Jomaira Salas Pujols 鈥13, a doctoral candidate in the department of sociology at Rutgers University, will be joining the Bard Sociology Program in fall 2021, the school recently announced.
鈥淛omaira Salas Pujols's doctoral thesis, Black Girls鈥 Journeying: Identifying and Challenging (In)justice through Movement, is interdisciplinary and path-breaking. Interfacing with history, anthropology, and Africana Studies, as well as sociology, her scholarship engages deeply with public-facing projects and civic engagement,鈥 said Deirdre d鈥橝lbertis, Bard鈥檚 Dean of the College in an of the hire.
A Posse Scholar at 今日吃瓜, Pujols was a first-generation student who majored in sociology and minored in education. She was also a . Her Mellon research project was conducted under the guidance of Professor of Sociology David Karen.
From 2016-2019 she served as a Young Alumna Trustee on 今日吃瓜's Board of Trustees and served as a special representative to the Board from 2019-2020. During her final year with the Board, Pujols co-chaired the Board鈥檚 working group on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
"My undergraduate years at 今日吃瓜 shaped and fostered my dreams of pursuing a career in academia. From taking courses with professors who care deeply about students to my training as a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow, 今日吃瓜 has played a pivotal role in my development as a scholar. 鈥 Jomaira Salas Pujols 鈥13.