What is the Department Affiliates Program?
The Department Affiliates Program provides a department-level link between academic institutions and the American Sociological Association. Joining as a Department Affiliate benefits your whole department/program, including chair, faculty and students. If you have questions about Department Affiliates benefits and programming, contact [email protected].
What are the benefits?
Discounts
Department Affiliates receive discounts on TRAILS, the ASA Store, Graduate Guide listings, and the Career Center.
Exclusive webinars for department leaders and undergraduate students in the department.
Chair Forums
Virtual gatherings for chairs to talk exclusively about departmental issues with guest experts and speakers.
Free access to the Grad Guide, now digital and available online.
Gift Student Membership
First-year graduate students can be gifted one free year of ASA membership.
View the full breakdown of Department Affiliate benefits here.
Program Pricing
| Graduate Departments | Undergraduate Departments | Public/Private Research Units |
| Over 20 full-time faculty — $375 | Over 8 full-time faculty — $250 | Academic or non-academic — $150 |
| Up to 20 full-time faculty — $300 | Up to 8 full-time faculty — $200 | |
| Two-year departments — $150 |
How does my department access its Department Affiliate account?
Department accounts are now accessed and managed via the individual account associated with the primary email address on file for your department. If you do not know the primary email address for your department contact [email protected].
The first time you access the ASA Member Portal, complete the following steps:
(1) Click Forgot your Password? under the Email/Username field.
(2) Enter the primary email address for your department in the Email field and click Send Login Information.
(3) Follow the instructions in the password reset email. Make sure your new password is at least 12 characters long and contains one number, one uppercase and lowercase character, and one special character.
Once you have signed in, navigate to the left-hand menu and click on Your Organization. There, you will be able to update your department’s information and renew your DA membership. DA member benefits such as gift membership can be accessed via the tabs on the left-hand menu.
Faculty and students linked to your department must include their institution and department in their ASA profile to access archives of webinars or other DA-exclusive pages.
Join or renew your Department Affiliation by logging in to your department’s primary account and clicking the Your Organization icon. After you update your department’s information and click the Update Profile button, the page will refresh and a renewal option will appear.
Can’t remember your department’s primary contact? Email [email protected] or call (202) 247-9840, option 1.
Is Your Department’s ASA Record Accurate?
Have your department’s primary contact sign into the ASA Member Portal, and then navigate to the left-hand menu and click on Your Organization. Department information can be reviewed and updated.