Edin named to endowed professorship

By the Office of Communications on Jan. 29, 2020, 11:30 a.m.
Kathryn Edin

Kathryn Edin

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Egan Jimenez, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs

Kathryn Edin has been named the William Church Osborn Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, effective Feb. 1, 2020.

 

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