experiences are best facilitated when societal pressures of finances and work are alleviated, but this is often reserved for only the most privileged. What then for students from underrepresented groups? In this presentation, Dr. Vanessa Sansoone shines a light on the significance and impacts of work for Latinx college students. Dr. Sansoone is Assistant Professor of Higher Education at The University of Texas at San Antonio.
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