At the 2024 Annual Meeting, the Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Committee will recognize recently published books by, or about, historically marginalized groups. The committee will also host a free raffle to give away donated books to graduate students and first-time attendees. If you are interested and willing to donate one copy of your … Read more
Dear SSS community, On behalf of the Committee on Honors, I am pleased to announce the 2024 Southern Sociological Society award recipients. We invite you to attend the Presidential Honors and Convocation event at the Annual Meeting to offer congratulations and best wishes to the following recipients: Roll of Honor Award Larry Isaac, Vanderbilt University … Read more
Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation’s best urban public research universities. Home to over 50,000 students, 11,000 faculty and staff and 332,000 alumni, UC combines a Top 35 public research university with a physical setting The New York Times calls “the most ambitious campus design program in the country.” With … Read more
The Department of Sociology at Radford University, a regional comprehensive university with a diverse student body and a growing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, seeks applications for a Full-Time Temporary Faculty (renewable up to 3 years) beginning in Fall 2024. We are seeking candidates with demonstrated excellence in teaching Introduction to Sociology and Applied … Read more
The University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW) Department of Sociology and Criminology is seeking to hire an outstanding faculty member for a nine-month lecturer position in criminology starting August 2024. This is a non-tenure track position that carries a teaching load of four courses per term. This position also includes the opportunity for … Read more
The Spadoni College of Education and Social Sciences at Coastal Carolina University invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor of Sociology beginning in August 2024. A Ph.D. in Sociology is required at the time of the appointment. The Assistant Professor must have teaching and research experience in social inequalities (e.g. Race, Class, Gender, LGBTQ+ … Read more
Dear SSS community, Thank you for responding to our short survey about what sociology is and what SSS should do in response to attacks on sociology in Florida and potentially elsewhere. We have created a word cloud based on your responses. It heartens me to see the many ways in which sociology is seen as … Read more
Good day SSSers! You’ve seen President Gayle Kaufman’s exciting and important theme, “Disrupting Binaries” – charging us to engage in a sociology that dismantles biases, structures, and laws that do harm to people. You’ve seen the Preliminary Program for our 87th annual meeting of the Southern Sociological Society – masterfully assembled from your submissions by Program Co-Chairs Hiromi Taniguchi, … Read more
Dear SSS members, I am writing to express my outrage at the recent decision by the Florida board of governors to remove Principles of Sociology from the list of core course requirements. It is frustrating to see sociology under attack because of the many benefits to students and society of engaging with a sociological perspective … Read more
The Department of Sociology at Radford University, a regional comprehensive university with a diverse student body and a growing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, seeks applications for a tenure-track position beginning in Fall 2024. We are seeking candidates who specialize in Quantitative Research Methods and Medical Sociology, Social Determinants of Health, or Public Health. … Read more