Kazimierz M. Slomczynski, Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, has been inducted as a member of the Academia Europaea (known also as Academy of Europe, AE), an organization of eminent scholars, covering the full range of academic disciplines (www.ae-info.org)  whose aim is to promote inter-disciplinary research and advise governments and international organization in scientific matters. Slomczynski is internationally known for his research on social stratification and his contribution to methodology of survey data. He is Director of the Cross-National Studies: Interdisciplinary Research and Training Program (CONSIRT), a joint program of the Ohio State  College of Arts and Sciences and the Social Sciences Division of the Polish Academy of Sciences.