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
SSS Antiharassment Committee – SECOND CALL Seeking Advocates for AY 2025-2026 This second call for advocates is intended to bring about more diversity in terms of rank and time in SSS. We are hoping to secure more veteran SSSers, associate and full professors, or any other administrators. The goal of the advocates program is to have peer representation for … Read more
Southern Sociological Society 2026 Annual Meeting CALL FOR PAPERS Submission Due Date: November 7, 2025 Empowered Sociologists: Agency and Action Towards Social Change Jacksonville, Florida Hyatt Regency Jacksonville April 8-11, 2026 President Kendra Jason, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Program Chairs Taylor McElwain, Virginia Tech Mairead Moloney, University of Miami Theme: Empowered Sociologists: Agency … Read more
Dear SSS Members, It was wonderful to see so many of you at SSS 2025 in Charlotte! We are sharing some important updates with you as we transition into an exciting new year for the Southern Sociological Society. This email contains important information on the following: Cameron Lippard, Executive OfficerUpali Bhattacharya, Assistant Executive Officer … Read more
Here’s What You Need to Know. SSSers! It is a bit hard to believe, but, our annual meeting is just around the corner! In just one week we will be coming together for the 88th time as a Society. This time for President Dawn T. Robinson’s forward-looking and full-to-bursting program: “Sociology of the Future … Read more
Dear SSS colleagues, Our opportunity to get together at the Southern Sociological Society meetings in Charlotte is now a couple weeks away. Are you excited? I am. It has been an absolute pleasure to work with Vice President Anthony Peguero, Executive Officer David Brunsma, Associate Executive Officer Elizabeth Roberts, and Recording Secretary Rhiannon Leebrick as … Read more
The Southern Sociological Society and the Committee on Racial and Ethnic Minorities (CREM) is pleased to announce the availability of travel scholarships for support in attending the 2025 annual meeting in Charlotte, NC. These scholarships will be awarded on a competitive basis and are meant to assist faculty in defraying costs associated with attending the … Read more