Education
Bachelor, Indiana University, 1974. Master of Arts in Sociology, Indiana University, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, Northwestern University, 1986.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Lake Forest College, 2007.
Dean political science professor
Bachelor, Indiana University, 1974. Master of Arts in Sociology, Indiana University, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, Northwestern University, 1986.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Lake Forest College, 2007.
Instructor Department Sociology Indiana University, 1975—1976. Equal rights specialist Office of Civil Rights United States Department Health and Human Services, 1980—1981. Research associate Center for Urban Affairs and Policy Research Northwestern University, 1986—1989, visiting professor, 1996—1997.
Assistant professor Irving B. Harris Graduate School Public Policy Studies, University Chicago, 1989—1996, associate professor, 1996—2003, dean, 2002—2009, professor, since 2003. Director Northwestern University / University Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research, 1997—2000, deputy director, since 2000.