Eastern Sociological Society

Eastern Sociological Society is a non-profit organization with a mission of "promoting excellence in sociological scholarship and instruction". It publishes a peer-reviewed journal (Sociological Forum) and holds a yearly academic conference, the Annual Meeting of Eastern Sociological Society.

The Eastern Sociological Society was founded in 1930 ^[1] to promote the exchange of research, scholarship and professional information among sociologists in the Northeast. ^[2]

Past presidents

Presidents of the ESS are elected for one year terms by their peers.

Name	Institution	Term	Reference
Robert Zussman	UMass Amherst	2011-2012	[3] [4]
Victor Nee	Cornell University	2017-2018	[1]
Alejandro Portes	Princeton	2019-2020	[5]
Jennifer Lee	Columbia University	2020-2021	[6]
Dana R. Fisher	University of Maryland	2023-2024	[7]

References

1. Glaser, Linda B. (2017-03-07). "Victor Nee elected president of the Eastern Sociological Society". as.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
2. United States Congress House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (1962). Mid-decade Census. Hearings.....87-1&2. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 409.
3. "About the Authors". Sociological Forum. 27 (4): 1062–1066. 2012. ISSN   0884-8971.
4. Zussman, Robert (2012). "Narrative Freedom". Sociological Forum. 27 (4): 807–824. doi:10.1111/j.1573-7861.2012.01357.x. ISSN   1573-7861.
5. "Alejandro Portes". www.fpa.es. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
6. "RSF Author Jennifer Lee Elected President of Eastern Sociological Society | Russell Sage Foundation". www.russellsage.org. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
7. "Dana Fisher Elected President-Elect of the Eastern Sociological Society | SOCY l Sociology Department l University of Maryland". socy.umd.edu. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2025-11-25.

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