Department of SociologyTEDxDuke
If you have any interest in running the largest student run speaker-series event on campus; meeting experts, activists, influencers, and interesting people with fascinating life stories; and finding a platform to creatively develop and highlight your own skills then TEDxDuke is the place for you!
If you are interested in becoming involved with TEDxDuke in any capacity this year, please come to at least one of the following interest meetings to learn more about their club. (Attendance will be factored into coordinating committee applications.)
Thursday, September 12th @ 8:30pm on Zoom
(Due Monday September 23rd)
DUKE VERTICES
Are you doing research? Do you want a chance at publication? Duke Vertices is accepting submissions for their Fall 2024 issue here! Make sure to read the following guidelines and submit your work to Duke's premier undergraduate research publication.
- Students must receive explicit consent from their PI to submit their manuscript.
- The manuscript hasn’t been published before or isn’t currently in review for another journal.
- The maximum length is 15 pages.
The full list of guidelines can be found here.
Submission portal is OPEN NOW for the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Sociological Association to be held October 16-19, 2024, in Nashville, TN, in-person with a virtual option for a limited number of participants.
This year's theme is:
Social Change and Resistance: Looking Back to Move Forward
This theme is intended to establish a reflective yet celebratory atmosphere for the meeting as we commemorate our 50th Annual Conference. The MSSA was established in 1975 to honor the work of sociologists in the mid-south region and to create a more inclusive space for research and publication, especially for historically marginalized populations. I would like us to rededicate ourselves to the initial organizational goals of the association and revitalize it by focusing on research, advocacy, and praxis that center on social change and various forms of resistance. I encourage you to submit a panel, paper, roundtable or workshop that incorporates this year’s theme or is sociological or interdisciplinary in nature - all topics are welcome.
Additionally, this year we are hosting a Theory Mini-Conference. The Theory Mini-Conference will situate present circumstances at the intersection of the past and the future. We invite submissions that interrogate whether and how opportunities still remain (or might be at the brink of opening up) for humans to identify and resist increasingly problematic trends in social life and social structure, and to influence or shape future trends that allow for greater and constructive agency.
The submission portal will close on September 2, 2024. Send an email to mssaprogramchair@midsouthsoc.org or check out www.midsouthsoc.org if you have any questions. Click HERE or copy and paste the following link into your browser to submit your paper: https://www.meetingsavvy.org/mssa. Indicate whether you will present in-person or virtually. For help with submissions, please refer to the step-by-step submission instructions.
Types of Sessions:
Panel Session: A discussion focused on a particular topic guided by a group of panelists.
Paper Session: 3-5 individuals present their research, followed by a Q&A session.
Poster Session: Individual presenters display a poster version of their research and provide a brief description to viewers.
Roundtable: Conducted at a round table, intended to bring together individuals interested in a particular topic to discuss ideas, ongoing research, or ask questions.
Workshop: Directed sessions with the goal of participatory learning.
Are you interested in learning more about research careers in the social sciences? Are you hoping to apply to a social science graduate program? Join the IRiSS Predoctoral Research Fellowship Program to participate in cutting edge research, while developing your knowledge and abilities.
Take advantage of this hands-on one-year, paid research fellowship, working directly with a faculty mentor at Stanford University!
· Work with faculty on a research project in your discipline
· Learn new research skills
· Learn about graduate school
· Learn about research careers
· Engage in intellectual life
· Network with other researchers
IRiSS offers a welcoming and inclusive environment for scholars from diverse backgrounds.
The National Consortium for Data Science (NCDS) has recently announced its impressive slate of Spring 2024 virtual events. Topics include accelerating career journeys, upskilling in new data science topics, and assessing risks of new technology.