SOC Success Stories

Success Stories

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  The TV Guide: Tom Shales Opines
  with Wit and Humor

  Imagine this amazing gig: watching TV all day and penning witty columns about the shows that rock your boat or make you reach for the remote. But that's just a day in the life of Tom Shales, AU alum and TV critic for The Washington Post… or is it?
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  On the Air: Jackie Judd Brings
  the News

  After spending 13 years in radio, at NPR and CBS News, Jackie Judd, SOC-CAS/BA '74, was ready for her television début at ABC News, where she was a correspondent for World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, Nightline, and Good Morning America.
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  Board Chairman, SPA/BA '68, Gives
  $2 Million to SOC and SIS Buildings

  Though it may seem SIS has been getting most of the press of its new building’s sustainable design, Abramson expects the McKinley Building, to be renovated as SOC’s new home, will garner just as much excitement.
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  International Student Launches US Career at SOC

  Cristina Fernandez-Pereda joined the SOC community as an international student from Madrid, Spain in 2007.
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  SOC Film Professor Bridges ‘Gulf of Misunderstanding’ in Middle East

  "You can ask me any questions you want about Islam," said Maher. "You can make sure you’re comfortable with my knowledge." He stared back at her, let the moment linger, and then asked simply, "Why do Americans hate Muslims?"
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  AU SOC Professor Montgomery Challenges Junk Food Marketers

  Kathryn Montgomery worries about the health of American youths.