Footnotes 2013 | American Sociological Association

January 2013 (Volume 41, Number 1)

TRAILS Digital Library Hits 1,000 Subscriber Milestone (Diane Pike)
Recruitment and Retention of Sociology Majors (ASA Research Department)
Gun Violence: Lifting the Shackles on Federal Firearms Research (Sally T. Hillsman)
Science Policy – The NIH Launches Blog on Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, Results of the 2012 Monitoring the Future Survey Are Available)
The Applied Theorist with an Academic Day Job (Thomasina Borkman)
Internationalising the Curriculum: Economic Rationalist or Transformative Approach (Cynthia Joseph)
Using Social Media in the Classroom: A Community College Perspective (Chad M. Gesser)
Thank You, ASA Members!
Seven Sociologists Elected as AAAS Fellows (Howard E. Aldrich, Nicole Woolsey Biggart, Randy Hodson, Melvin L. Oliver, Zhenchao Qian, John Skvoretz, Richard Michael Suzman
ASA Awards Six Grants for the Advancement of Sociology: Rebekah Burroway, Andy Clarno, Sarah Damaske, Claire Laurier Decoteau, Steve Lopez, Lizabeth Zack
Deaths: Charles Louis Kincannon
Obituaries: Josef C. Gutenkauf, Aubrey Wendling

February 2013 (Volume 41, Number 2)

The Two Cities of New York: Wealth, Poverty, and Diversity in the Big Apple (Andrew A. Beveridge)
Recipients of the 2013 ASA Awards: W.E.B. DuBois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award – Joe R. Feagin, Distinguished Career Award for the Practice of Sociology – Donald Light, Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award – Greta R. Krippner, Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award – Rose M. Brewer and Jay R. Howard, Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award – Elijah Anderson, Jessie Bernard Award – Kathleen Gerson, Excellence in the Reporting of Social Issues Award – Ira Glass and the staff of This American Life, Public Understanding of Sociology Award Ruth Milkman.
Sociologists Help Establish Network to Promote Community Engaged Scholarship (Jose Calderon and Mark R. Warren)
Sociology Is a STEM Discipline (Sally T. Hillsman)
Science Policy; Americans in Worse Health than People in Other HighIncome Countries, The NHA Named Stephen Kidd the New Executive Director, NIH Names New Director of The Center for Scientific Review
Russell Sage Foundation Names a New President: Sheldon H. Danziger
TRAILS Top 10 Resources of 2012 (Jaime Hecht)
2013 ASA Annual Meeting Film Screening (Jamie Hecht)
Responding to the Students in our Classrooms: On Teaching Military Veterans and Engineering Majors (Lisa Brush)
The Growing Presence of Social Science in Qatar (Jon T. Crist)
ASA Forum (Phyllis Puffer)
Deaths: Stanley Cohen
Obituaries: Michal McCall-Meshejian
Funding: Student Forum Travel Grants
For Members Only: Individual Health Insurance Plans

March/April 2013 (Volume 41, Number 3)

New York: A City Transformed by Immigration (Nancy Foner)
Rob Warren to Edit Sociology of Education
Enhancing Teaching and Learning for Active-Duty Military Students (Darlene Smucny and Merrily Stover)
Speaking for Science: ASA Submits an Amicus Brief to the U.S. Supreme Court (Sally T. Hillsman)
Science Policy: Speaking for Science: ASA Submits an Amicus Brief to the U.S. Supreme Court, Population Reference Bureau: Changes in U.S. Foreign Born May Slow Population Growth
Coburn Amendment Restricts NSF Political Science Funding (Howard Silver)
What Do We Know about Postdoctorates in Sociology? (Department of Research on the Profession and the Discipline)
Visiting New York City (ASA Meeting Services)
Candidates for ASA Offices in 2013
Candidates for President-Elect: Paula England, Aldon D. Morris
Candidates for Vice President-Elect: Cecilia Menjívar, Rubén G. Rumbaut
Upcoming Program Review? Browse ASA’s List of Highly Qualified External Reviewers (The Department Resources Group)
This is in addition to the extenHuman Rights Delegation as a Post-Retirement Venture: Keith Roberts
Statistics Is Cool! (Ronald L. Wasserstein)
Announcements
Deaths: Irene Taviss Thomson
Council Appoints New Editors of JHSB and SOE
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May/June 2013 (Volume 41, Number 4)

Williamsburg, Brooklyn: Capital of Cool (Sharon Zukin)
Interrogating Inequality: Plans for ASA in New York (Cecilia L. Ridgeway)
Sociologists Featured at 2013 AAAS Annual Meeting (Roberta Spalter-Roth & Jean H. Shin)
Social Sciences under Attack—Again and Worse (Sally T. Hillsman)
Summary of ASA Editorial Activity
New Department Affiliates Benefit Professional Development Webinars for Sociology Faculty (Margaret Weigers Vitullo)
Sociology in Australia: A Disciple Finding Its Way in the World (Salvatore Babones)
Building a STEM – Literate Society Calls for Sociologists’ Expertise (Debbie Storrs and John Mihelich)
Call for Nominations for ASA Offices
ASA Awards Seven Grants for the Advancement of Sociology: Mikhail Balaev, Carolyn Chen, Ashley Currier, Kim Ebert, Chunping Han, John W. Mohr, Tiffany Taylor
2013 Howery Teaching Enhancement Fund Winners: Stephanie Medley-Rath, David Blouin, Allison Moss, Tracy Ore, Ashley Rondini
William Knox: A Positive Force in Greensboro (MaryBe MacMillan’s)
Sociologist Honored for Research on Education and Immigrant Populations (Rubén G. Rumbaut)
ASA Forum: Sociologists and Same-Sex Marriage: Politics of Truth (Mathieu Deflem)
Deaths: Carol H. Weiss, Raymond Boudon
Obituaries Gerald R. Garrett, David E. Lavin, Gerald Marwell, Carol H. Weiss
Funding: Fund for the Advancement of the Discipline (ad)
For members Only: Health Proponent: Help for Health Care and Insurance Problems, Members on Vacation, ASA Online Bookstore (ad)

July/August 2013 (Volume 41, Number 5)

The High Line Park in NYC (David Halle)
2013 Election Results: President-Elect Paula England, New York University, Vice President-Elect Cecilia Menjivar, Arizona State University, Council Members-at-Large Patricia E. White, National Science Foundation, Leslie McCall, Northwestern University, Karyn Lacy, University of Michigan, Tina Fetner, McMaster University, Committee on Nominations Elizabeth A. Armstrong, University of Michigan, Francesca Polletta, University of California-Irvine, Monica McDermott, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Kathleen J. Ferraro, Northern Arizona University, Maxine Leeds Craig, University of California-Davis, Dawn T. Robinson, University of Georgia
Briefing: Strategies for Building a Diverse Scientific Workforce (Angela L. Sharpe)
Your First ASA Annual Meeting? Helpful hints from a ~~old~~ long-time member (Sally T. Hillsman)
Science Policy: A New Census Bureau Director Nominated, Provisions Affecting the NSF Political Science Program of the Federal Continuing Appropriations Act
Three Sociologists Honored: William Julius Wilson, Richard Hauser, Yu Xie
Improvement in Faculty Salaries for Some (ASA Department of Research)
Austin Summit on LGBT Families Report (Amy C. Lodge and Brandon Andrew Robinson)
ISA World Congress in Yokohama, Japan, July 2014
An Artful Transition to Retirement (Thomas L. Van Valey)
Online BS in Sociology: A “Natural Experiment” at Kennesaw State University (Cristina Gheorghiu-Stephens and Samuel Abaidoo)
What’s Distinctive about Teaching Writing to Sociology Students? (William G. Roy)
The Sociology and Politics of Being a Mayor (Mike Hirsch)
ASA Welcomes Minority Fellowship Program Cohort 40 (ASA Minority Fellowship Program) Edwin Ackerman (ASA Council MFP), Regina S. Baker (ABS/Leadership Campaign MFP), Jessica Dunning-Lozano (ASA Council MFP), Joseph Ewoodzie (MSS/ Leadership Campaign MFP), Elena Shih (SWS MFP #1), Stacy Torres (SWS MFP # 2), Matthew Town (AKD MFP)
Giving Up Keeping Up (Peter J. Donaldson)
ASA Forum: Making Content as Important as Form (Thomas Schef)
Announcements
Deaths: Michel Crozier, Gerald Marwell, Aristide R. Zolberg
Obituaries: Daniel O’Haver Price

September/October 2013 (Volume 41, Number 6)

An Ethnographer, a Teacher, and the 2014 ASA President (Robin Leidne)
The Journal of Health and Social Behavior Welcomes New Editor: Gilbert Gee
2013 ASA Annual Meeting Breaks Attendance Record (Daniel Fowler)
Sociological Careers – Can Graduate Training Meet the Challenge? (Sally T. Hillsman)
Why the President’s 2014 Budget Should Restore Funding for ESOPs (Heather Gautney)
2013 CNSF Exhibition & Reception (ASA Public Affairs)
Sexualities in the Social World (Paula England)
Think Ahead to 2015! (ASA Meetings)
Eight Projects Are Funded by the 2013 CARI Grant (Claudia Chaufan, Shane Lachtman, Carl Milofsky, Caitlin Patler, Frank Ridzi and Matthew Loveland, Mark Sherry, Dale Willits)
The University as an Open Space: the World Social Forum (Val Moghadam,)
2013-2014 Regional and Aligned Sociology Meetings (ASA Meeting Services)
Applications Invited for Editorships Meetings (ASA Publications Committee)
ASA Member-Get-A-Member Campaign a Success (ASA Membership)
ASA Forum: Do You Know Your Students’ Rights? (Shirley A. Jackson)
Announcements
Deaths: Robert N. Bellah, Fred H. Goldner, William Gray, Rita J. Simon, Philip E. Slater
Obituaries: Raymond Boudon, Andrew M. Greeley, Won Moo Hurh, Bernard Dov Lazerwitz, Gerald Marwell, Ralph Wahrman
2014 MFP Call for Applications (ASA Minority Fellowship Program (MFP)

November 2013 (Volume 41, Number 7)

Congressional Briefing on Aging in Rural America: 21st Century Trends (E. Helen Berry)
Manuscript Review Strategies (David Brunsma; Monica Prasad, Ezra Zuckerman
Major ASA Award Recipients Honored in New York City – W.E.B. DuBois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award: Joe R. Feagin, Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award: Elijah Anderson, Award for Public Understanding of Sociology Award: Ruth Milkman, Jessie Bernard Award Kathleen Gerson, Distinguished Scholarly Book: Award Greta R. Krippner, Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award: Rose Brewer, Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award: Jay Howard, Distinguished Career Award for the Practice of Sociology: Donald Light, Excellence in Reporting on Social Issues Award: Ira Glass and the Staff of This American Life.
Congressional Impasse and Government Shutdown Hurts Science and the Nation (Sally T. Hillsman)
Science Forum (The Future of the Sociology of Aging: An Agenda for Action, Census: Asians Fastest Growing Race or Ethnic Group in 2012, Toolkit for Community Conversations about Mental Health)
Not Your Usual Day at the Mall: A Science Career Fair and an Informal STEM Education Experiment (ASA APAP)
Public Engagement: Differences Between the U.S. and the UK (Ann Brooks)
A Rural Sociologist for Almost Eight Decades: Olaf F. Larson (Julie Zimmerman)
My Sorokin Lecture at Passaic County Community College (Eduardo Bonilla-Silva)
Call for ASA Award Nominations (W.E.B. DuBois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award, Distinguished Book Award, Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award, Distinguished Career Award for the Practice of Sociology, Excellence in the Reporting of Social Issues Award, Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award, Award for Public Understanding of Sociology, Award for Public Understanding of Sociology, Dissertation Award) (ASA Governance Department)
Council Highlights
ASA Forum: Shakers and Shakees: A Defense of Social Science (John C. Alessio)
Announcements
Deaths: Carmen “Joey” Veneziano, Robert “Bob” Bolles Zehner
Obituaries: J. Kenneth Davidson, Sr., Fred H. Goldner, Robert “Bob” Bolles Zehner

December 2013 (Volume 41, Number 8)

Challenges and Opportunities for the Social and Behavioral Sciences (Brad Smith)
The NAS Celebrates 150 Years with a Nod to the Social Sciences (Michael Kisielewski)
Candidates for 2014 Election (President-Elect: Ruth Milkman, Bernice A. Pescosolido; Vice President-Elect: Mary Bernstein, Barbara Jane Risman, Council Members-At Large: Katharine Donato, Tanya Marie Golash-Boza, Mark Gould, Adia M. Harvey-Wingfield, Margaret Hunter, Peter Kivisto, Jyoti Puri, Robb Willer, Committee on Nominations Tim Bartley, Wendy Cadge, William F. Danaher, Steve G. Hoffman, Michael Hughes, Grace Kao, Omar A. Lizardo, Rashawn Ray, Victor Rios, Thomas E. Shriver, Lyn Spillman, Stephen A. Sweet, Committee on Publications Kathleen M. Blee, Timothy Hallett, Douglas Hartmann, Nella Van Dyke, Committee on Committees Member-at-Large Caroline W. Lee, Dawne Moon, Gilda Laura Ochoa, Bandana Purkayastha, David Flores, Rita Stephan, Amin Ghaziani, Steven J. Gold,)
Should Graduate Sociology Programs Teach Academic Writing? And If so, How? (Sally T. Hillsman)
Science Policy: New Website Launched by AAAS, Impact of Sequestration on the National Institutes Of Health, U.S. Life Expectancy Increases Overall, Declines For Some
Wendy Baldwin Retires as Population Reference Bureau President and CEO (Johanna Olexy)
Space for Other Group Activities (ASA Meetings)
Five Ws of an ASA Congressional Fellowship (Heather Gautney)
Call for Papers Is Now Open
Dissertation Award Winners: Dissertation Major ASA Award Larissa Buchholz , Dissertation Award Daniel A. Menchik
“Why Teach at a Community College?” (A. James McKeever)
ASA Honors Program Participants: Then and Now; Dennis Rome, David Embrick, Sean Everton, Joseph Ewoodzie, Diane Grams.
Two Sociologists Elected as AAAS Fellows; Paul D. Cleary & Alberto Palloni
Mark Caldwell Funded by the 2013 CARI Grant
Nominations Sought for 2014 Section Awards
Announcements
Deaths: Suzanne Bianchi, Ernest Q. Campbell, Bill Erbe, Richard P. Gale, Juan Linz
Obituaries: Suzanne Bianchi, Richard P. Gale