On behalf of the Eastern Sociological Society, I just submitted a comment on the OMB proposal. It would affect conference attendance, membership, and publishing. It is bad for science and for the U.S. We need to flood OMB with comments. Comment at tinyurl.com/2xysax4e by 7/13/26 at 11:59pm ET.

Job alert! Hunter College is hiring an Associate Professor of Sociology for their Asian American Studies Program. Please share the news! cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

Please submit nominations to the Eastern Sociological Society Merit Award. The award recognizes an ESS member’s exceptional achievement and a lifetime of scholarly contribution to the discipline and the profession. The deadline is Oct. 15. www.essnet.org/ess-merit-aw...

Senior search in Africana Studies at Notre Dame. Deadline Oct. 17. Info at africana.nd.edu and announcement/application at apply.interfolio.com/171257

My amazing colleague Dorothy Roberts has a new book that is "part memoir, part history, part reckoning". Everything Dorothy does is fantastic, and I'm especially excited to read this one. It's available for pre-order and is 25% off before Fri. July 11. www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Mi...

Very saddened to learn of the passing of Richard Alba @alba42.bsky.social‬, a huge influence in sociology and demography.

REMINDER: Wisconsin has same-day voter registration. So, if you haven’t registered or recently moved or anything like that, you can register at your polling place (with ID and proof of residence) TODAY. Every state should do this. It’s great that Wisconsin does this. Go vote.

Postdoc at McGill focusing on intergroup dynamics and prejudice.

Congratulations to Rebecca Schut on receiving an RSF-Gates Foundation Pipeline Grant for Emerging Scholars! So happy to read this great news, Rebecca! @drschut.bsky.social @upenn.edu @pennpsc.bsky.social @asanews.bsky.social www.russellsage.org/awarded-proj...

Irene Vega's new book, Bordering on Indifference, is ready for pre-order, 30% off with code: P327 at press.princeton.edu/books/paperb.... It interviews Border Patrol Agents & ICE Officers, mostly Mexican Americans, to understand bureaucratic indifference on the frontlines of immigration control

As the attack moves from Columbia to Penn, on entirely different grounds -- no one will be protected unless we act together. Please consider signing if you are in higher ed.

Recommended reading for Mr Roberts: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Maybe not major news in the grand scheme of things, but I'm happy an article just got published. It compares belief in racial essentialism in the US and Canada. 50 free e-prints available here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/6E6PF... @ersjournal.com @pennpsc.bsky.social @asanews.bsky.social @upenn.edu

The American Sociological Association joins with the American Federation of Teachers and Democracy Forward to legally challenge the Department of Education's "Dear Colleague" letter. contentsharing.net/actions/emai...

I'm very sad to learn of the passing of Sandy (Christopher) Jencks. We need scholars like him more than ever. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/b...

The Extension Rural Health Connection (ERHC) project at U.Wisconsin-Madison has an outstanding opportunity for 1 to 2 independent, well-organized, and motivated individuals to join our team as Research Associates (Postdocs) in spring/summer '25. Please see: health.extension.wisc.edu/research-ass...

“…there is a difference between an executive with diffuse bureaucratic control of spending, and one with the fully centralized ability to stop the functioning of any part of government. If the latter becomes a reality, we will have taken another big step toward losing our democracy entirely.”

Yeah so the Constitution isn’t really in effect right now

I hope this is useful for many people!

A nice thing... Ethnic and Racial Studies is giving free access to my article with Olivia Hu and Xiang Lu for the next three months. It was shortlisted for the Martin Bulmer Prize for Article of the Year. Now you too can enjoy it for one low price: free! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Fantastic!

A job!! How exciting! @daniellaurison.bsky.social would be a great mentor and person to work with. I definitely encourage anyone interested to apply or contact Daniel for more info.

Hello, I am making the switch to BlueSky! Thanks for the prompt, @asanews.bsky.social.