CALL FOR ARTICLES: RSF JOURNAL OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

Posted 12/8/2025 (Expires January 7, 2026)

You can view the full call for articles, including the anticipated timeline, here.

Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study: 25th Anniversary

Editors: Lonnie Berger, University of Wisconsin; Kathryn Edin, Princeton University; Anna Haskins, University of Notre Dame; Lenna Nepomnyaschy, Rutgers University; Sarah Pachman, Princeton University

In celebration of the landmark Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study's 25th anniversary, we are soliciting proposals for an issue of RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, situating the study in the larger literature, engaging with key questions using the most recent wave of survey data, inviting comparisons using other data sources, and identifying areas for future research. The issue will provide a lens into how today's heterogenous families form, grow, change, and thrive, using data within and across generations.

Celebrating 25 years of FFCWS, we are seeking papers that draw on the FFCWS, other data (surveys, administrative data, qualitative data), and a range of methods to engage with the major themes studied within the FFCWS: how contemporary families are structured and function; how children develop and transition to adulthood; and what family and contextual factors shape their trajectories. We are especially interested in work from emerging scholars and on topics at the cutting edge of family, mobility, and the life course.

Prospective contributors should submit a CV and an abstract (up to two pages in length, single or double spaced) of their study along with up to three pages of supporting material (e.g., tables, figures, pictures, etc.) no later than 5 PM EST on January 7, 2026, to: https://rsf.fluxx.io

CALL FOR 2026 ASA AWARDS NOMINATIONS

Posted 9/9/25 (Expires January 1, 2026)

Members are invited to submit nominations for the 2026 ASA awards. Learn about each award and corresponding nomination procedures by clicking below. The deadline for nominations is January 1, 2026.

• Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award

• Dissertation Award

• Distinguished Career Award for the Practice of Sociology

• Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award

• Distinguished Scholarly Book Award

• Early Career Award for Community Engaged Scholarship (see below)

• Jessie Bernard Award

• Public Understanding of Sociology Award

• W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award

Introducing ASA’s Newest Honor: The Early Career Award for Community-Engaged Scholarship
Powerful research takes place at the intersection of communities and scholarship. To acknowledge these beneficial collaborations, ASA Council recently approved a new ASA-wide award that recognizes the outstanding work of emerging sociologists practicing community-engaged scholarship. Learn more about ASA’s Early Career Award for Community-Engaged Scholarship.

CALL FOR 2026 SECTION AWARDS NOMINATIONS

Posted 10/30/25 (Expires March 1, 2026)

Information on nominations for our section awards have been posted on the ASA website.

James Coleman Award for Best Article
The American Sociological Association’s Section on Sociology of Education invites nominations for the James Coleman Award for Best Article. The James Coleman Award annually honors the author of the best article in the field of sociology of education published in the preceding two years – 2024 and 2025, in this case, and based on the date of the paper’s journal’s volume-issue. Nominations may be made by either an ASA member or the nominee(s) themselves. Self-nominations are encouraged. We encourage nominations of and from traditionally marginalized authors. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities are especially encouraged to submit.

• Nominations are due March 1, 2026. Nominations should include a PDF of the article and a letter of nomination that describes the article’s substantive, theoretical, methodological and/or policy contributions to the field of the sociology of education.

• Materials should be sent to Prof. Christina Ciocca Eller, Chair of the James Coleman Best Article Award Committee, at cceller@fas.harvard.edu. Please use subject line: James Coleman Award.

• Committee Members:

  • Christina Ciocca Eller (chair)

  • Peter Francis Harvey

  • Joshua Klugman

  • Deniz Yucel

Willard Waller Award for Lifetime Achievement
The Willard Waller Award for lifetime achievement is awarded biennually (alternating with the Doris Entwisle Early Career Award) to honor a scholar who has made substantial contributions in the field of Sociology of Education. Self-nominations for this award are not accepted. We encourage nominations of traditionally marginalized authors. Nominations of women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities are especially encouraged.

• Nominations are due by March 1, 2026 and should include the nominee’s CV and a letter with a detailed description of the nominee’s contributions to the sociology of education.

• Materials should be sent to the committee chair, Prof. Joanne Golann, at j.golann@vanderbilt.edu.

• Committee Members:

  • Joanne Golann (chair)

  • Bailey Brown

  • Erin Michaels

  • Byeongdon Oh

  • Derron Wallace

David Lee Stevenson Best Graduate Student Paper Award
This annual award honors a current graduate student who has written the best published or unpublished sociology of education paper disseminated during the previous year. The paper may be co-authored so long as the first author is a current graduate student and all the authors were graduate students at the time the paper was written. A previously submitted paper cannot be re-submitted. Submissions should approximate the length of a typical peer-reviewed journal article. We encourage nominations of and from traditionally marginalized authors. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities are especially encouraged to submit.

• Nominations are due by March 1, 2026, and should include a PDF of the paper and a letter of self-nomination that describes the paper’s substantive, theoretical, methodological and/or policy contributions to the field of the sociology of education.

• Materials should be sent to Prof. Tanya Sanbria, Chair of the David Lee Stevenson Best Graduate Student Paper Award, at tsanabr@calstatela.edu.

• Committee Members:

  • Tanya Sanbria (chair)

  • Veronica Lerma

  • Ed Watson

  • Corey Moss-Pech

Bourdieu Best Book Award
The Bourdieu Best Book Award is given annually to honor the best book in the field of the sociology of education published in the preceding two years (e.g., 2024 or 2025 for the 2026 award). Self-nominations are permitted. We encourage nominations of and from traditionally marginalized authors. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities are especially encouraged to submit.

• A letter of nomination is due by March 1, 2026, and should describe the book’s substantive, theoretical, methodological, and/or policy contributions to the field of sociology of education.

• The individual nominating the book must send the letter of nomination to the Bourdieu Best Book Award Committee’s chair, Prof. Jenny Stuber (jennystuberphd@gmail.com), with “Bourdieu Award Nomination” in the subject line. Please send a copy of the book to each member of the book award committee by March 1, 2026 using the addresses provided on the ASA website.

• Committee Members:

  • Jenny Stuber (chair)

  • Ben Fields

  • Emily Handsman

  • Kaylee Matheny

  • David Rangel

Anna Julia Cooper Award
Established in 2022, The Anna Julia Cooper Award acknowledges exceptional research and/or service in efforts to address racial equity within the field of education. It is awarded annually and will alternate between being an early career award and lifetime achievement award. This year (2025-2026) the award will be an early career award and be awarded to a person who has not yet achieved the status of associate professor. We encourage nominations of and from traditionally marginalized authors. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities are especially encouraged to submit.

• A letter of nomination is due by March 1, 2026 and should include the nominee’s CV and a letter with a detailed description of the nominee’s contributions to addressing racial equity in the field of sociology of education. Self-nominations for this award are accepted. Materials should be sent to the committee chair, Prof. Daphne Penn, at daphne.m.penn@vanderbilt.edu.

• Committee Members:

  • Daphne Penn (chair)

  • George Wimberly

  • Adrienne Dixson

  • Julio Ángel Alicea

General Information for Section Awards:

Please note that all nominees must be registered members of the ASA to be considered for section awards.

Timeline:

• March 1 – All nominations due

• Mid-April – First round review of nominations

• Mid-May – Second round review of nominations

• Late-May – Final award selection

• June 15 – ASA produces a printed award program

CALL FOR NEW PROGRAM REVIEWERS AND CONSULTANTS

Posted 10/13/25 (Expires December 15, 2025)

ASA invites applications for training as an American Sociological Association Program Reviewer and Consultant. ASA Program Reviewers and Consultants (PRC) are a group of well-trained and highly respected teachers, scholars, and leaders who are available to serve as external reviewers, consultants, and mentors for sociology departments throughout the country. For more information about PRC and how to apply, click here.

SURVEY OF RESEARCHERS' EXPERIENCES CONDUCTING QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

Posted 10/31/25

We invite you to participate in a survey exploring the experiences researchers encounter while conducting qualitative research that may be awkward, uncomfortable, or even dangerous. We are particularly interested in understanding how these experiences are shaped by researchers' identities. Please note that the survey is designed for anyone who has conducted qualitative research, not only for those who identify as qualitative researchers. 

This study is part of a research project led by Dr. Rebecca Hanson (University of Florida) and Dr. Patricia Richards (University of Georgia). The project has been designated exempt by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at both universities. Your participation is completely anonymous, and you will not be asked to provide any identifying information.

We have prepared two versions of the survey. 

• One version is for people currently in academia or those who have retired from an academic position. You can access that survey here.

• Another version of the survey is for individuals who left academia or who have retired but transitioned from academia into a different profession before retiring. You can access that survey here.

The survey takes approximately 5 to 20 minutes to complete, depending on your experiences. If you have any questions or concerns about the survey, please contact Dr. Rebecca Hanson at r.hanson@ufl.edu. We would greatly appreciate your time and insight in helping us better understand the experiences that researchers navigate in the field. Thank you for considering participating in this research.

Rebecca Hanson and Patricia Richards

SEEKING PARTICIPANTS FOR STUDY: Thriving in the Academy: Faculty Joy as a Lens on Institutional Culture

Are you a Latina faculty member in the United States?  We’d love to hear your story.  I’m inviting you to participate in a meaningful research study titled:  “Thriving in the Academy: Faculty Joy as a Lens on Institutional Culture.”  This study centers joy—your joy— to understand and transform academic spaces.  What’s involved? 

• A 5-minute Qualtrics demographic questionnaire 

• A confidential Zoom interview 

• A $50 gift e-card as a thank-you for your time.

Your privacy is fully protected. All responses are confidential and anonymized. Interested? Click on the following link: https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2c3uaaZcwtTJQOO

Let’s center joy in the academy.

Kind regards,
M. Isabel Ayala (she/her) 
Associate Professor of Sociology and Chicano/Latino Studies