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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dear friends of the SSS, Warm greetings from Charlotte! We are looking forward to welcoming you to our annual meeting from April 9-12. Our hope is that the connections and community you find at the SSS conference will help rejuvenate you and the important work that you do. If you’ve been feeling underappreciated lately, rest … Read more
Please take a very close look at the program and notify us (program@southernsociologicalsociety.org) if you need corrections or updates (e.g., affiliations, typos, title changes, etc.) by January 31, 2025. After this date we will be unable to make changes to the final program. In accordance with SSS policy, we cannot honor special requests for dates … Read more