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If you missed the deadline to register for your hotel, you're in luck! The deadline has been pushed to today! Don't wait to get yours reservation in at the conference hotel! #MSS26 #sociology #socialscience #conference
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Check out where you'll check in! The reservation discount closes February 21st (This Saturday!) You can use the link below to reserve your spot in the Chase Park Plaza Hotel where the conference will be held!
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Introducing our keynote speaker for the 2026 Annual Meeting: Dr. Valerie Francisco-Manchavez. Dr. Francisco-Manchavez focuses on the intersection of economy and migration. We look forward to hearing her amazing presentation!
29.07.2025 20:24 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Making plans for MSS? Make sure to check out one of our amazing #Plenary speakers: Tracie Canada! @traciecanada.bsky.social will be presenting her #Research on the lived experiences of #Black #College #Football players.
#MSS26 #Sociology #Anthropology #SocialScience
👋 Undergraduate AKD members—submit your papers by March 1, 2026 for a chance at cash awards ad up to $1000 to support travel to the @asanews.bsky.social annual meeting
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#Sociology #SocialSciences #AlphaKappaDelta
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In this new TSQ article, Beth Anne Shelton, Kelly Bergstrand, and Rebecca Deen examine how recent school board conflicts have affected women school board members' political ambitions.
Read more at bit.ly/4c73BrH
🚨 “Perceiving Protest” by Austin Vo, Katherine Furl (@katherinefurl.bsky.social), Todd Lu, and Neal Caren (@haphazardsoc.bsky.social) is now free to read through the end of March!
Read it now at bit.ly/4kmN2KJ
Are you going to #stlouismo for MSS this year? There is still time to get the #EarlyBird registration rate! Click the link below to register! #sociology #midwest #socialscience
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Can you believe its almost the end of January? Luckily there is still time to get the early bird registration special!
Early bird registration for the MSS Annual Meeting ends on February 1st! Click the link below for more details!
www.themss.org/registration
🎉After seven years of exemplary leadership, Drs. J. Scott Carter & Cameron D. Lippard conclude their service as co-editors of SI, the flagship journal of @alphakappadelta.bsky.social.
Read more about their lasting impact on the journal & discipline👉 alphakappadelta.org/seven-years-...
The #Midwest #Sociological #Society hopes you had a great #Holiday Season! Don't forget to check your email for session RSVPs and the #Election Results! Congratulations to our new board members!!!
07.01.2026 16:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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In this new TSQ article, Darci Schmidgall, Popy Begum, and Christopher Seto (@criminovelist.bsky.social) show how the convergence of religious and political conservatism through Christian nationalism shapes abortion attitudes among the American public.
Read more at bit.ly/4jarZKo
This #OneSentenceSociology insight comes from Wang & Mahn's 2024 research published in Sociological Inquiry, the official journal of @alphakappadelta.bsky.social.
👉 Read the research at the link: doi.org/10.1111/soin...
#Sociology #FamilyResponsibility #CorporateCulture
We're extended our merch sale! 🎉
Receive $5 off our Varsity Hoodie or Black T-Shirt when you order online through February 1st!
#AlphaKappaDelta #Sociology
Congratulations to Bijoyetri Samaddar, who received a scholarship from the Midwest Sociological Society (MSS) for her research into knowledge production in policy-oriented organizations! sociology.wisc.edu/2025/11/21/b...
05.12.2025 16:50 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Did you know Registration is now open for the 2026 Annual Meeting? Don't forget to register and check your membership!
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Focusing on the case of Stormfront, a prominent white nationalist forum, Jesse Callahan Bryant (@jcallahanbryant.bsky.social) investigates how visual and textual practices together sustain collective identity in contemporary movements.
Read more at bit.ly/49tayCg
Today is the last day to submit for papers, workshops, and roundtables. Make sure to get yours in so you can join us in St. Louis! Don't forget that posters and 3MTs are due by December 19th!
#Sociology #Midwest #Academia #Science
Woah! Check out the different types of extensions! This must be in reference to our extended deadline.
If you're still wanting to submit your presentation, panel, or workshop then there's still time! Our new deadline for submissions is Tuesday, October 21st so submit before time runs out!
Are you wanting to present at the Midwest Sociological Society's Annoual Meeting in March of 2026? It's not too late! Hurry and submit your paper, panel, or workshop presentation before the deadline on Oct. 17th
#sociology #academia #conference #travel #socialscience
This past weekend, our board members met for the Fall Executive Meeting. During the meeting, we went out to explore the city so we knew where to plan fun events for the Annual Meeting. Check out some great photos from one of the groups!
#sociology #socialscience #stlouismo #meeting #explore
Have you already submitted your presentation for the 2026 Annual Meeting? Don't forget the important dates listed below!
Submission Deadline: 10/17/25
Poster and 3MT Deadline: 12/19/25
Registration Deadline: 2/1/26
Hotel Discount Deadline: 2/23/26
#Sociology #Conference #SocialScience #Academia
Did you know that the MSS Annual Meeting submissions are open??? Make sure to submit your abstract before Oct. 17th for regular sessions and Dec. 19th for posters!
#sociology #conference #academic #stlouismo #socialscience
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Analyzing data from France, Célia Bouchet, Michelle Maroto (@mmaroto.bsky.social), and David Pettinicchio (@dnpetti.bsky.social) show that, even among part-time workers, people with disabilities earn less than those without disabilities.
Read more at bit.ly/4lHPUAJ
If you have some free time at 7:30am or 3:56pm Eastern Time on Wednesday (8/20), tune into WAMC on the radio to hear our At-Large Director, Ryan Ceresola talk about conspiracy theories! Link below!
www.wamc.org/show/the-aca...
#Sociology #Radio #Midwest #Conspiracy
Introducing our keynote speaker for the 2026 Annual Meeting: Dr. Valerie Francisco-Manchavez. Dr. Francisco-Manchavez focuses on the intersection of economy and migration. We look forward to hearing her amazing presentation!
29.07.2025 20:24 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
With our last Board Member Introduction (for now), we are welcomed by our incredible President: Dr. Laurie Linhart of Des Moines Area Community College!
Check out who inspired her to get into sociology!
#Sociology #SocialScience #President #Iowa #Midwest
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
In her Midwest Sociological Society (@midwestsoc.bsky.social) Presidential Address, LaShaune P. Johnson emphasizes the importance of building relationships with people and organizations in one's local community.
Read more at bit.ly/4lpzBJw
FREE TO ACCESS THROUGH JULY 31
"Who is Labeled a Potential Mass Shooter? Mental Health Status, Perceived Propensities for Mass Violence, and Mental Health Stigma" by Elizabeth Felix is now free to read through July 31.
Read it at bit.ly/4ltP6zB
Is there a special topic that you want to present next year at MSS?
The MSS is currently taking proposals for Special Interest Organized Paper Sessions through July 18th. Click the link below to learn more!
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