University of Michigan professor Alford A. Young, Jr. has been elected as the incoming president of the American Sociological Association (ASA). Professor Young will start in his role as President-Elect in September 2025, advance to become President in September 2026, and subsequently serve as Immediate Past President in September 2027. His election as ASA President is a testament to both his exceptional leadership and profound contributions to the field of sociology.
In addition to being the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor in the Department of Sociology and a professor of African and African American studies, Young holds a courtesy appointment at the Ford School. Young is a prominent scholar specializing in race, culture, and social inequality. His extensive research spans multiple topics, including those related to “low-income, urban-based African Americans; employees at automobile manufacturing plants; African American scholars and intellectuals; and the classroom-based experiences of higher-education faculty as they pertain to diversity and multiculturalism.” Learn more about his work here. In 2022, Young was also named the president of the Association of Black Sociologists.
More details about the ASA Election can be found here.
