Two Opportunities at SSS 2025 to Meet the Candidates

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

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

SSS 2025 Local Arrangements Committee Update

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

Reminder: SSS 2025 Preliminary Program Now Available

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

SSS 2025 Preliminary Program Now Available

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

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

Acceptance Emails, Memberships, and Booking Your Room for SSS 2025

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

Announcing the SSS 2025 Presidential Plenary Sessions

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

SSS 2025 Update from the Program Committee Chair

Dear SSS members, I am so excited to update you on our planning for the 2025 meeting. In response to the Call for Papers built around President Dawn Robinson’s theme “Sociology of the Future and the Future of Sociology,” we received hundreds of submissions for research papers, posters, thematic sessions, panels, workshops, and much more. … Read more

SSS 2025 Submission Deadline Tonight!

SSS 2025: Sociology of the Future and the Future of Sociology Charlotte, NC April 9-12, 2025 The deadline for submissions to SSS 2025 is tonight, Nov. 13th at 11:59 p.m. EST! Use the buttons below to access the submission portal and the full call for papers. We look forward to your submissions and seeing you … Read more