Join us for a celebration of Dr. Barbara Anderson’s career from 3-5pm on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Remarks will begin at 3:30 pm.

Barbara Anderson is Ronald A. Freedman Collegiate Professor of Sociology and Population Studies and a scholar of social, economic, and demographic change. She has worked in these areas on the Russian Empire, Soviet Union and former Soviet Union, China, and South Africa, which provides data insights about common problems in sub-Saharan Africa. Dr. Anderson has studied infant and child survival, causes and patterns of adult mortality, trends in orphanhood, perceptions of environmental problems and actions taken to address these problems, changes in material standard of living and characteristics of the growing African middle class.

We will be in person in 1040 LSA on the University of Michigan campus but can also accommodate virtual visitors via Zoom if you can’t be there in person.

Please RSVP for the Barbara Anderson celebration no later than March 20th for catering purposes: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScmEEig5acumKln055lxLKPKqi8dtXN7-0g7OnLftjKluBANQ/viewform