Archived News – March 2014
Mar
28
2014
March 26, 2014
Since the consolidation of banks in recent years, rural small-business owners have trouble getting local bank loans. Research by Charles Tolbert, Ph.D., chair of the department of sociology in Baylor’s College of Arts and Sciences and Carson Mencken, professor of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts and Sciences, found that a large reason was that lenders are “aware of borrowers’ reputation, credit history and trustworthiness in the community.” (Terry Goodrich, assistant director of Baylor Media Communications, is responsible for the placement of this story.)
Since the consolidation of banks in recent years, rural small-business owners have trouble getting local bank loans. Research by Charles Tolbert, Ph.D., chair of the department of sociology in Baylor’s College of Arts and Sciences and Carson Mencken, professor of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts and Sciences, found that a large reason was that lenders are “aware of borrowers’ reputation, credit history and trustworthiness in the community.” (Terry Goodrich, assistant director of Baylor Media Communications, is responsible for the placement of this story.)
Mar
3
2014
Feb. 28, 2014
Blog post on research published in the Journal of the Scientific Study of Religion by Kevin Dougherty, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology, and Brandon Martinez, Ph.D., a research assistant in the department of sociology in Baylor’s College of Arts & Sciences, that found members of minority groups find it difficult to feel a sense of belonging in church congregations. (This story was placed by Terry Goodrich, assistant director of Baylor Media Communications, who is responsible for covering sociology. The research was originally released in December 2013.)
Blog post on research published in the Journal of the Scientific Study of Religion by Kevin Dougherty, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology, and Brandon Martinez, Ph.D., a research assistant in the department of sociology in Baylor’s College of Arts & Sciences, that found members of minority groups find it difficult to feel a sense of belonging in church congregations. (This story was placed by Terry Goodrich, assistant director of Baylor Media Communications, who is responsible for covering sociology. The research was originally released in December 2013.)