Former News and Announcements
2011
ASR author Barbara Schneider interviewed by NPR
ASA Style Guide now available on iTunes
New volume in the ASA Rose Series: American Memories: Atrocities and the Law
ASA submits comments to human subjects rule
ASA SREM Committee report approved by Council
New in the ASA Rose Series: Good Jobs, Bad Jobs (Arne Kalleberg)
2010 Audit approved by Council.
ASA launches new media coverage highlights page
Former ASA President J. Milton Yinger dies at 95
Ridgeway elected ASA President; Glass is VP
Referendum on membership dues structure passes
ASA welcomes five new MFP fellows
Volunteer or nominate a colleague for ASA committees and offices
ASA launches member-get-a-member campaign
Chairs Conference: View agenda and watch highlights from last year.
ASA editors' reports for 2010 now available
Honor an outstanding student with a Department Prize
A Message from ASA Council on the Dues Proposal: More Details on the Proposed
Revised Dues Structure
Read about ASA revenues and expenditures, the revenue needs of the ASA, a comparison of ASA membership with comparable organizations, and a letter from the ASA Secretary addressing the new dues proposal.
New Contexts editors: Jodi O'Brien and Arlene Stein
Honor an outstanding student with a Department Prize
ASA Council critical of NRC 2010 assessment of doctorate programs
Amicus Brief – Walmart v. Dukes (2011)
Podcast from February 2011 ASR article on "Neighborhood Immigration and Native Out-Migration"
New ASA section journal, Society and Mental Health, publishes first issue
ASA Seeks Member Input on American Community Survey
Student member travel grants for 2011 Annual Meeting
New ASR study: Popular kids—but not the most popular—more likely to torment peers