Steven Ruggles

612-624-4081

MN Population Center 50 Willey Hall

Curriculum Vitae

Department Affiliations

Scholar of the College, College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota, 2005
Robert J. Lapham Award, Population Association of America, for contributions to the application of demographic knowledge to policy issues, 2003
Distinguished McKnight University Professor, 2000
William J. Goode Distinguished Book Award, American Sociological Association, 1989
Named “King of Quant.” Wired Magazine, 1995
American Historical Review best article on American history published in 1994 (nominee for ABC-CLIO America: History and Life Award), 1994
Allen Sharlin Memorial Award, Social Science History Association, for best publication in the field of social science history, 1988
McKnight-Land Grant Professorship, McKnight Foundation and University of Minnesota, 1987

Hist 5011 - Quantitative Methods for Historical Research
Hist 5854 - Themes in American Social History: Demographic Perspectives on the American Family
Hist 1301 - History of the American Empire 1607-1877

Gary Cohen Awarded Austrian Medal of Honor

Gary Cohen has been awarded the Austrian Medal of Honor (Verdienstkreuz) for Science and Arts, First Class. The ceremony was held at the Austrian Embassy in Washington. He was presented the award by Dr. Christian Prosl, the Austrian Ambassador to the United States.
Congratulations to Gary! This is a much-deserved recognition of Gary's scholarship on the Habsburg Empire and his leadership of the Center for Austrian Studies.
November 17th, 2009
Regina Kunzel, Lambda Literary Award Recipient

Regina Kunzel has been awarded the Lambda Literary Award in the category of LGBT Studies for her book Criminal Intimacy: Prison and the Uneven History of Modern American Sexuality. Congratulations Regina.
June 5th, 2009
Donna Gabaccia, Fesler-Lampert Chair

Tthe Graduate School has appointed Donna Gabaccia to the Fesler-Lampert Chair in Public Humanities for 2009-2010.
June 5th, 2009