One year after Trump’s aid cuts, the world’s poorest people are paying the price ricochet.media/internationa...

One year after Trump’s aid cuts, the world’s poorest people are paying the price

A collapse in foreign assistance by wealthy countries has put millions of lives at risk. Canada, despite its global reputation, has followed a similar retreat from poverty reduction and human rights

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Dr. Lesley Frank (@franklyless.bsky.social) and her team of collaborators/students at the Fed Family Lab shared a video on their project on the infant formula shortage crisis and caregivers' response to it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RFu... Learn more at: findingformula.study #findingformula

Finding Formula - introducing the project

YouTube video by Fed Family Lab

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Bravo to the Canadian Sociological Association @csa-scs.bsky.social for an amazing 2026 conference in Halifax! #CommitSociology

Acadia University Sociologists are busy at the 2026 CSA Meetings (@csa-scs.bsky.social). The virtual meetings start today; with the in-person at @dalhousieu.bsky.social next week. Check our our researchers @ CSA 2026 here: event.fourwaves.com/2026-csa-scs...

2026 CSA-SCS Annual Conference

Join 2026 CSA-SCS Annual Conference, June 1-13, 2026. Learn more on Fourwaves.

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Acadia Sociology is seeking per-course instructors for 12 courses in Fall 2026/Winter 2027. Courses are posted here: hr.acadiau.ca/employment/c.... All courses on campus. Apply by midnight June 4, 2026.

Please join us in congratulating Ashley Armstrong as the 2026 recipient of the University Medal in Sociology! This Medal is awarded each year to the Sociology major with the highest GPA in the graduating class. Bravo Ashley!

Acadia Sociology's Dr. Foroogh Mohammadi has a new article out in Ethnic and Racial Studies: "A racialized spiral of silence: Iranian immigrants negotiating racialization and whiteness in Atlantic Canadian cities" Read and download here: doi.org/10.1080/0141...

A racialized spiral of silence: Iranian immigrants negotiating racialization and whiteness in Atlantic Canadian cities

This article focuses on the everyday racialization of Iranian immigrants in Canadian Atlantic cities to indicate their position on the Canadian racial hierarchy. Using postcolonial and critical rac...

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Our NS neighbours at St. FX Sociology are on Bluesky now: @stfxsociology.bsky.social #CommitSociology today and give them a follow!

New report from Acadia Sociology's Dr. Rebecca Casey and co-authors for the @ccpanovascotia.bsky.social: "Decent or Precarious? Understanding the Quality of Employment in Nova Scotia" www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Decent or Precarious? Understanding the Quality of Employment in Nova Scotia | CCPA

The lived experience of workers reveals how far we still are from achieving decent and stable work for all.

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Dire insights on the precipitous drop in global foreign aid (ODA) in 2025 by @stephenbrown.bsky.social for the McLeod Group: www.mcleodgroup.ca/2026/04/2025...

2025: The Year Foreign Aid Fell Off a Cliff - The McLeod Group

McLeod Group blog by Stephen Brown, April 20, 2026 The latest numbers on foreign aid are out, and 2025 proved to be a record-breaking year – but not for the right reasons. It was a historic retreat, w...

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Congratulations to Acadia Sociology Honours Student Meadow Hunter on receiving a Webster Undergraduate Research Award to support her upcoming honours thesis research! Well done Meadow!

Read more about the work of the Fed Family Lab led by Dr. Lesley Frank @franklyless.bsky.social! Involving faculty/students from across Acadia, the Lab's research on the infant formula crisis showcases the value of interdisciplinary work on key social problems. www2.acadiau.ca/about-acadia...

Deep dive on the Sugiman scandal at TMU. An amazing Canadian Sociologist treated so poorly by the institution she served so diligently. torontolife.com/deep-dives/w...

Deep dive on the Sugiman scandal at TMU. An amazing Canadian Sociologist treated so poorly by the institution she served so diligently. torontolife.com/deep-dives/w...

That's a wrap on the Winter 2026 semester at Acadia Sociology. 👏Congratulations🎉 to our amazing students for a super year. Good luck on your exams and enjoy your summer term! Don't forget to talk to your academic advisor about your schedule for 2026-2027. #commitsociology

Today we are 🎉congratulating🎉 the members of the Department of Sociology's Anti-Colonization and Anti-Racism Committee (ACARC) on receiving the "Committing Sociology" recognition from the Canadian Sociological Association. Read more here: committingsociology.ca/anti-coloniz...

Unintended consequences of federal restrictions on international students? Instead of small increases or small reductions, we saw massive declines in every province. Wonder why Universities are hurting? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Unintended consequences of federal restrictions on international students? Instead of small increases or small reductions, we saw massive declines in every province. Wonder why Universities are hurting? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The 2026 Acadia Sociology and Law & Society Honours Presentations are this coming Wednesday, March 25th at 5:45pm in BAC 142. Learn about the original research our students have done this year, and join us for a reception afterwards!

A webinar co-organized by the Canadian Sociological Association's Sociology of Education Research Cluster (CSA) and the Canadian Association of Sociology of Education (CASE). March 26, 2026 @ 12:00 PM Eastern Time Learn more and register: www.csa-scs.ca/news/educati...

Our amazing Acadia Sociology students are committing sociology yet again: Next up, they'll examine Schedule H in discussion with the Provost and an ASU rep. Tuesday, March 10 at 12:30pm in BAC 353 All are welcome!

I wrote a short blog post that describes selection on significance in plain language and then proposes and criticizes two alternatives (selection on precision and registered reports). This is me working through my thoughts online, so feedback is very welcome. ryancbriggs.net/blog/the-pro...

My latest article, with Heather Dicks and Lisa Kaida, is out now in the Canadian Journal of Development Studies. This research stems from our recent SSHRC Insight Development Grant on aid and remittances. Check it out: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🚨 A defining moment for global health data. The termination of the #USAID-supported Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) Program has wide-ranging consequences. We reflect on the collapse and argue what should come next in a new PNAS: doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2… 📊 9,000+ studies

I will be in Halifax tomorrow (February 27) @dalhousie.bsky.social Sociology & Social Anthropology to talk about global aid networks and their evolution over time. Room McCain #1116 @ 2:30PM. www.dal.ca/faculty/arts...

SOSA Speakers Series

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Once again, for the hundredth time: Alberta could solve this with a simple PST. You'd be able to balance the budget *and* save non-renewable resource royalties for the future. But, of course, the self-appointed "fiscal conservatives" won't entertain the idea. #abpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Danielle Smith says 'significant' deficits to come, rules out tax hikes and big cuts | CBC News

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says "significant" deficits are in store for the province as her government tries to grapple with low oil prices.

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Join us for Dr. Robyn Maynard's public lecture (Policing Black Lives) tomorrow at 7PM in the KCIC Auditorium. All are welcome!

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Acadia Sociology is excited to host Dr. Robyn Maynard next week for a public lecture, a research talk, and a discussion with racialized students/faculty/staff. All are welcome for the lecture "Policing Black Lives" (7pm Feb 5th) and the research talk "Abolition and Fascism" (11:30am Feb 6th).

It's cold outside..stay in and join this February webinar! Learn more: www.csa-scs.ca/news/tips-tr...

Acadia Sociology is excited to host Dr. Robyn Maynard next week for a public lecture, a research talk, and a discussion with racialized students/faculty/staff. All are welcome for the lecture "Policing Black Lives" (7pm Feb 5th) and the research talk "Abolition and Fascism" (11:30am Feb 6th).