Thomas A. DiPrete (born 1950) is the Giddings Professor of Sociology, co-director of the Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy at Columbia University.[1][2]

Thomas A. DiPrete
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Education
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DisciplineSociology
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Biography

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DiPrete was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1950.[3] He received his B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Ph.D. from Columbia University.[1] Prior to joining the Columbia faculty, DiPrete served on the faculties of the University of Chicago, Duke University, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[1] His research has focused on applying quantitative methods to the study of social and gender inequality in education and in the workforce.[4][5]

DiPrete was named a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2022.[6] He was also named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2015.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Thomas A. DiPrete | Department of Sociology". sociology.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  2. ^ "Columbia's Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy Launches Center for Pandemic Research". Columbia News. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  3. ^ "DiPrete, Th.A." NIAS. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  4. ^ "Men are missing from college campuses: What's being done to bring them back?". Christian Science Monitor. 2021-11-09. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  5. ^ May 22nd; Eller, 2019|Christina Ciocca; Education; Comments, Thomas A. DiPrete|0 (2019-05-22). "Black students' choices are at least as important as colleges' policies in reducing the black-white degree gap". USAPP. Retrieved 2022-05-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "The American Academy of Arts and Sciences Inducts Six Columbia Faculty Members". Columbia News. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  7. ^ "Three Sociologists Elected as AAAS Fellows". Footnotes. December 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2022.