Distinguished Sociologist Elijah Anderson Joins Yale Faculty.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-27 June 2007-YALE UNIVERSITY: Distinguished Sociologist Elijah Anderson Joins Yale Faculty(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:27062007 New Haven, Conn. -- Elijah Anderson, one of the nation's most influential scholars in the field of urban inequality, will become the William K.

Lanman, Jr. Professor of Sociology at Yale University on July 1. "Professor Anderson is the most respected and accomplished sociologist of the black urban community," said Yale Provost Andrew D. Hamilton. "We are thrilled that the leading expert in an area of such social and political importance will be conducting his research and teaching at Yale." Anderson joins the Yale faculty from the University of Pennsylvania, where he has been the Charles and William L....