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July 2020 Reuben A. Buford May Department of Sociology University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 702 S. Wright St. 3084 Lincoln Hall Urbana, IL 61801 EDUCATION Ph.D. 1996, Sociology, University of Chicago M.A. 1991, Sociology, DePaul University B.A. 1987, Criminal Justice, Aurora University RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS Race and Ethnicity, Urban Sociology, Sociology of Sport POSITIONS 2020-present Florian Znaniecki Professorial Scholar and Professor of Sociology, University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign 2018-2019 Associate Department Head, Department of Sociology, Texas A & M University 2017- Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence, Texas A & M University 2015-2018 Glasscock University Professor in Undergraduate Teaching Excellence, Texas A & M University http://today.tamu.edu/2015/09/02/four-faculty-honored-with- professorships-for-undergraduate-teaching/ 2015 Interim Associate Department Head, Department of Sociology, Texas A & M University 2009-Present Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Texas A & M University 2011 Visiting Lectureship, Department of Sociology, Princeton University (Declined) May 1 2010 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Visiting Professor, School of the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2009 Sheila Biddle Ford Foundation Fellow, W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research, Harvard University 2008-present Faculty Affiliate, Africana Studies Program, Texas A & M University 2008-2009 Assistant Director, The Race and Ethnic Studies Institute, Texas A & M University 2005-2008 Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Texas A & M University 2002-2005 Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of Georgia 1996-2002 Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of Georgia 1995 Lecturer, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois. AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIP 2019 Finalist for the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching (Biennial award given by Baylor University. Each Finalist is awarded $15,000 and the home department receives $10,000. The ultimate winner receives an additional $250,000 and the home department receives an additional $25,000) https://www.baylor.edu/cherry_awards/ 2018 Recipient of the Minnie Stevens Piper Professor Award in recognition of teaching excellence in the State of Texas. University and college presidents from across the state nominate a professor from their home institution and ten professors are recognized annually (awardee receives $5,000 award, certificate, and gold pin). https://today.tamu.edu/2018/06/13/sociology-professor-reuben-may- named-piper-professor-by-minnie-stevens-piper-foundation/ 2017 Recipient of the Texas A&M University, Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence Award, the most prestigious faculty honor bestowed at Texas A&M University (awardee receives $25,000 award, a plaque and the title designation of Presidential Professor for the remainder of their May 2 career. http://today.tamu.edu/2017/05/10/texas-am-honors-two-profs-with- teaching-excellence-award/) 2017 Recipient of the Texas A&M University Chapter of the NAACP, “Best Professor Award” for excellence in undergraduate education and outstanding contributions to the educational goals of Texas A&M University. 2015 Recipient of the Glasscock University Professorship in Undergraduate Teaching Excellence (awardee receives $5,000 additional salary each year for three years along with $5000 to support teaching and related professional development http://today.tamu.edu/2015/09/02/four-faculty- honored-with-professorships-for-undergraduate-teaching/). 2014 Recipient of a Text and Academic Authors Association, Academic Publication Grant ($804.00). http://blog.taaonline.net/2014/05/may- receives-taa-publication-grant/ 2013 Recipient of the Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award in the area of Teaching, Texas A & M University (one of the highest university honors, awardee receives $4,000 and a distinctive watch). 2010 Recipient of a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Visiting Professorship, School of the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2009 Recipient of a Sheila Biddle Ford Foundation Fellowship, W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research, Harvard University. 2003 Recipient of the General Sandy Beaver Teaching Professorship, University of Georgia (only 1 given; awardee receives $7,800 additional salary each year for three years). 2001 Recipient of the Richard B. Russell Undergraduate Teaching Award, University of Georgia (one of 3 given annually University-wide; $5,000 cash award). 2000 Recipient of the Special Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching Award, Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Teaching Award, University of Georgia (one of 4 given annually College-wide; $2,800 cash award). 1996 “Contexts and Constructions of Racial Attitudes Among African- Americans” (with Mary E. Pattillo) 3rd place winner of the Association of Black Sociologists, Graduate Student Paper Competition. May 3 1992 University of Chicago: Trustee Fellowship. 1990 Inducted into Alpha Kappa Delta, International Sociology Honor Society. PUBLICATIONS Books 2014 Urban Nightlife: Entertaining Race, Class, and Culture in Public Space, Rutgers University Press. 2020 Cited in “Restaurant Dress Codes Have Long Been a Tool for Racist Discrimination,” by Jelisa Castrodale for Vice.com, July 1, 2020, 2:32pm. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pkyk5y/restaurant-dress- codes-have-long-been-a-tool-for-racist-discrimination? 2019 Interviewed for a story on Dress Code Discrimination in the Washington Post https://beta.washingtonpost.com/news/food/wp/2019/09/17/critics- say-a-new-baltimore-crab-house-is-targeting-minorities-with-its- strict-dress-code/ 2019 Expert Witness in Dress Code discrimination case in Portland, Oregon. Case Settled. https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2019/07/04/26745491/dis criminatory-club-policies-are-pushing-african-americans-out-of- portlands-nightlife 2018 The Sociable City: What’s Sociability Got to Do with It? Commentator on panel for the Responsibility Hospitality Institute, Social City Webinar Series, providing online education and training for the Nighttime Economy. http://rhiweb.org/future_of_sociability.html 2017 Featured webinar presentation for the Responsibility Hospitality Institute, Social City Webinar Series, providing online education and training for the Nighttime Economy. 2015 Featured book in an Author Meets Critic session of the Southern Sociological Society Annual meetings, New Orleans, LA. 2014 Commentator, NewsOne Now with Roland Martin, September 18 May 4 2014 Op Ed “Kung Fu Saloon Harks Back to Jim Crow Era,” The Dallas Morning News June 11, https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2014/06/12/kun g-fu-saloon-experience-harks-back-to-jim-crow-era/ Reviewed in: American Journal of Sociology; City and Community; International Review of Modern Sociology; Urban Studies; Choice; Sociological Forum; Contemporary Sociology 2008 Living Through the Hoop: High School Basketball, Race, and the American Dream. New York University Press. Winner of the Book of the Year Award from the Association for Humanist Sociology. 2017 Commentator on WGN, September 25, discussing President Trump’s comments regarding the NFL Protest. http://wgntv.com/2017/09/25/sociology-professor-weighs-in-on- president-trump-nfl-protests/ 2016 Commentator on www.time.com July 24th, discussing NBA’s decision to move all-star game because of HB2. http://time.com/4419503/nba-all-star-game-charlotte-north- carolina-lgbt/ 2015 Guest panelist on Huffington Post Live August 12 http://huff.lv/1VZy3Fp discussing lowered academic standards for high school athletes. 2014 Commentator, www.Slate.com, March 25, http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2014/03/friday_nig ht_tykes_how_race_and_class_change_the_way_we_coach_our_ki ds.single.html 2013 Commentator, Channel 12, NBC affiliate, April 25, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zLapB7dK5k 2010 Featured radio lecture on National Public Radio's, "World of Ideas," WBUR, 90.9 FM, Boston. 2009 Paperback edition published. 2009 Author interview Sports Letter: Focus on Youth Sport, October 23. May 5 2008 Winner of the Book of the Year Award from the Association for Humanist Sociology. 2008 Author radio interview on “Live from the Heartland” show, WLUW, 88.7 Chicago. 2008 Author radio interview on the Dr. Alvin Jones radio show, “The Paradise Radio Network” WCBQ-AM 1340 WHNC-AM 890, Oxford, NC 27565. Reviewed in: American Journal of Sociology, Social Forces; Contemporary Sociology; International Review of the Sociology of Sport; Sociological Forum; Journal of Youth and Adolescence; Choice; Metro Times Detroit. 2001 Talking at Trena’s: Everyday Conversation at an African American Tavern. New York University Press. 2002 Featured book in the Author Meets Critic session of the Association of Black Sociologists Annual Meetings. Reviewed in: American Journal of Sociology; Social Forces; Contemporary Sociology; City and Community; Southern Communication Journal. Peer Reviewed Articles 2018 (with Pat Rubio Goldsmith) “Dress Codes and Racial Discrimination in Urban Nightclubs,” Sociology of Race and Ethnicity 4(4):555-566. 2018 “Velvet Rope Racism, Racial Paranoia, and Cultural Scripts: Alleged Dress Code Discrimination in Urban Nightlife, 2000-2014,” City and Community (March) 17(1): 44-64. 2015 “Discrimination and Dress Codes in Urban Nightlife,” Contexts, 14: 38- 43. 2014