Join us for the first "Against Racism" session of Winter 2026. Jan 23, 2026, Room BAC 325. All are welcome!

I am co-chairing the Sociology of Development Research Cluster sessions at the 2026 CSA Conference: - DEV1 Development & its Discontents; - DEV2 Conflict/Development; - DEV3 SocDev Omnibus. Read the CFP and submit your abstract here: event.fourwaves.com/2026-csa-scs... @csa-scs.bsky.social

Check out this Maple League event on Dec 10 for a discussion about creating space for BIPOC voices in higher education and beyond. Join Danai Bélanger and Foroogh Mohammadi to reflect on workplace culture, identity, leadership pathways, and community care. Register here: bit.ly/BT-Creating-...

New article by @acadiasociology.bsky.social 's @liamswiss.bsky.social and colleagues:

Join us @acadiasociology.bsky.social tomorrow for our latest guest speaker, Dr. Deena Abul-Fottouh (@dalhousie.bsky.social). All are welcome!

Research from Acadia Sociology's Dr. Lesley Frank (@franklyless.bsky.social) cited in CBC article on infant feeding in Canada and the spiralling costs of baby formula: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The Sociology and Social and Political Thought Speaker Series are pleased to host: Dr. Deena Abul-Fottouh, Dalhousie University "Networks, Narratives, and Algorithms: Understanding Social Life Through Digital Sociology" November 21, 2025; 2:30PM; Room BAC 424 All are welcome!

New publication from @acadiasociology.bsky.social 's @liamswiss.bsky.social :

Commentary on the fraught Canada-US relationship from @acadiasociology.bsky.social @liamswiss.bsky.social in @contexts.org

New article from Acadia Sociology's Dr. Elisabeth Rondinelli (@lizrondinelli.bsky.social) and co-author Katherine Pendakis:

Acadia Sociology's Dr. Lesley Frank (@franklyless.bsky.social) has been renewed for another term as the Canada Research Chair in Food, Health and Social Justice. Congratulations Lesley! Read more here: www2.acadiau.ca/about-acadia...

The Acadia Sociology Society is decorating cookies this Friday from 11:30-1:00 in BAC 324. Come decorate and devour some deliciously spooky sociological treats! #acadia #halloween #sociology

NEW DATE: SOCI Welcome Social - Pizza and refreshments at the University Club - September 23, 5:30pm. Come meet other SOCI students and faculty to kick off the fall semester!

Excited to welcome our first-year @acadiasociology.bsky.social students to campus this morning! A lovely day to start your Acadia Sociology adventures!

Acadia Sociology is recruiting instructors for 9 on-campus courses during the 2025-2026 Fall and Winter terms. Areas include: Culture, Indigeneity, Crime, Law, Food, and more. See ads here: hr.acadiau.ca/employment/c...

Congratulations to all of our graduating Sociology Majors and Graduate Students crossing the stage at this morning's convocation! Bravo!

Sociology End-of-Term Social @ the Acadia U-Club (Godfrey House); Wednesday, April 16, 5-7PM. All SOCI students and faculty welcome!

The Acadia University Sociology Society is hosting a "Professor Trivia Night" tonight! Come and learn some embarrassing facts about your Acadia Sociology Professors! 6:00-8:00pm upstairs at Paddy's Pub, Wolfville.

Last night was our annual Honours Student Presentations where our Honours cohort presented their excellent thesis research. Congratulations to all on the excellent work!

Are you an Acadia SOCI Major or Arts Student looking to pick up some additional course credits over the summer? Check out our summer 2025 course offerings. All courses are condensed into 2-3 week periods and offered as synchronous online classes. Register now to reserve your spot!

The next installment of our Department of Sociology Anti-Colonization and Anti-Racism Committee's "Against Racism" discussion series is this Friday, March 14 in BAC 325 - 11:30am-12:30pm. All are welcome!

Join us this Friday, March 7th for Dr. Stacey Hannem's talk on the #MeToo movement. All are welcome!

Acadia Sociology Speaker's Series: "Trial by Media: #METOO, Media Logic, and Hierarchies of Victims" Dr. Stacey Hannem (WLU). March 7, 2025. BAC 325. 11:00am-12:30pm. All are welcome!

Please join Acadia Sociology for an event organized by the Department’s Anti-Colonization and Anti-Racism Committee on February 28 from 11:30-12:30 at BAC 325. Everyone is welcome!

The Acadia University Sociology Society invites all students to attend a student-led discussion panel next Monday, March 3rd, from 11:30am-1:00pm in BAC 325. The panel will be an open and critical discussion of Acadia University's "Campus Protest and Demonstrations Policy". All are welcome!

The Acadia University Sociology Society invites all students to attend a student-led discussion panel next Monday, March 3rd, from 11:30am-1:00pm in BAC 325. The panel will be an open and critical discussion of Acadia University's "Campus Protest and Demonstrations Policy". All are welcome!

Congratulations to Acadia's Dr. Emily Lockhart who has received a SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant with co-applicant Allison Smith to work with the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia (LISNS) to support 2SLGBTQIA+ youth who have experience technology-facilitated sexual and gender-based violence.

This week, the Department of Sociology Anti-Colonization and Anti-Racism Committee will host "Holding Space" - an event to learn and listen about experiences with discrimination and racism at Acadia. All are welcome! Friday, February 14, 2025; 11:30-12:30; BAC 325

Tomorrow @acadiasociology.bsky.social! Please join our student society for this timely discussion.

Let’s talk about the Gender-Based Violence Epidemic. Join the Sociology Society for the first Commit Sociology session of 2025. To reach out to join this panel, contact Rhonda Dahlgren: [email protected] ⏰ Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 11:30AM-1:00PM 📍BAC 325

Acadia Sociology is seeking per-course instructors for the 2025 Summer Session. Six courses are available. Apply by January 9, 2025: hr.acadiau.ca/employment/c...

We mourn the loss of Dr. Jim Sacouman, former professor of the Acadia Sociology Department. Dr. Sacouman was with the Department of Sociology for 38 years and was a past chief negotiator to the Acadia University Faculty Association. To read further, please visit: www2.acadiau.ca/about-acadia...

Acadia Sociology is seeking per-course instructors for the 2025 Summer Session. Six courses are available. Apply by January 9, 2025: hr.acadiau.ca/employment/c...

Dr. Elisabeth Rondinelli will join the Acadia Department of Sociology in January 2025. She earned her PhD in Sociology from York University, and currently researches youth culture, education, gender-based violence, and state policy related to gender equality. Welcome to Acadia Dr. Rondinelli!

Congratulations to all of our @acadiasociology.bsky.social students who are finishing up the Fall term today. Best of luck with those final papers and your upcoming exams!