Janet C. Gornick

In this post, Stone Center postdoctoral scholar Zhexun Mo, an economist whose research focuses on the intersection of political economics, development, and economic history, reflects on the Center’s recent international workshop.

M. Gurín and J. C. Gornick. Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy. pp. 1–19. 2025.

Fifteen researchers associated with the GC CUNY Stone Center, including three senior scholars, attended the 2nd III/LIS Comparative Economic Inequality Conference, held in Luxembourg on February 27 and 28.

A seventh cohort of postdoctoral scholars will join the Stone Center for two-year appointments that begin in August 2025: Naomi Crowther, who was selected for the position that focuses on wealth inequality; and Marai Hayes, who was selected for the position that broadly focuses on socio-economic inequalities.

Three Graduate Center doctoral students received Stone Center scholarships to attend the recent LIS Introductory Summer Workshop in Luxembourg, a one-week intensive course that introduces researchers to two widely used databases used in comparative studies of income and wealth.

Janet Gornick, the director of the Stone Center, was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, an honorary society and independent research center that seeks to advance the common good.

Tina Law and Manuel Schechtl are starting new tenure-track positions this summer after completing their two-year terms at the Graduate Center.

J. C. Gornick, D. Brady, I. Marx, and Z. Parolin. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 84. 2024.

Janet Gornick, Sarah K. Bruch of the University of Delaware, and Graduate Center Sociology Ph.D. student Joseph van der Naald, have begun work on a sponsored project funded by Social Security Administration (SSA) through a newly created national research center.

When the enhanced Child Tax Credit of 2021 was not renewed by Congress, millions of American children fell back into poverty. A panel moderated by Carol Jenkins and featuring Regina S. Baker, Kathryn J. Edin, Janet Gornick, and Zachary Parolin discusses what we can and should do now.