Background
Bobo, Lawrence D. was born on February 18, 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Bobo, Lawrence D. was born on February 18, 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Bachelor in sociology, Loyola Marymount University, 1979. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Loyola Marymount University, 2001. Master of Arts in sociology, University Michigan, 1981.
Doctor of Philosophy in sociology, University Michigan, 1984. Master of Arts (honorary), Harvard University, 1997.
With sociology department University Wisconsin, Madison, 1984—1990, University of California at Los Angeles, 1990—1997. With Harvard University, since 1997, Norman Tishman and Charles M. Diker professor sociology and African American studies, 2001—2005, W.E.B. Du Bois professor of social science, since 2008. Martin Luther King Junior Centennial professor sociology Stanford University, 2005—2007, director Center Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity, 2005—2007, chair Program in African and African American Studies, 2005—2007.
Board member American Institute Research, Roper Center, Center Comparative Study Race and Ethnicity, Stanford University, Institute Government and Public Affairs, University Illinois.
Fellow: American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member: National Academy of Sciences.
Married Marcyliena Morgan.