Visiting Assistant Professor – Sociology – 001668 Department: Anthropology & Sociology About WCU: Western Carolina University continues to rank high on Forbes ‘Best Employers” lists each year. Including: • 2025 – Ranked 1st in the top 100 employers in North Carolina in Forbes ‘America’s Best Employers by State” list. • 2024 – Ranking in the … Read more
We are excited to share the results of our most recent election with you. Importantly, we also want to take this opportunity to extend our thanks to the Nominations Committee, chaired by James Maple, for their work putting together an excellent slate of candidates! Here are the results: President Elect Will Tyson (2028-2029) Vice President … Read more
Open Call for Fellows PRRI (Public Religion Research Institute) Application deadline: Friday, June 19, 2026. The PRRI Public Fellows program promotes and supports the interdisciplinary public scholarship of a cohort of emerging scholar-leaders working across the following major areas of PRRI’s work: Pluralism and Democracy, Immigration and American Society, and LGBTQ Rights and Gender Politics. … Read more
The 2026 Annual Meeting in Jacksonville, Florida, is almost here! In advance of your trip, the Local Arrangements team encourages you to review the following resources to help your time in Jacksonville be as enjoyable as possible.
Greetings SSSers, We are pleased to introduce the new cohort of Advocates for the 2026 SSS meeting in Jacksonville, Florida. Advocates are available to support anyone who experiences harassment during the annual meeting or in other SSS spaces, including committee check‑ins, by offering information, resources, and assistance. They also serve as a confidential, supportive presence … Read more
SSSers, The deadline to pre-register for the conference has been extended to March 6th at midnight (EST). Beginning on March 7th, registration fees will increase for all membership categories. Additionally, this is also the deadline for refunds – there will be no refunds given after March 6th. You can pay your SSS membership and register for … Read more
SSS Family, At the 2026 Annual Meeting, the Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Committee will recognize recently published books. The committee will also host a free raffle to give away donated books to graduate students and first-time attendees. We have conducted this raffle for the past several years, and it has been a joy to … Read more
An Introduction and An Invitation Good day colleagues, As many of you may know, my longtime co-editor, David G. Embrick, and I started a book series with the University of Georgia Press, The Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, in 2018. We hope you have been following the work we have published in the series! Please read … Read more