| WELLESLEY, Mass., Nov. 29, 2007 - Judith Rollins, professor of Africana studies and sociology at Wellesley College, has been elected president of the Association of Black Sociologists (ABS).
This 37-year-old organization developed out of the Caucus of Black Sociology of the American Sociological Association and is the largest organization in the U.S. for sociologists with a scholarly interest in the Africana world and/or of African descent.
As president-elect, Rollins is responsible for the program of the upcoming annual ABS conference this August in Boston. The theme of the conference, chosen by Rollins, is “Challenging Hierarchies: Nation, Race, Class, Sexuality and Gender.” More information about the ABS is available at www.blacksociologists.org. |
