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RSS eBulletin: October 2025

Published about 1 year ago • 1 min read

eBulletin:
​October 2025

Inside the Business Office

Spotlight on RSS Members in the News

We’re excited to introduce a new feature on the RSS website: the News and Announcements section. This space is dedicated to celebrating our members’ contributions and visibility in the broader world—whether through media coverage, published op-eds, or notable achievements. If you or someone you know has been featured in the news, Share Your News here! We’d love to highlight it here and share it with the RSS community.

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If you haven’t logged in recently or need to update your profile, now’s a great time. Click here for step-by-step instructions on how to reset your password and manage your account settings. Keeping your information current ensures you stay connected with RSS updates and opportunities.

Thank you for staying engaged with RSS. We appreciate your continued support and participation in our community. If you have news to share, updates to provide, or questions about your membership, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We look forward to hearing from you!

Warm regards,

Suzanne Bevan​
Executive Director
sbevan@ruralsociology.org

Ashley Smedley​
Account Representative
asmedley@ruralsociology.org

Announcements

RSS Leadership Nominations​
Nominations are due November 30, 2025

Award Submissions
​Submissions are due December 3, 2025

Job Postings

Rural Health Expert
​Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University is hiring a rural health expert with national experience, to lead research that explores public health disparities and demographic changes in rural communities in the US and their impacts on agricultural productivity, regional and/or national food security. Example focus areas could be food access and nutrition security in rural communities, rural mental health, and environmental and occupational health in rural communities.

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
​SUNY Oneonta

Fall 2026 marks an exciting opening for a visionary scholar in the Department of Sociology, Human Services, and Crime Studies at the State University of New York at Oneonta as an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice. Expectations include, but are not limited to teaching, research, student advisement, service, and continuing professional development.

RSS Annual Meeting

July 30 - Aug 2, 2026

Raleigh, North Carolina

Count down to 2026-07-30T13:00:00.000Z​

SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT

Presenting at the RSS Annual Meeting is a valuable opportunity to share your work, receive feedback, and connect with a vibrant community of rural sociologists and allies.

More information coming soon about abstract submission deadlines.

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