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

The Southern Sociologist, Volume 56, Number 1

Dear SSS community, We are excited to share with you the most recent issue of The Southern Sociologist (TSS), the official newsletter of the Southern Sociological Society! In this issue, you’ll find: A heartfelt thank you to Nadya Vera and her team for collating these stories, updates, and accolades for the society. This newsletter is, as always, … Read more

SSS Antiharassment Taskforce Seeks Advocates

The SSS Antiharassment Taskforce has been working hard to solidify antiharassment policies and practices for SSS. As part of this undertaking, we are interested in recruiting Advocates from SSS members who are planning to attend the meeting this year. Please see below to see the responsibilities and experience that advocates will get during their 1-year … Read more

Good STARTS Inclusivity Institute

The Southern Sociological Society is offering a second round of Striving Towards Anti-Racist Teaching in the South (STARTS) to a cohort of 20 graduate students to give them good STARTS in their classrooms and the discipline. Workshops will be held virtually during Spring 2024, leading up to the Southern Sociological Society meetings where we will … Read more

Professional Elevator Pitch Workshop

Join us for a Professional Elevator Pitch Workshop!Organized by the SSS Committee on the Status of Students Tuesday, October 31st from 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. EDT The SSS Committee on the Status of Students has organized a professional development workshop on elevator pitches for graduate student members. In this workshop, led by Dr. Jeffrey M. … Read more