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...number of graduate students applying to the department has doubled since the change, Sorenson says, adding that about 50 students applied to the department last year, and nearly 100 applied this year...
...tried again, this time offerring four top scholars positions at Harvard. Three of the four turned down Harvard's offers, but Aage B. Sorenson, a top quantitative sociologist, accepted the position and came to Harvard two years ago to become the department's chair...
Although department members agree that the biggest problem facing the department is its lack of mainstream sociologists, Department Chairman Sorenson says that the situation will improve after four senior and junior appointments coming this spring...
...defense of the department, Sorenson also says he has completely revamped the graduate program in sociology in order to put more emphasis on basic sociological training. The new program makes both teaching and research experience mandatory for all graduate students...
...Sociology Department also broke a dry spell, luring Aage B. Sorenson to Cambridge from the University of Wisconsin. Sorenson was the first professor to accept a department offer in seven tries. Still, the sometimes controversial department seems destined to remain in the spotlight--at least for a while--as President Bok still must make up his mind about granting tenure to Theda Skecpol, who was refused tenure and then filed a successful sex discrimination grievance suit three years...