SSSP Membership Survey (deadline 3/19/25)

SSSP wants to hear from you! Please take some time to complete the SSSP Membership Survey if you haven’t already and let us know how we are meeting members' needs and fulfilling our mission as an organization committed to research in pursuit of social justice. We seek input from current, past, and prospective members regarding the ideologies and practices of the organization. Your responses are confidential and will be used to determine the future work of SSSP.

03/19/2025, 09:17 AM

Vote in the 2025 General Election

The deadline to cast your vote in the 2025 General Election is Saturday, March 15. We are excited to have a slate of highly qualified candidates willing to serve and proposed by-laws amendments for your consideration. Current members can login to make their voices heard. Please take time to cast your vote! Online voting will close at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on March 15.

03/13/2025, 08:26 AM

SSSP-ABS Co-Sponsored Event: Gathering to Discuss the State of the State

The Executive Officers of the Association of Black Sociologists and the Society for the Study of Social Problems invite our members to attend a discussion on “The State of the State” on Tuesday, March 25 at 3:00 pm (Eastern Time). This is an open and informal event for our members to gather to discuss what's happening to sociologists and critical scholars on national, state, and local levels. Contact Loren Henderson (ABS) at loren@umbc.edu or Elroi J. Windsor (SSSP) at ewindsor@westga.edu with any questions. Register for the event.

03/12/2025, 08:35 AM

Support the SSSP with a Sustaining Membership

Together, we can make a difference. Sustaining members enjoy the many benefits of a SSSP membership without the annual dues – all while helping the Society fulfill its purpose in pursuit of a more just and humane world. Kristen M. Budd, The Sentencing Project, says, “I became a sustaining SSSP member many years ago, because of the Society’s dedication to grapple with and address social problems at every scale. The fight for social justice continues, as does the work of the SSSP and its members to create a more just and equitable world.”

Join/renew your membership and consider a sustaining membership to help the SSSP continue its vital work.

03/11/2025, 08:30 AM

Register for the 75th Anniversary Annual Meeting

Register now for the 75th Anniversary Annual Meeting. Early Bird Registration ends on June 1. Access the online registration form and learn more about the 2025 Annual Meeting.

03/06/2025, 08:37 AM

SSSP Membership Survey (deadline 3/19/25)

SSSP wants to hear from you! Please take some time to complete the SSSP Membership Survey and let us know how we are meeting members' needs and fulfilling our mission as an organization committed to research in pursuit of social justice. We seek input from current, past, and prospective members regarding the ideologies and practices of the organization. Your responses are confidential and will be used to determine the future work of SSSP.

03/05/2025, 11:25 AM

Apply for SSSP Awards (Deadlines Vary)

We are now accepting nominations/applications for several awards. Deadlines vary for these awards: Arlene Kaplan Daniels Paper Award, Doris Wilkinson Faculty Leadership Award, Joseph B. Gittler Award, Kathleen S. Lowney Mentoring Award, Lee Founders Award, Outstanding Scholarship Awards,SWS Beth B. Hess Memorial Scholarship, Thomas C. Hood Social Action Award, and Travel Fund Awards.

03/04/2025, 08:35 AM

Scholars at Risk – “The Current State of Academic Freedom”

Scholars at Risk (SAR), in collaboration with the International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU), invites you to attend “The Current State of Academic Freedom,” a series of webinars discussing the challenges facing higher education institutions and academics across the world.

These one-hour sessions will highlight how the SAR Network is working to protect at-risk scholars and the freedom to think, question, and share ideas. SAR staff will discuss key trends from SAR's Free to Think 2024 report and how institutions can get involved. Each webinar will be regionally focused.

02/25/2025, 08:33 AM

A Message from the SSSP Anti-Harassment Committee

The SSSP Anti-Harassment Committee opposes and condemns the current administration’s assault on our immigrant and refugee communities and would like to send our support to our members, colleagues, students, family members and friends by sharing some resources related to immigrant rights. Read more.

02/21/2025, 09:33 AM

Support the SSSP with a Sustaining Membership

Together, we can make a difference. Sustaining members enjoy the many benefits of a SSSP membership without the annual dues – all while helping the Society fulfill its purpose in pursuit of a more just and humane world. Korey Tillman, Northeastern University, shares why he is a sustaining member, “SSSP has sustained me, and my goal as a sustaining member is to the return the favor. Throughout graduate school I had bouts of food insecurity, and for a time, if it was not for the Racial/Ethnic Minority Graduate Fellowship, I would have gone hungry. SSSP has literally fed me, and its members have fed my intellectual curiosities as an abolitionist scholar organizer. In the spirit of reciprocity, I give as I have received in hopes that the process continues.” Join/renew your membership and consider a sustaining membership to help the SSSP continue its vital work.

02/20/2025, 08:44 AM

Save The Dates for the Inaugural HBCU Prison Education Summit!

The HBCU Prison Education Summit’s theme is “Building A Prison-to-HBCU Pipeline,” and it will feature dynamic workshops, panels, and networking opportunities designed to strengthen the collaboration between Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and key stakeholders in the prison education field. Learn more and register.

02/19/2025, 09:18 AM

2025 General Election: Open for Voting

The 2025 General Election is open for voting! Current members can login to make their voices heard. The deadline to cast your vote is March 15.

02/18/2025, 08:33 AM