1 day ago · Michael Burawoy, a world-renowned sociologist and professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, died after being struck by a vehicle on Monday, February 3. ... Like many others I am reeling from the news of the death of my beloved mentor and friend Michael Burawoy, UC Berkeley Sociology professor emeritus. This is a tremendous ...

1 day ago · Please be sure to include your name and any affiliation with UC Berkeley. Professor Michael Burawoy, 1947-2025 Michael Burawoy, a world-renowned sociologist and professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, died …

1 day ago · Michael Burawoy, a British scholar known for his work bringing, as he put it, “visions from the shop floor to academia,” was a beloved community member. On Monday night, Burawoy was hit and killed by a driver at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Park View Terrace while using the crosswalk. ... Burawoy, who retired from the UC Berkeley ...

7 hours ago · The Brief. Michael Burawoy, 77, UC Berkeley professor emeritus of sociology, was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Oakland; Burawoy had mentored many students across four decades, many of whom are ...

1 day ago · In the knowledge economy, meanwhile, Burawoy served as a lecturer his last year at Chicago before accepting an assistant professorship at UC Berkeley’s Department of Sociology. He would remain at Berkeley – sans a stint in 1982-83 at the University of Wisconsin, Madison – for the rest of his career, twice serving as sociology department ...

1 day ago · UC Berkeley professor emeritus of sociology Michael Burawoy changed thousands of lives, colleagues said. Burawoy died in a hit-and-run crash in Oakland on Monday, authorities said.

1 day ago · "Michael Burawoy's impact on sociology is monumental. To many across the globe, when they think of Berkeley Sociology, they think of Burawoy," said UC Berkeley professor and former sociology chair ...

1 day ago · A renowned professor emeritus of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Oakland, police confirmed Wednesday. Michael Burawoy, 77, died while crossing a street near Oakland’s Lake Merritt shortly after 7 p.m. Monday, police said. The driver of ...

2 days ago · Burawoy "dedicated 47 years of his life to Berkeley, contributing immeasurably to the discipline, transforming the fields of labor, ethnography and theory," according to a social media post by ...

2 days ago · Authorities identified the pedestrian as Michael Burawoy of Oakland. He is listed as a professor in the UC Berkeley sociology department and was a well-known British sociologist.