"Southwestern Social Science Association" News Stories

Voting is now open for the Southwestern Sociological Association (SSA) election of officers for 2019-2020!

This year we ask the members of SSA to select among candidates for three positions: a Vice President; two members of the Executive Council; and a Student Representative. Ballots are being emailed to registered members and are valid through October 1st. Email ballots are anonymous and can only ...
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Southwestern Social Science Association General Program Chair Tracy Dietz announced today that the deadline for submissions for our 2019 Annual Meeting has been extended to June 10th.  Those wishing to submit a proposal may do so by following this link.

Our 2019 Annual Meeting will be in San Diego at the Manchester Grand Hyatt from October 31 through November 2. The ...
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The Southwestern Social Science Association Council announced today the creation of the SSSA’s first-ever series of travel grants to aid students to attend the Annual Meeting.  Up to ten awards of $300 will be given to students, with at least one student in each affiliate member to receive such an award.

This program is a major point of emphasis for SSSA ...
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University of the Incarnate Word scholars Lydia Andrade, Scott Dittloff, and Lopita Nath have published a new volume on creating and conducting faculty-led study abroad experiences.  All three have extensive experience in the area, with UIWTX well-known for its program in India.  This new work is aimed at study-abroad leaders of all levels of experience, including chapters on budgeting and ...
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Sweet Briar College sociology student Courtney Nelson recently attended our 2018 Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida.  She presented results from research she conducted in a summer program at Texas A&M University on education and labor outcomes for Americans who immigrated from western Africa in this decade.  She authored a blog article on her research experience and her presentation at ...
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As you know Hurricane Michael has formed and is growing.  I have received emails from individuals concerned about whether the conference will be canceled.  The current, short answer to that is No.

I am in Orlando now (and as many of you know, lived here for 12 years) and am not terribly concerned about the effects of the hurricane on the ...
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University of the Incarnate Word political scientist Brandon Metroka has published a new article on how speaker ideology impacts how the US Supreme Court views 1st Amendment freedom of speech cases.  His work has been published in the Justice System Journal and can be accessed here.  He found that the links between speaker ideology, the method of speech chosen, and ...
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President Lydia Andrade has announced that the Southwestern Social Science Association’s 2018 Annual Meeting will feature a panel of three distinguished scholars at its plenary session.

Dr. Andrade said, “Our theme for this year’s meeting is ‘It’s A Small World’, reflecting the ever-increasing interconnectedness of people, systems and academic disciplines (and of course giving a nod to Disney).  To highlight this theme, ...
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This post shall serve as notice to members that an amendment to the SSSA Bylaws has been proposed.  The full text of the proposed amendment and a brief explanation behind it can be downloaded here.

The purpose of this amendment is to establish a new office of Communications Director, with consequential amendments to other sections reflecting creation of this office and ...
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Our 2018 Annual Meeting is just around the corner, and we are very pleased to announce that we will again offer our Graduate Student Fair and our Employment Service at the meeting.

The Graduate Student Fair and the Employment Service are open to institutions and organizations wishing to speak to prospective graduate students and to those who are or soon will ...
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