Around the South Newsletters


Compiling SRDC and national news, recent publications, upcoming conferences and events, and job opportunities, this monthly newsletter furnishes a brief overview of announcements from the Southern region.

Stories in the November 2025 Around the South issue:

Items of Interest

  • SRDC and Delta Scholars Collaborate with Penn State to Strengthen Research Partnerships
  • 2025 Excellence in Extension Awards Presented at the SR-PLN, AEA, and ASRED Joint Annual Meeting
  • SRDC Director Awarded 2025 Rural Renewal Research Prize
  • 2026 Southern Rural Sociological Society (SRSA) Conference: Providing Opportunities to Explore, Present, and Collaborate on Rural Change in the New South
  • Call for Abstracts: Special Issue on Local and Regional Food Systems, Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Job Opportunity

  • Director, Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Conferences, Workshops, and Trainings

  • The Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund: FORWARD National Heirs' Property Boot Camp
  • 2026 Southern Rural Sociological Association (SRSA) Conference
  • 2026 Extension Leadership Conference (ELC)
  • NeighborWorks Training Institute
  • 2026 Public Issues Leadership Development (PILD) Conference
  • 2026 National Association of Community Development Professionals (NACDEP) Conference
  • 2026 Community Development Society (CDS) Annual Conference
  • 2026 Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Summit East

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