Deadline today! Applications for the ASA Policy Outreach Program Fellowship are due today, May 18 at 5 pm Eastern. Get application instructions and info about the application timeline here: https://bit.ly/ASAPOP.  #ASA #sociology #ASAPOP

Last day to apply!

Voting in ASA Elections will close today, Monday, May 18 at 5 pm Eastern. https://bit.ly/4b4HLon.

Ever wonder about what makes some places more attractive to stage a protest than others? Sociology has an answer for that! Check out the free article "Places for Public Discourse: Walkability and Protest in the United States" and companion podcast: https://bit.ly/4tyxCWs. @cicojournal.bsky.social

Upcoming deadline! This is the last weekend to finesse and put the finishing touches on your application for ASA Policy Outreach Program Fellowship. Be sure to send us your materials by May 18 at 5 pm Eastern. https://bit.ly/ASAPOP.

Not only are the ASA 2026 Annual Meeting hotels offering discounted rates exclusively for attendees, but they’re also centrally located near so many attractions. Whether you are traveling with family, friends, or flying solo, Midtown has something for you! Register today! https://bit.ly/3NmR2hD

Drawing on extensive surveys and interviews, ASA member Veronica Terriquez shows that nonprofit youth organizing groups create spaces that support emotional well-being, encourage academic success and job readiness, and foster an active civic life. @russellsagefdn.bsky.social

Racist comments. Complicity in taking down independent media. Refusal to support a WWF union. ASA member Tim Gill @timgill924.bsky.social explains how the new documentary about Hulk Hogan avoids the questions that matter most. @jacobinmag.bsky.social

Looking for your next binge watch? Get cozy and explore ASA’s video and webinar archive—free for ASA members! Try starting with this recording on teaching sociology in the age of AI, w/ Caroline Calogero, @przega.bsky.social, @jeffguhin.bsky.social, + @mestefan.bsky.social. https://bit.ly/4dcz0bm

Don’t miss out! Visit the ASA calendar today to discover what sociological conversations and learning opportunities are coming up. http://asanet.org/calendar.  #ASA #sociology #webinars #professionaldevelopment

From Hurricane Katrina to COVID-19, kids aren't just vulnerable victims of disaster; they also contribute to their own recovery and that of their communities. ASA member Lori Peek @colorado.edu shines a light on children’s agency and generosity in challenging times.

Deadline next week! Finalize your materials and be sure to send us your application for the ASA Policy Outreach Program Fellowship by May 18 at 5 pm Eastern. Open to sociologists with a PhD in sociology and 3+ years of experience. https://bit.ly/ASAPOP.

Drawing on over a decade of fieldwork in financial markets, ASA member Christian Borch offers a rare inside look at how trading automatons are built, the risks they pose, and how they challenge our understanding of markets and decision-making. @stanfordpress.bsky.social

Register for the ASA 2026 Annual Meeting to explore timely ideas, hear diverse perspectives, and connect with colleagues during Book Forums! Authors and panelists will discuss works on women’s labor, racism in online dating, and a behind-the-scenes look at CPS, and more! https://bit.ly/BookForums

The administration has pulled funding for many of the programs contributing to the country's historically low crime rates. ASA member Andrea Hagan offers insights into the specific risks of such abrupt disinvestment. @us.theconversation.com

How does the media break down under the rule of elected government? Drawing on fieldwork + in-depth interviews, ASA member Defne Över traces consolidation of power in Turkey + how journalists navigated the new climate of fear, hope, doubt, + anger. @rutgersupress.bsky. social

Fast, convenient, and easy to read. ASA member Daniel Karell @ispsyale.bsky.social comments on his recent research showing that while AI summaries can be effective teachers, they also influence our political opinions.

Considering a career move? ASA members can access our Career Center for free! Create your profile via your ASA account to get started searching for fellowships and jobs in academia and applied sociology. https://bit.ly/ASACareerCenter  #ASA #sociology #sociologyjobs

Voting in ASA Elections is open now and will close in one week—on Monday, May 18, 2026, at 5 p.m. Eastern. Learn about the candidates here: https://bit.ly/4b4HLon.

ASA members Allison C. Carey and Richard K. Scotch detail how a requirement of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that services be delivered in the most integrated setting appropriate has become a fundamental principle of disability rights...and is now under threat. @thehill.com 

Many schools have moved away from formal suspensions and expulsions. Why have more informal disciplinary practices emerged in their place? Get answers in ASA’s Contexts. The entire issue is free to read until May 28! @contexts.org https://bit.ly/4cFhqh5

The world of science funding is changing rapidly. Get your bearings at the ASA 2026 Annual Meeting in NYC! This Presidential Panel will provide insights into how sociology informs organizational missions + challenges of sociology research funding. Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/3QGVjyf.

ASA member Robert Lee Maril draws on interviews and participant-observation data from his volunteer work at a food pantry, plus census and sociological data, to illuminate the lived experience of poverty and food insecurity in communities across Oklahoma. @oupress.bsky.social

Applications for the ASA Policy Outreach Program Fellowship are due on May 18! Open to sociologists with PhD in sociology and 3+ years of experience who want to get media training + develop skills for communicating social science research w/ decision makers. https://bit.ly/ASAPOP.

Why do some people accept, or even approve of, economic inequalities? Francesco Duina and Luca Storti examine market, moral, and cultural justifications in the recent issue of ASA’s Contexts. The entire issue is free to read until May 28! @contexts.org https://bit.ly/4cFhqh5

"Our findings suggest that sports gambling behaviors seem to be a function of religious identities, affiliations, cultures, and practices, but in pretty nuanced ways,” says ASA member Chris Knoester (Ohio State) about new research with Laura Upenieks (Baylor).

Congress must intervene immediately to protect the SBE Directorate! Personalize ASA’s template message to explain to your congresspersons why NSF support is vital to your research, teaching, and the discipline. bit.ly/ASAaction.

"Opponents don't go after things that don't matter. When ideas move possibilities, these are the moments that the ideas come under stress and pressure and elimination." Kimberlé Crenshaw @law.ucla.edu discusses intersectionality, CRT, and her new memoir. @npr.org

ASA’s Sections and Communities are planning thoughtful and timely events in support of sociologists every month! Don’t miss out—visits the ASA Calendar! Visit http://asanet.org/calendar.    #ASA #sociology #webinars #professionaldevelopment

You can get funds to help bring social science knowledge and methods to bear in addressing community-based problems. Apply for an ASA CARI grant! Must have PhD in sociology or be enrolled in PhD-granting sociology program. Deadline Aug. 28. https://bit.ly/3O58KCY.

In the latest issue of ASA’s Contexts, author and social science researcher Julie Fennell considers how updating our legal and cultural vocabulary around sexual violation could benefit both survivors and offenders. Read for free until May 28! @contexts.org https://bit.ly/4cFhqh5

Register for the ASA 2026 Annual Meeting in NYC to learn how community-engaged sociology is reshaping the discipline during this Presidential Panel featuring several past ASA presidents! Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/3NmR2hD.

“They are looking towards the future but reminding the fans and themselves of their history.” ASA member Grace Kao (Yale University) provides insight into the title of the new album from BTS. @us.theguardian.com

Act now to protect NSF’s SBE Directorate! The administration's FY27 budget poses a serious threat to sociology and the social sciences. ASA’s Action Center to contact your elected official and urge them to protect funding for sociology! bit.ly/ASAaction

Read a sociological perspective on how young Americans aren’t simply abandoning religion but transforming it in ASA’s Contexts. The entire issue is free to read until May 28! @contexts.org https://bit.ly/4cFhqh5

ASA member Nathan Katz @nathankatz.bsky.social analyzes campaign finance reform discussions in the legislative record and the Supreme Court, tracing the development of a system that treats unlimited campaign spending as free speech. @univpressofkansas.bsky.social

Voting in ASA Elections is open now and will close on Monday, May 18, 2026, at 5 p.m. Eastern. Learn about the candidates here: https://bit.ly/4b4HLon.

Book your rooms for the ASA 2026 Annual Meeting in NYC! Conference hotels are close to so many of the city’s must-visit destinations to suit any interest! Book through the ASA website before July 12 to get discounted rates. bit.ly/40uVePX    #ASA #ASA2026 #sociology

Are you a sociologist who wants to learn how to connect w/ decision makers? Apply for the ASA Policy Outreach Program Fellowship to get media training + develop skills for communicating social science research. Deadline May 18. Must have sociology PhD and 3+ yrs of experience https://bit.ly/ASAPOP.

ASA member Eileen M. Otis @northeasternu.bsky.social draws on years of fieldwork to document Walmart's expansion in China. It is a case of frictions, improvisations, and labor struggles that reveal deeper transformations in global economic power. @stanfordpress.bsky.social

"The truth-seeking higher education enables is among democracy’s core pillars," writes ASA member Mark C. Pachucki @umassamherst.bsky.social. "Why doesn’t the general public seem to care?" @sciencepolitics.bsky.social

The 2025 ASA Guide to Graduate Departments of Sociology is now available online! Ideal for academic administrators, advisers, faculty, and students seeking comprehensive information on sociology grad departments. Free for ASA members! https://bit.ly/4iLZVeP  #ASA #sociology #sociologydepartments

ASA member Joshua Basseches @joshuabasseches.bsky.social draws on legislative and regulatory texts, interviews, and archival material to illustrate how corporate ownership of the electricity grid matters to state-level renewable energy policymaking. @mitpress.bsky.social

The latest issue of ASA's Contexts is now available to read for free online and includes a must-see photo essay on Indigenous dance as an act of resistance. All articles are open access until May 28! @contexts.org https://bit.ly/4cFhqh5

You have the power to help preserve sociology funding! Use ASA’s Action Center to share with your representatives in Congress your personal story of how NSF/SBE funds support your research and make a positive impact on American communities. bit.ly/ASAaction.

Stay connected and make the most of every opportunity. Take a look at the ASA Calendar to explore exciting sessions, networking opportunities, and activities designed to keep you informed and engaged. Visit http://asanet.org/calendar.    #ASA #sociology #webinars #professionaldevelopment

ASA member Michael Messner @mam52.bsky.social @dornsife.usc.edu considers how yearbooks can be a rich starting point for exploring how schools create a pleasurable collective identity while also shaping + celebrating students’ divisions + inequalities. @us.theconversation.com

ASA members get free, peer-reviewed sociology teaching resources via TRAILS. Foster students’ understanding of tech with Tamanna Shah’s “Seeing with Machines: A Reflexive Ethnography of AI Systems in Everyday Life.” https://bit.ly/4sRe6En  #ASA #TRAILS #teaching

Register for the ASA 2026 Annual Meeting! Explore sociological research that's moving the discipline forward during Book Forums! Authors and panelists will discuss recent works on public engagement for social scientists, interracial labor movements, queer nightlife and more https://bit.ly/BookForums

Take action to protect sociology! The administration's FY27 budget will dismantle the National Science Foundation’s Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) Directorate, a crucial resource for social science research. Contact your elected official here: bit.ly/ASAaction.