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Archives - April 2024

April 30, 2024

Stay at the SSSP Conference Hotel

Book your room at the conference hotel, the Le Centre Sheraton Montréal Hotel, and enjoy our discounted room rate of $275 (CAD) plus tax, per night. For reservations by phone, call toll-free 1-800-325-3535. Reservations must be confirmed by July 8 to guarantee our negotiated group rate. Reservations received after or if the room block is filled prior to that date, are subject to availability or increased rate.

04/30/2024, 12:30 PM

 

April 25, 2024

SAR 2024 Global Congress – Register Now!

Registration is open to the SAR Network for the 2024 Global Congress from June 25-27, 2024 in partnership with the European Humanities University (EHU) in Vilnius, Lithuania. The theme, “Sustainable knowledge: Lessons from universities, scholars and students in exile,” seeks to explore and capture the experience of current and prior generations of academic communities forced into exile by political unrest, repression, disaster and conflict. 

The Global Congress is SAR’s largest convening and held generally every 2-3 years. The event brings together network members and partners to learn, share experiences, build solidarity, and inform SAR’s activities and agenda for the coming years. See an updated program and register.

04/25/2024, 12:31 PM

 

April 23, 2024

Call for Resolutions Deadline, submission deadline April 30

Members who wish to propose resolutions for consideration of the SSSP, should submit them to SSSP Vice-President Anthony A. Peguero.

04/23/2024, 12:33 PM

 

April 18, 2024

Apply for the SSSP Meeting Mentor Program, deadline June 30

The Meeting Mentor Program is designed to facilitate interaction between new members or graduate students and veterans at the annual meeting. Meeting mentors provide valuable knowledge about the SSSP and annual meeting activities as well as insights into their own experiences as scholar activists. If you are interested in serving as a mentor or being matched with a mentor in Montréal, complete the appropriate online application.

04/18/2024, 12:33 PM

 

April 16, 2024

Membership and Outreach Spotlight: Dr. Morena Tartari

Our next Membership and Outreach Committee spotlight comes from Dr. Morena Tartari, Babeș-Bolyai University: SSSP member Jerome Krase, as President of the European Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (not the National Academy) and with Fulbright Foundation Specialist Award, have contributed to organize a conference on the "Local and Global Impacts of the War in Ukraine" with the Institute of Sociological Studies of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, in Prague

The conference will take place on June 6-7, 2024 and aims to strengthen the knowledge base on the consequences of the conflict in Ukraine in local and global contexts, to report on how the world is radically changing in response to the war, and to discuss and communicate this enhanced knowledge base to the wider public. Learn more on the conference website.

04/16/2024, 12:36 PM

 

April 11, 2024

Apply for Awards with an April 15th Deadline

Monday, April 15 is the final day to make a nomination for the following awards: Arlene Kaplan Daniels Paper Award, Doris Wilkinson Faculty Leadership Award, Joseph B. Gittler Award, Kathleen S. Lowney Mentoring Award, and Lee Founders Award. These awards are great ways to recognize outstanding leadership and scholarly achievements. Learn more and apply.

04/11/2024, 02:00 PM

 

April 09, 2024

Register for the 2024 Annual Meeting

Register nowfor the 74th Annual Meeting. Early Bird Registration ends on June 1. Access the online registration form and learn more about the 2024 Annual Meeting.

04/09/2024, 12:32 PM

 

April 04, 2024

Call for Submissions: 2024 Social Entrepreneurship Paper Awards, deadline April 30

Apply for one of the Social Entrepreneurship Paper Awards recognizing scholarship that explores how individuals and organizations innovate and fund solutions to address social problems. The Best Paper in Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation will receive $2,500, one complimentary 2024 SSSP membership and annual meeting registration. The Best Student Paper Award in Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation will receive $1,500, one complimentary 2024 SSSP student membership and annual meeting registration.

04/04/2024, 12:31 PM

 

April 02, 2024

2024 General Election Results

Thank you to all of our highly qualified candidates who accepted nominations for this important election, as well as the members who voted. We depend upon strong member participation in all aspects of SSSP’s operations and are grateful for those who are able and willing to serve the Society. Click here to view the election results.

04/02/2024, 12:38 PM