2021 OS Newsletter June 2021 | 20th Edition | Page 4

DIRECTOR ’ S LETTER

“ Big changes are in store for OS .”

MARK MIZRUCHI Barger Family Professor and Director of Organizational Studies

W elcome to the 2021 edition of the Organizational Studies Newsletter . As you know , we have spent the entire year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying shutdown . We hope that you are managing to stay safe , and that we can all look forward to life returning to normal in the fall . But despite the obstacles we ’ ve faced , our students , faculty , and staff have managed to experience another fantastic year , filled with great courses , impressive achievements both inside and outside the classroom , and remarkable success in maintaining our sense of community .

We had a number of highlights this year . You will have a chance to learn more about them in the pages of this newsletter , but here is just a brief sampling : On the personnel front , our newest faculty member , Nicholas Camp , joined us last fall , and in the winter term taught a highly-acclaimed course on the causes and consequences of racial disparities in policing .
Nick also received one of the University ’ s inaugural “ Confronting and Combating Racism ” grants for his research
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