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Founded in 1905, the ASA's mission is to serve sociologists in their work, advance sociology as a science and profession, and promote the contributions and use of sociology to society. Our most popular pages here: https://bit.ly/m/AmSocAssoc
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ASA’s 2024 Annual Report is here! Have a look back on all that was accomplished last year. As always, we thank our members for your continued support and engagement! asanet.org/footnotes

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Apply to be an editor for Sociology of Race and Ethnicity! ASA’s Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities is looking for editor applications from individuals and teams. Applications due March 28. Read the call here: https://bit.ly/4jsHxZN #ASA #journals #sociology #research #editor

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ASA membership gets you access to a trove of informative webinars! Be sure to check out the archive, including the webinar Uprooting Racism: The Role of Sociology, with Theresa Rocha Beardall, @trochabeardall.bsky.social, Dawn Dow, & A. James McKeever. https://bit.ly/3D2KiAQ

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Don’t delay! Today is the last day of ASA’s Winter Membership Drive. Be sure to join or renew before midnight ET today for a host of valuable benefits and to be entered into a drawing for a chance to win one of five $100 VISA gift cards. https://bit.ly/Winter25Drive

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Time is running out! ASA’s Winter Membership Drive is wrapping up tomorrow. Make time to join or renew by 11:59 pm ET Feb. 27 for 365 days of career-enhancing member benefits AND a chance to win one of five $100 VISA gift cards. https://bit.ly/Winter25Drive

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ASA joined with 800+ organizations and 3000+ individuals urging Congress to fund NIH in the FY2025 appropriations bill and preserve protections against cuts to reimbursement for NIH grantee Facilities and Administrative costs. See all ASA advocacy here: www.asanet.org/public-engag...

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The ASA, American Federation of Teachers @AFT, and AFT-Maryland, facilitated by @DemocracyForward, have filed a complaint today in federal court in Maryland challenging the “Dear Colleague Letter” published by the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

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The Latest from the White House, Congress Inches Towards Budget Reconciliation, and More in this week's Washington Update! 📰 Read more ➡️

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👩‍🏫 Who’s teaching the next generation? The numbers don’t add up—while the US #studentbody diversifies, the #teacherworkforce remains predominantly White. New #DataViz by Drs. @maithgopalan.bsky.social, @jilli-jung.bsky.social & Paul Hanselman: doi.org/10.1177/2378...

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The deadline for proposals for ASA 2025 Annual Meeting in Chicago is tomorrow! Send us your papers, extended abstracts, courses, precons, symposiums, & workshops. The online portal will close on Wednesday, Feb 26, at 11:59 pm Eastern. https://bit.ly/ASA2025Call.

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Looking forward to the ASA 2025 Annual Meeting in Chicago? Remember, ASA members get discounts on registration! Join or renew by 11:59 pm ET Feb. 27 to enter a drawing for one of five $100 VISA gift cards. https://bit.ly/Winter25Drive

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Just a couple more days to submit or volunteer for the ASA 2025 Annual Meeting in Chicago! The online portal will close on Wednesday, Feb 26, at 11:59 pm Eastern. https://bit.ly/ASA2025Call.

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With ASA's 53 special interest Sections and eight ASA Communities, there are so many ways to network and support one another. Join or renew by 11:59 pm ET Feb. 27 for a chance to win one of five $100 VISA gift cards. https://bit.ly/Winter25Drive

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ASA membership comes with three informative e-newsletters, providing an efficient way to keep up to date on the discipline and all things ASA. Join or renew by 11:59 pm ET Feb. 27 for a chance to win one of five $100 VISA gift cards. https://bit.ly/Winter25Drive

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From sociology graduate students and recent grads to sociologists working everywhere—there’s a place for everyone at ASA. And now, when you join or renew your membership by 11:59 pm ET Feb. 27, you’ll have a chance to win a $100 VISA gift card! https://bit.ly/Winter25Drive

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Enhance your professional life and ensure the ongoing strength of your professional association—join or renew your ASA membership today! Now until 11:59 pm ET Feb. 27, you’ll also be entered into a drawing for one of five $100 VISA gift cards. https://bit.ly/Winter25Drive

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ASA has resources to help you with your program review! ASA can get you the help you need. On our website you can access resources to find a reviewer who is a good fit with your program’s needs and priorities. https://bit.ly/ASAPRC

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ASA membership gets you access to great benefits, such as free webinars, online access to ASA journals, and unlimited downloads from TRAILS. Join or renew by 11:59 pm ET Feb. 27 for a chance to win one of five $100 VISA gift cards. https://bit.ly/Winter25Drive

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Check out the latest issue of ASA's Contexts Magazine! @contexts.org

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Webinar tomorrow! Want practical tools to amplify your voice & connect your work to broader audiences? Join “Media Savvy: Tools for Public Facing Scholars” Feb. 20 at 1 pm EST w/ Rashawn Ray @sociologistray.bsky.social @univofmaryland.bsky.social. Free for ASA members! https://bit.ly/3WPI2ne

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ASA’s Winter Membership Drive is underway! Join or renew by 11:59 pm ET Feb. 27 for 365 days of career-enhancing member benefits AND a chance to win one of five $100 VISA gift cards. https://bit.ly/Winter25Drive

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Remember to check out the ASA Calendar for upcoming events and deadlines. We’re regularly adding new items of interest to ASA members. Visit www.asanet.org/calendar.

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The deadline for proposals for ASA 2025 Annual Meeting in Chicago is next week! Send us your papers, extended abstracts, courses, precons, symposiums, & workshops by Feb. 26. https://bit.ly/ASA2025Call.

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Check out this recent op-ed from ASA member Grace Kao, Yale University. www.koreaherald.com/article/1042...

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Today is the first day of ASA’s Winter Membership Drive! Join or renew now by 11:59 pm ET Feb. 27 to be entered into a drawing for a chance to win one of five $100 VISA gift cards. Join or renew today! https://bit.ly/Winter25Drive

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Deadline today! Sociology undergrads, be sure to submit your application online for the ASA Honors Program by 11:59 pm EST. Read application instructions here: https://bit.ly/ASAHonorsProgram. #ASA #HonorsProgram #sociology #ASA2025 #undergraduates

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Need dedicated time to write? Connect with others and stay motivated! 📝 ✍️ Join ASA SFAB for a Virtual Writing Day! ✍️ 📅 Date: February 27, 2025 ⏰ Time: 6-8PM ET | 3-5PM PT 📌 Registration required: tinyurl.com/ASASFAB #AcademicWriting #WritingCommunity #ASA

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Deadline in 2 weeks! Send us your proposals for papers, extended abstracts, courses, preconferences, symposiums, & workshops for the ASA 2025 Annual Meeting in Chicago! We can’t wait to learn more about what you’ve been working on! Deadline is Feb. 26. https://bit.ly/ASA2025Call.

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Together with more than 45 other organizations, ASA signed a public statement reaffirming our commitment to academic freedom, stable research funding, and policies grounded in scientific evidence. unitedsciencealliance.org

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Deadline approaching! Are you an exceptional sociology undergrad interested in learning about the professional life of the discipline at the ASA Annual Meeting in Chicago? Be sure to submit your materials online by Feb. 17. Read application instructions here: https://bit.ly/ASAHonorsProgram

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Check out this recent book from ASA members Nicholas H. Wolfinger @nickwolfinger.bsky.social, University of Utah @utah.edu, and Matthew McKeever, Haverford College @haverfordcollege.bsky.social, "Thanks for Nothing: The Economics of Single Motherhood since 1980" from Oxford UP. bit.ly/4jP5F9n

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Are you a current ASA member with NSF- or NIH-funded research? Our director of communications and external affairs would love to hear about your project. Send a message to [email protected] with the phrase FEDERALLY FUNDED SOCIOLOGY in the subject line. Please include any relevant URLs.

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ASA has joined with 230 national, state, and local organizations (+ 2,600 individuals from the private, public, non-profit, and scientific sectors) demanding Congress to order the restoration of taxpayer financed data removed from federal agency websites. www.asanet.org/wp-content/u...

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A great opportunity for sociology graduate students!

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Take some time out for a podcast! ASA members Emily EN Miller & Alejandro Schugurensky, Princeton University, discuss their recent article in Sociology of Education, "Complicating the “Suburban Advantage”: Examining Racial and Gender Inequality in Suburban and Urban School Settings." bit.ly/3YVydFC

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Free webinar for ASA members! Join us in a talk with Rashawn Ray @sociologistray.bsky.social @univofmaryland.bsky.social about skills and strategies needed to effectively engage with the public through interviews, authoring op-eds and blogs, & more. Feb 20, 1 pm EST. Register: https://bit.ly/3WPI2ne

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Media clips from ASA members Raka Ray @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, Max Besbris ‪@uwsoc.bsky.social‬, Aldon Morris, and Ulrike Bialas @ulrikebialas.bsky.social @mpimmg.bsky.social. Includes reflections on the passing of Michael Burawoy.

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Free resource for ASA members! Interested in taking the next step in your sociology career? Whether you are looking for a job in academia or applied sociology, or if you’re interested in a pre- or postdoctoral fellowship, the ASA Career Center has options for you. https://bit.ly/ASACareerCenter

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Free to read! Check out this new article in Socius @sociusjournal.bsky.social by ASA member Teke Wiggin, Northwestern University, "Weaponizing the Workplace: How Algorithmic Management Shaped Amazon’s Antiunion Campaign in Bessemer, Alabama." bit.ly/3WXaJPc

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In case you are unable to join the online tribute honoring the life and contributions to sociology of Michael Burawoy today, Feb. 8, at noon (12 pm Eastern), you can watch the recording on the ISA YouTube channel afterward https://bit.ly/414VbLC

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Now accepting nominations for the ASA Honors Program! Providing exceptional sociology undergrads with a rich introduction to the professional life of the discipline at the ASA Annual Meeting in Chicago. Applications Feb 17 https://bit.ly/ASAHonorsProgram #ASA #HonorsProgram #ASA2025 #undergraduates

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Call for Papers: Special Issue on Sociological Theorizing from the Global South Full details here: www.asanet.org/wp-content/u... @asanews.bsky.social

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The International Sociological Association @isa-sociology.bsky.social invites the global community of sociologists to an online tribute to the life of Michael Burawoy, Saturday, Feb. 8, noon Eastern. Follow the YouTube live transmission bit.ly/414VbLC.

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Critics argue that DEI unfairly advantages unqualified workers, promotes division among employees, and leads to a decline in productivity. Research shows categorically that the reverse is true. Beyond Buzzwords: The Real Impact of Race, Gender, and DEI at Work www.newswise.com/articles/bey...

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Sociology graduate students! Join us tomorrow at 3pm Eastern for a virtual proseminar with practical strategies to help you prepare for your comprehensive exams. Free for ASA student members. Register here: https://bit.ly/4gbuMzU. #ASA #sociology #graduatestudent #professionaldevelopment

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ASA mourns the sudden loss of former President Michael Burawoy, who died tragically in Oakland, CA, on February 3. Burawoy received the ASA Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award and W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award. His will be greatly missed.

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