Announcements

SSSers- As the deadline for submitting abstracts and panels for our annual meeting in Myrtle Beach approaches, we are excited by the response to President Earl Wright II’s theme of ““I Will Find A Way or Make One”: Embracing and Advancing the American South’s Tradition of Sociological Innovation and Scholar-Activism”! We recognize that organizing sessions … Read more

The Southern Sociological Society (SSS) seeks an innovative, organized, and experienced leader to serve as its next Executive Officer. Established in 1935, SSS promotes rigorous research, excellence in teaching and mentoring, and collegiality. As the nation’s largest regional organization of professional sociologists, SSS membership includes a cross-section of academia like small and community colleges, historically … Read more

SSS’ers, The Southern Sociological Society (SSS) is seeking nominees for the elected positions of President, Vice President, Executive Committee (2), Publications Committee (2), and J.E.D.I (2) To qualify for these positions the candidate must have been a dues-paying member of SSS 2 of the last 4 membership years. Any member of SSS, after first contacting … Read more

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How amazing that in just one week we will be gathering in Birmingham, AL to have our first in-person meeting since spring of 2019. Unbelievable, actually, but oh so exciting! This announcement contains the basics that everyone should know as we all make our final preparations for SSS 2022.   This note contains information on: … Read more

Dear SSS Members, We are pleased to announce that the SSS 2022 final program is now available on our website! The final program is saved in .pdf format, so it can be searched using the search function (Ctrl+F). There is also a session index in the back of the program. The program includes a full … Read more

Good morning SSSers. Excitement is in the air as we get even closer to our annual meeting in Birmingham, AL: #SSS2022 is 51 days away! Evidence of this excitement is that you all have already almost booked the Sheraton side of our room block. While there still are a handful of room nights left, we … Read more

Dear SSS Members: Happy Monday! We hope your weekend was restful and rejuvenating. A quick reminder that TODAY is the deadline to submit papers, sessions, and posters for the Southern Sociological Society’s annual meeting. We will gather, April 6-9, 2022 at the Sheraton Birmingham in Birmingham, AL to engage with the conference theme of “Invisibility” and … Read more

SSSers: The weather has snapped here in Blacksburg. About half of the leaves on the trees have fallen to the ground. The air is crisp and invigorating. Winter is around the corner for sure. I absolutely love this moment of the SSS year for it means a couple of things. First, it means that the … Read more