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We are looking forward to connecting with readers, authors, and reviewers at the 2026 Annual Meeting that will take place at the Hilton New York Midtown and the Sheraton New York Times Square. Also, we are eager to connect with authors who are planning to submit their work to our upcoming special issue:
This special issue calls for papers that advance the scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL) around sustainability, environmental sociology, and climate change. We recognize that sociology has a great deal to offer students across all fields. We also recognize that many teachers of sociology may not have expertise in this area and may be hesitant to take on the topic in the current political climate. We invite papers that (1) provide data-based SOTL pieces that demonstrate effective pedagogy around climate change and sustainability, (2) engage in conversations around alternative approaches to sustainability and climate change in the classroom, (3) propose strategies in courses that serve the core as well offerings to majors and minors. Submissions may include any dimension of environmental sociology, sustainability, and climate change, including but not limited to the following:
Integrating Environmental Sociology into Core Curriculum
Teaching Sociology in the Anthropocene
Service and Experiential Learning about Climate Change
Climate Justice and Inequality in the Classroom
Global versus Local Climate Crise
Technology and Climate Change in the Curriculum
Decolonizing Environmental Sociology
Activism and Engagement in the Sociology Classroom
Assessing Understanding about Climate Change in Intro
Resilience, Climate Change, and the Sociology Classroom
Full papers should be submitted at
For more information on the special issue, please feel free to contact the special issue editors, Sadie Spendaz-Foster (spendaz-foster@inverhills.edu) and Julie Pelton (jpelton@unomaha.edu).
Please keep in mind that Teaching Sociology publishes book, video, and website reviews. Authors and publishers can send publications to be considered for review to our deputy editor, Dr. Barbara Prince at prince@lvc.edu, or via our journal website, teachingsociology@bsu.edu. Reviewers can also reach out to select items to be reviewed.
A special thank you to our outgoing editorial assistant, Emilee Schmidt, who recently graduated from Lebanon Valley College. Your efforts are greatly appreciated, and we wish you the best in your next adventure.
Lastly, we hope the summer months are giving you an opportunity to explore TRAILS and Teaching Sociology as you prepare for fall semester. We hope you find inspiration and think about sharing your own SOTL to other scholarly teachers.