Department of Sociology

Brian Powell is the recipient of the Willard Waller Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Sociological Association section on Sociology of Education. This biannual award honors a scholar a career marked by noteworthy achievements in the subfield.  Most recently, of course, Brian co-authored with IU alum Natasha Quadlin on Who Should Pay: Higher Education, Responsibility, and the Public (2022, RSF).  Brian’s career is not over, and we are confident there are many more achievements to come!