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 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
SSSers- I am happy to share that the preliminary program is now available here! I would like to thank the members of the SSS2025 Program Committee – Richard Pitt, Stephanie Southworth, Yang Cao, Laura Brashears, Malissa Alinor, Cerenity Collins, Wes James, Will Tyson, Marni Brown, Lauren Valentino, Vanessa Gonlin, Jenny Davis, Rob Freeland, Sarah Groh – for all … Read more
Dear SSS Members, 2025 is upon us! Happy New Year! The new membership year began on January 1st, 2025. As such, it is now time for you to make sure your membership is up to date for the 2025 membership cycle. SSS membership is crucial to the running of the society. The benefits of active … Read more
Dear SSS community: I am delighted with the response to this year’s Southern Sociological Society meeting theme, The Sociology of the Future and the Future of Sociology. Program Chair Lisa Walker and her amazing program committee have been hard at work organizing what I think is going to be an exciting program. In particular, I … Read more