Sociology in the News
August 2023
Happy Birthday to…NCSA! The 2024 Call for Papers is here!
Ready to head 'Back to the Future' to celebrate NCSA's 100th year as an association? Check out the call for proposals here!
January 2022
Congrats
Congratulations! Welcome to Our Newly Elected Council Members! President-Elect: Geoff Wood, University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg Vice President-Elect: Michelle Jacobs, Wayne State University Treasurer: Mary Scheuer Senter, Central Michigan State Member-at-Large: [...]
October 2021
Sociologists, Start Your…Papers?!
Clearly, that headline sounded better (and far less writing-intensive) with "engines," but nonetheless, NCSA is back in person for 2022 (April 1st & 2nd)! And, if you didn't catch the [...]
September 2021
Dr. Brendan Mullan Selected for Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Award
Congratulations to former NCSA president, Dr. Brendan Mullan, on receiving the prestigious Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Award! This spring semester (2022), Dr. Mullan will spend four months at the University of [...]
March 2021
Measuring Well-Being: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from the Social Sciences and the Humanities
Announcing a new Open Access Oxford University Press book Measuring Well-Being: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from the Social Sciences and the Humanities (eds. Matthew T. Lee, Laura D. Kubzansky, and Tyler J. [...]
Sociological Focus Special Issue
Don't wait! Visit Sociological Focus today and submit your paper on non-institutionalized sports!
February 2021
Athletes’ Voices and Political Change
A Contemporary Look at How Athletes’ Voices Lead to Political Change By Marcus Smith In August of 2016 following the San Francisco 49ers pre-season game against the Green Bay [...]
December 2020
2020 Fall/Winter NCSA Newsletter
The 2020 Fall/Winter edition of the North Central Sociologist is available. Click here to see the latest news on the shift to a virtual conference, notable speakers, and awards.
June 2020
Bad Apples vs. Bad Barrels vs. Rotten Trees
Police violence in the United States: What lies behind the ‘bad apples’ narrative Our 2020 Useem speaker, Rashawn Ray, weighs in on the debate.
Spring/Summer 2020 Newsletter
The 2020 Spring/Summer edition of The North Central Sociologist is out! Click here to see the latest NCSA news. Read about highlights of the virtual conference and get a sneak [...]
April 2020
COVID-19 and Human Interaction
What will our world look like when the dust settles? Will we continue to fear others? What is the fate of face to face interaction? Read: What Will Our New [...]
November 2019
Fall/Winter 2019 Newsletter
The Fall/Winter 2019 newsletter is out! Click here to read it! Don't forget to submit your abstract for the 2020 conference!
May 2019
Spring 2019 Newsletter
The Spring 2019 Newsletter is now available. Check it out here!
November 2018
2018 Fall/Winter Newsletter
Check out the 2018 Fall/Winter Newsletter, The North Central Sociologist! Source: NCSA
May 2018
Colin Kaepernick, Black Resistance and Institutionalized Racism in the NFL
Colin Kaepernick, Black Resistance & Institutionalized Racism in the NFL By: Shaonta’ Allen In August 2016 Colin Kaepernick kneeled during the national anthem of a National Football League (NFL) game [...]
updated August 6, 2019