New York Times columnist Thomas Edsall referenced the work of former RSS President, Jennifer Sherman of Washington State University, in his recent coverage of the Trump administration’s failure to fund SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps
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A new book which provides a comprehensive overview of the main obstacles and challenges women smallholders face has just been published.
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RSS members Alex Theophilus and Jessica Ulrich-Schad of Utah State University recently published research on the perceived impacts of short-term rentals in high amenity rural communities.
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J. Tom Mueller argues that policymakers, politicians, and academics rarely make a clear case for why rural America matters and is worth saving in the first place. In this provocative book, Mueller meets these issues head-on by presenting a critique of conventional economic development efforts while also articulating why rural America is worthy of preservation.
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The Guardian recently published a story about the closure of a rural hospital in northern California. Many others are likely to follow across the nation, as federal funding streams dry up.
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As the USDA rolls back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, RSS Members Michaela Hoffelmeyer and Ike Leslie are sounding the alarm on the long-term consequences for agriculture and food security.
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Ethnographer Sonya Salamon, past president of the Rural Sociological Society, died on August 16, 2025, at the age of eighty-four.
On the NREA podcast, Dr. Casey Jakubowski discussed teacher retention, community-based practice, and ways rural schools can better support new educators.
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Call for Working Groups for the XVI World Congress of Rural Sociology
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In her latest piece for The Conversation, RSS Member Kristina Brant In her latest piece for The Conversation, RSS Member Kristina Brant sheds light on the harsh realities faced by flood-affected communities in Appalachia. With limited financial resources and few relocation options, many residents are left with no alternative but to rebuild in the same vulnerable locations.
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