In memory of Bruce Howard Rankin (January 19, 1953–November 12, 2020)

The untimely passing of Bruce Rankin, a retired member of Koç University ’ s sociology program, is an incalculable loss for all those who cherished his bril-liant scholarship, engaged teaching, and life filled with decency, integrity, and solicitude for the well-being of others. An Oregon native, Rankin received his BSc degree in economics from Portland State University, and his MA and PhD degrees in sociology from the University of Maryland in College Park. He was a research coordinator at the University of Chicago ’ s Center for the Study of Urban Inequality (1993 – 7) and a research associate at Harvard University ’ s Joblessness and Urban Poverty Research Program (1997 – 2000) before joining Koç University until his retirement in 2015.