Sociology in the News
April 2018
Spring 2018 North Central Sociologist
The Spring/Summer edition of the North Central Sociologist is not available! Click here to see an overview of the presidential address, and the Useem Plenary, as well as our From [...]
The Cost of Poverty
“Rather than slashing anti-poverty programs, the fiscally prudent question to ask is: How much does this high rate of poverty cost our nation in dollars and cents?” https://mobile.nytimes.com/…/opi…/children-poverty-cost.html Source: NCSA
Victor Rios
Professor Victor Rios delivers 2018 NCSA Useem Plenary address, urges a reconsideration of the way institutions (and academics in particular) deal with and discuss at risk youth. Source: NCSA
On losing the propaganda war…
On losing the propaganda war... “The forces that espouse racial extremism, anti-democratic messages, and lies about so-called crisis actors are adept at exploiting the internet, while educators and journalists still [...]
March 2018
To Laptop or Not to Laptop
I know the issue of laptops in university classrooms is highly contentious, but this is worth the read... https://www.chronicle.com/…/Don-t-Insult-Your-Class…/241972/ Source: NCSA
History in the Making…
“With a crown of stars in her hair and a toga-like dress, she's as patriotic as ever. She's also, for the first time on an officially minted coin, portrayed as [...]
February 2018
HBCUs
A poignant examination of education and the role of HBCUs. https://www.facebook.com/pbs/videos/10155990954745256/ Source: NCSA
January 2018
Backsliding
“Perhaps the progress the civil rights movement had fought for had missed parts of the country.” https://mobile.nytimes.com/…/…/us/black-churches-trump.html… Source: NCSA
December 2017
How much do grades matter?
Academic risk taking and creativity vs. The quest for the A https://www.theatlantic.com/…/5…/perfect-grades-dont-matter/ Source: NCSA
November 2017
The Opioid Crisis
A reconsideration of the unilateral “opioids are bad” narrative that leaves chronic pain sufferers feeling like addicts. https://themighty.com/…/this-is-us-kevin-opioid-painkiller…/ Source: NCSA
October 2017
Discrimination
Hmmm...”While a majority of whites in the poll say discrimination against them exists, a much smaller percentage say that they have actually experienced it.” http://www.npr.org/…/majority-of-white-americans-think-they… Source: NCSA
Fall 2017 Newsletter/Award Deadline Extended
Happy Fall! The 2017 NCSA Fall newsletter is now posted. Two important things to note: 1) Instructions on conference submissions are included here, as well as the pre-conference workshop (and [...]
May 2017
JOB POSTING
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Eastern Illinois University invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure track, Instructor position in Sociology to begin August 16, 2017. The initial contract is [...]
The Spring/Summer Newsletter
The Spring/Summer Newsletter The 2017 Spring/Summer Newsletter is out! Click here to read about the keynote address and plenary speaker from this year's conference. If you are dying for a [...]
November 2016
North Central Sociologist
North Central Sociologist The Fall/Winter 2016 edition of the North Central Sociologist is now posted! Check it out for conference information! https://www.ncsanet.org/pdfs/newsletters/NCSA%202016%20Fall%20Newsletter_FINAL.pdf Source: NCSA
updated August 6, 2019