Promoting Section Events
We invite Sections to send us information about their upcoming events, such as webinars and panel discussions, to be featured on the ASA Calendar and in member publications. Please email details such as the event name, time and date, name of speaker(s), and registration details to [email protected]. Please also indicate if the event is open only to Section members or if it is open to a general audience.
Ongoing
Submit Nominations for 2024 Section Awards
Each year, ASA Sections celebrate the achievements of sociologists in their areas of academic interest. Awards are given for books, dissertations, articles, and student and career achievements. Consider nominating your colleagues and students. For more information about individual Section awards and deadlines, click here.
April 17, 2025
Retirement Network Online Discussion: How Federal Policy Changes are Affecting Knowledge Organizations
Huge shifts in federal funding practices—such as cuts in indirect costs, grants, aid policies contracting—are impacting universities, small colleges, as well as research and scholarly organizations around the U.S. Join this conversation hosted by the ASA’s Retirement Network about what impacts these changes may have on research, training of and post-doc students, undergraduate education, the pipeline for future scientists and scholars, and the availability of reliable knowledge for society as a whole. The event How Federal Policy Changes are Affecting Knowledge Organizations will be held on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern on Zoom. Join the meeting here.
April 18, 2025
Making Sense of the Political Climate for Sociology and Equity-minded Social Science
New federal administrations often bring changes to higher education, but the uncertainty and turmoil that we are currently experiencing is unprecedented. Increased political attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts are making the practice of many social science fields extremely difficult, and sociology has been particularly targeted. For graduate students, this political climate can be especially anxiety-inducing as they try to imagine their professional futures.
Sharing their insights from decades of equity work, Drs. Joya Misra and Kris De Welde join in conversation to discuss what the attacks on DEI mean for early career social science scholars, where the current climate might fit into the longer arc of history, and how the skills that young sociologists are developing now will be needed to rebuild the future.
This event will be held online on April 18 at 12:30 p.m. Eastern time. Registration is required to attend. Please register here https://msu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e224MQPFRLGP7YIyhjDY_A
April 18, 2025
Public Sociology during Dark Times
The ASA International Migration Section will be hosting a virtual discussion about what it means for sociologists of migration to do public-facing work during these anti-immigrant times. Panelists are Abugail Andrews, University of California-San Diego; Stephanie L. Canizales, University of California-Berkeley; Ernesto Castaneda, American University; and Katherine Jensen, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Public Sociology during Dark Times is open to all ASA members and will take place on Zoom on April 18, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern. Register here.
April 24, 2025
Webinar – Supporting Students Through Economic Hardship: Advocacy Strategies That Work
As higher education and society evolve, students face growing financial challenges. To effectively support them, faculty and administrators must understand the obstacles students navigate and what influences their decisions. Sociologist and scholar-activist Sara Goldrick-Rab will share groundbreaking insights from her work on students’ struggles with food, housing, childcare, careers, and more. Drawing from her #RealCollege movement, which has influenced federal and state policies, Dr. Goldrick-Rab will offer actionable strategies to help attendees better support students both in and beyond the classroom.
April 24, 2025
Mentorship Workshop: First-Generation and Working-Class Sociologists Community
ASA’s First-Generation and Working-Class (FGWC) Sociologists Community is hosting a mentorship workshop, featuring a panel of FGWC sociologists who will discuss their experiences with and advice about being a mentee and mentor. Attendees will get a framework for engaging in mentoring relationships and concrete steps to improve FGWC mentorship. Panelists are José Luis Collazo Jr, California State University-Channel Islands; Katy Pinto, California State University-Dominguez Hills; and Erica Banks, Smith College. The workshop will be held on April 24, 2025, at 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. and is open to all ASA members. Register here.
April 29, 2025
Public Policy and the Future of Work: A Conversation with Anna Branch & Elisabeth Jacobs
What does the future hold for workers, employers, and policymakers in an era of rapid economic and technological change, workplace precarity, and shifting political landscapes? Join us as we explore these pressing questions and introduce ASA’s new Policy Outreach Program Fellowship, an opportunity for scholars to engage in policy and advocacy efforts. Featuring Anna (Enobong) Branch, Rutgers University, and Elisabeth Jacobs, Urban Institute, this in-person event will be held Tuesday, April 29 at Room 822, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, 555 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20001. No virtual attendance or recordings will be available.
This event is FREE to ASA members and non-members, but registration is required by 5 PM (ET) on April 22, 2025. Register here: https://bit.ly/4j1CYof
May 13, 2025
Speaking of Solidarity Webinar
The Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of ASA will be hosting a discussion for all ASA members about how civil servants navigated a presidential turn toward authoritarianism in the first Trump administration. The webinar will feature professor Jaime Lee Kucinskas (Hamilton College), author of The Loyalty Trap: Conflicting Loyalties of Civil Servants Under Increasing Autocracy (Columbia University Press 2025) and will be held online on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern. Find out more and register here.
May 15, 2025
Proseminar – Navigating the Challenges of IRB
Navigating the Institutional Review Board (IRB) process is a critical step for researchers studying human subjects. This webinar will cover key aspects of preparing a thorough and compliant IRB proposal that makes the proper ethical considerations. We’ll also cover practical tips for streamlining the approval process and managing issues that arise during fieldwork. This session is great for graduate students and early career scholars looking for the knowledge and tools to successfully navigate the IRB process.
Closed captioning available. Free for student and early career members with active membership.
May 16, 2025
Virtual Panel: Theory & Movements for Social Justice
During this virtual panel, sponsored by the ASA Theory Section, panelists who organize across an array of movements will discuss the theories and strategies they are using to make sense of and challenge the current conjunctural crisis we face. Participants include Andy Clarno, Associate professor of sociology and Black studies, University of Illinois at Chicago; Angela Cowser, director of the Center for the Church and the Black Experience and assistant professor of sociology, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary; Zophia Edwards, assistant professor of sociology, Johns Hopkins University; Woods Ervin, national campaign and projects director, Critical Resistance; Juliana Góes, assistant professor of sociology, Binghamton University; and Mabrouka M’Barek, PhD candidate in sociology, University of Massachusetts-Amherst. The virtual panel will take place over Zoom on Friday, May 16, 2025, and is open to all ASA members. Register here.
May 20, 2025
Department Leaders Mentoring Workshop
Are you a new or soon-to-be department leader? Join this workshop to connect with fellow department chairs and directors of undergraduate and graduate studies to learn general tips for successfully leading departments. Hear from senior faculty who serve as ASA Program Reviewers and Consultants and join in on small group discussions with colleagues in similar roles to share ideas, concerns, best practices, and more. Closed captioning is available.
Registration is available to Department Affiliate Members only. A discount code is needed to register free of charge. The code will be emailed directly to the person listed as the primary contact for the Department Affiliate (DA)–usually a chair or administrative assistant. Please get in touch with your DA’s primary contact to receive the discount code or to inquire about DA membership more generally.
August 8-12, 2025
120th ASA Annual Meeting
The 120th ASA Annual Meeting will be held August 8-12, 2025 in Chicago. President-elect Adia M. Harvey Wingfield has chosen the theme “Reimagining the Future of Work.”
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