Last Call to Book Your Room for SSS 2025 in Charlotte

SSSers.  SSS 2025 is only 23 days away! The Sheraton Charlotte and Le Meridien are almost, but not quite, fully booked.  The cut-off date for booking with the conference rate is today, March 18th. While you can book a room after this date, you will pay higher rates.  You can book your rooms now by clicking HERE. … Read more

Job Opportunity: Teaching Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Arkansas

Job Title: Teaching Assistant Professor of SociologyDepartment/School: Department of Sociology and CriminologyLocation: Fayetteville, ARStart date: August 11, 2025 Position Summary: The Department of Sociology and Criminology in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas invites applications for a non-tenure-track Teaching Assistant Professor position, beginning in August 2025. This is a … Read more

Final Program Now Available for SSS 2025

Dear SSS community, We are pleased to announce that the SSS 2025 Final Program is now available on our website. The final program is saved as a PDF file and searchable with the function (Ctrl+F). The program includes a full list of sessions along with daily schedules. A session index is found in the back of the … Read more

Book Your Room for SSS 2025 in Charlotte Before March 18th

SSSers.  With the March 1st PreRegistration deadline now in our collective rearview mirror, we can really look forward to President Robinson’s amazing upcoming annual meeting in Charlotte, NC – Sociology of the Future and the Future of Sociology.  I cannot tell you how excited folks seem to be about coming together for SSS 2025 this year – … Read more

SSS President Dawn T. Robinson on SSS 2025

Dear SSS Members: The Annual Meetings of the Southern Sociological Society are just around the corner now. If we ever needed the chance to engage with each other as a community – we do now. I am so looking forward to being together with you there. Program Chair, Lisa Walker, and her stellar Program Committee … Read more

One Week until the Pre-Registration Deadline for SSS 2025!

SSSers,  I literally cannot wait to see you all in Charlotte! This communication serves as a friendly reminder to everyone that the deadline to pre-register for the conference is one week away, March 1st at midnight (EST).  Beginning on March 2nd, registration fees will increase for all membership categories. Additionally, this is the deadline for refunds—no … Read more

Recognizing Recently Published Books at SSS 2025

SSS Family, At the 2025 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 book, please email … Read more

Two Opportunities at SSS 2025 to Meet the Candidates

Hello SSSers, You are invited to two events that will give you the opportunity to meet the candidates at SSS 2025 ahead of our upcoming election in May. The first event is during the Welcome Reception on Wednesday, 5:30-8:30 pm, CJs. This is an informal meet and greet networking event that will feature live music and a jam session. … Read more

Call for Volunteers at SSS 2025

The Southern Sociological Society (SSS) Executive Office is seeking graduate and undergraduate student volunteers for the SSS 2025 Annual Meeting from April 9-12, 2025, in Charlotte, NC. This is a great opportunity to support the conference, gain professional experience, and receive free registration for the meeting! Volunteers will be assigned to one shift that is two hours and fifteen minutes long either helping people check … Read more

A Message to Our Members

Dear SSS Colleagues, As we navigate the rapidly shifting terrain in our professional, social, and economic environment, the Southern Sociological Society leadership would like to express our acknowledgment and support for our members. We recognize that the extreme and harmful actions and rhetoric toward groups and toward policies about which our members have significant expertise. … Read more