![]() He will also be studying the ways in which disadvantaged citizens interact with urban institutions, all while concurrently exploring new data gathering techniques for the social sciences, and developing skills in survey construction and analysis. Although the Bureau of Labor Statistics is more widely recognized as the publisher of unemployment statistics, it is their constant methodological improvement that takes place behind-the-scenes that excites Schwartz most about the field, and the impact it can have: “I realized that a graduate degree in the social sciences provides one with the specialized knowledge to improve lives in a variety of powerful (perhaps unseen) ways.”Īt Princeton, Schwartz plans to study urban sociology with an emphasis on inequality and neighborhood effects, particularly within the context of the recent development of the Sun Belt and the lingering effects of foreclosure on suburban communities. Working with translators to interview Somali and Burmese refugees, Schwartz’s role in the project consisted of learning more about the relocation histories of the refugees, as well as what kinds of support networks surrounded them both before and after their relocation.Īfter working at the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Office of Survey Methods Research during that critical summer before senior year, it became even more apparent to Schwartz that a graduate degree in the social sciences was the next logical step in his career path. According to Schwartz, “sociology intro classes can have a sort of eye-opening effect (especially with regard to inequality) for students, and I was no exception.”ĭuring the summer before his junior year, Schwartz was offered a unique opportunity to explore his interest in sociology when he was asked by Professor Hobor to work alongside classmates Amy Dow ’14 and Elly Field ’13 on a refugee integration project in the local Utica area. ![]() ![]() Now, four years after this class and several experiences later, Schwartz has decided to continue his education and enroll in a doctoral program in sociology at Princeton this fall. Originally a government major, Schwartz unintentionally adopted sociology as his second major after taking an introductory class taught by former Hamilton professor George Hobor. Like so many other Hamilton students who take advantage of the academic freedom the open curriculum offers, recent graduate David Schwartz ’13 sort of accidentally fell into his major and academic passion: sociology. ![]()
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