Call for Nominations – 2026 General Election (nomination deadline 6/15)

Nominations are open for candidates to run in the 2026 General Election. Consider nominating a colleague or yourself for an elected office. All nominees must be a 2025 member and must have attended at least one annual meeting to be considered. Self-nominations are welcome.

05/20/2025, 05:19 PM

Register for the 75th Anniversary Annual Meeting

Register now for the 75th Anniversary Annual Meeting. Early Bird Registration ends on June 1. We’re excited to offer several one-day workshops and walking tours. Access the online registration form and learn more about the 2025 Annual Meeting. 

05/13/2025, 08:32 AM

Urgent Need for Transparency and Oversight Regarding Agency Deduction-in-Force and Reorganization Plans Affecting Scientific and Health Priorities

SSSP joined other organizations in signing a letter regarding the urgent need for transparency and oversight regarding agency deduction-in-force and reorganization plans affecting scientific and health priorities. Read the full letter from the American Psychological Association.

05/08/2025, 01:25 PM

2024 C. Wright Mills Award Finalists

The 2024 C. Wright Mills Award Finalists have been selected.

The committee reviewed 114 nominated books to select the five finalists. The winner will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on Saturday, August 9 from 5:45pm-7:00pm (Central Time). All finalists will be recognized on the SSSP website and at the Awards Ceremony.

To an outstanding degree, each of the finalists met the criteria for the award:

• Critically addresses an issue of contemporary public importance
• Brings to the topic a fresh, imaginative perspective
• Advances social scientific understanding of the topic
• Displays a theoretically informed view and empirical orientation
• Evinces quality in style of writing
• Explicitly or implicitly contains implications for courses of action

View the list of finalists.

05/01/2025, 08:00 AM