{"id":720,"date":"2025-07-08T17:45:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T17:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/?page_id=720"},"modified":"2025-09-10T14:11:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T14:11:29","slug":"rural-race-and-ethnicity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/rigs\/rural-race-and-ethnicity\/","title":{"rendered":"Rural Race and Ethnicity"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-720\" data-postid=\"720\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-720 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_tlyn991 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_eair992 first\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_d985344 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    Rural Race and Ethnicity Research and Interest Group            <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                    Centering race and ethnicity in the study of rural people and places            <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- Breadcrumbs module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-breadcrumbs tb_h92w407 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t<nav role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"tbp_breadcrumb_trail\"><ul class=\"tbp_trail_items\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><meta name=\"numberOfItems\" content=\"1\" \/><meta name=\"itemListOrder\" content=\"Ascending\" \/><li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\" class=\"tbp_trail_item tbp_trail_end\"><a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/\" rel=\"home\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><\/a><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><!-- \/Breadcrumbs module -->\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_ezkq378 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_6fqi378 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_i0gr447   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 data-start=\"474\" data-end=\"497\">What We\u2019re About<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"595\" data-end=\"1036\">The Rural Racial and Ethnic Minorities Research Interest Group brings together scholars, practitioners, and community advocates committed to deepening the understanding of race and ethnicity within rural contexts. We explore how systems of power, inequality, and historical legacies shape the lived experiences, opportunities, and challenges faced by racially and ethnically diverse groups in rural areas\u2014both in the U.S. and globally.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1038\" data-end=\"1380\">Our mission is to create an inclusive scholarly space where critical, intersectional, and community-engaged research is supported and amplified. The RIG values perspectives that examine rural life through the lenses of racial justice, equity, and systemic transformation, with the goal of influencing research, teaching, policy, and practice.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_jmlk529 tb_gs591685 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_8y0r70   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Annual Dues:<\/h3>\n<h4>Regular Members &#8211; $10<br>Student Members &#8211; $5<\/h4>\n<h4>Get Involved:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Attend our sessions and networking events at the RSS Annual Meeting<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Participate in planning discussions or propose new activities<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Contact our leadership team to get connected<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module buttons -->\n<div  class=\"module module-buttons tb_bwuw860 buttons-horizontal solid   rounded tb_gs125683\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"module-buttons-item tf_in_flx\">\n                        <a href=\"\/membership\/account\/profile?registration=%2Fmembership-purchase%2F\" class=\"ui builder_button tf_in_flx tb_default_color\" >\n                                    <em><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-hands-helping\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-hands-helping\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em>                                        Join our RIG                                        <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<!-- \/module buttons -->\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_iuhv963 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_30ky963 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_qgxj935   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>What We Do and How to Get Involved<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1427\" data-end=\"1566\">The Rural Race and Ethnicity RIG supports research and dialogue that place race and ethnicity at the center of rural studies. We:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1568\" data-end=\"2121\">\n<li data-start=\"1568\" data-end=\"1726\">\n<p data-start=\"1570\" data-end=\"1726\">Organize sessions at the RSS Annual Meeting that highlight the experiences, contributions, and challenges of rural racial and ethnic minority communities.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1727\" data-end=\"1845\">\n<p data-start=\"1729\" data-end=\"1845\">Encourage and support research grounded in intersectionality, community engagement, and social justice frameworks.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1846\" data-end=\"1963\">\n<p data-start=\"1848\" data-end=\"1963\">Foster collaboration among scholars, practitioners, students, and activists across disciplines and career stages.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1964\" data-end=\"2121\">\n<p data-start=\"1966\" data-end=\"2121\">Provide mentorship and leadership opportunities, especially for scholars from underrepresented backgrounds and those conducting equity-centered research.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2123\" data-end=\"2388\">To get involved, join the RIG through your RSS membership. 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module-accordion tb_w54l146 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion   tb_default_color\">\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-w54l146-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-w54l146-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-angle-down\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-angle-up\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-angle-up\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Morgan Monta\u00f1ez, Chair<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-w54l146-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-w54l146-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_inqj146\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_l9n2146 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_yxu3146   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW3631567 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3631567 BCX0\">Radford University<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW3631567 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<br><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW242497750 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW242497750 BCX0\">mmontanez2@radford.edu<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bio: <\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW257556598 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257556598 BCX0\">Dr. Morgan Monta\u00f1ez is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Social and Cultural Research (CSCR) at Radford University in Virginia. Dr. Monta\u00f1ez\u2019s research focuses on rural poverty\u2014specifically on issues related to access to aid programs and medicine.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_kc1l246\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_n3pi246 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2xv7246   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_m4pn742\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_vrb5742 image-center circle  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sli-125x125.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-3507\" title=\"sli\" alt=\"sli\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sli-125x125.png 125w, https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sli-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_iucm742 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion   tb_default_color\">\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-iucm742-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-iucm742-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-angle-down\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-angle-up\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-angle-up\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Shuang Li, Co-Chair<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-iucm742-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-iucm742-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_19us742\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_garc742 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_jdti742   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW70654048 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70654048 BCX0\">North Carolina A&amp;T State University<br><\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW183736894 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW183736894 BCX0\">sli3@ncat.edu<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW183736894 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bio:\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW173671971 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173671971 BCX0\">Dr. Shuang Li is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at North Carolina Agricultural &amp; Technical (A&amp;T) State University. Her research focuses on rural health equity, aging, and chronic health disparities, with a particular emphasis on the social determinants of health, including environmental justice.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW173671971 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_cebj935 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_jua7706 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_iueg706 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_wv6u706   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 data-start=\"474\" data-end=\"497\">\ud83d\udcf0 News and Announcements<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- advanced-posts module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-advanced-posts tb_tq2f706   themify_builder_content-tq2f706\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div  class=\"builder-posts-wrap loops-wrapper news list-post classic tf_clear tf_clearfix\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-5281\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-5281 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news_announcements-applied-and-extension-news news_announcements-community-health-and-family news_announcements-member-in-the-news news_announcements-population news_announcements-rural-policy has-post-title has-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment has-post-author \">\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"tbp_advanced_archive_wrap\">\n\t                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_02pz706 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column tb_92lo706 first\">\n                    <!-- Post Title module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-title tb_cz9w706 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t<h2 class=\"tbp_title\">\n\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/article-in-the-conversation\/\">\n\t\tRSS Members Publish Article in The Conversation\t\t<\/a>\n<\/h2><\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Title module -->\n<!-- Post Meta module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-meta tb_q7lf706 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta tbp_post_meta\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tbp_post_meta_item tbp_post_meta_date\"><time content=\"2025-12-10T19:16:08+00:00\" class=\"entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-10T19:16:08+00:00\">\n\t<span class=\"tbp_post_month\">December<\/span> <span class=\"tbp_post_day\">10<\/span>, <span class=\"tbp_post_year\">2025<\/span>\t\t\t<meta content=\"2025-12-10T19:21:30+00:00\">\n\t<\/time>\n<\/span><!-- .tbp_post_meta_item -->\t<\/div><!-- .tbp_post_meta -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Meta module -->\n<!-- Post Content module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-content tb_hhnp706 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\n\n    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\tShannon Monnat and Tim Slack recently published an article in The Conversation on myths about rural America \ud83d\udd17 Read More    <\/div><!-- .tb_text_wrap -->\n\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Content module -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-5277\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-5277 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news_announcements-applied-and-extension-news news_announcements-member-in-the-news news_announcements-natural-resources has-post-title has-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment has-post-author \">\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"tbp_advanced_archive_wrap\">\n\t                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_02pz706 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column tb_92lo706 first\">\n                    <!-- Post Title module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-title tb_cz9w706 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t<h2 class=\"tbp_title\">\n\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/environmental-science-policy\/\">\n\t\tRSS Members Publish Article in Environmental Science &#038; Policy\t\t<\/a>\n<\/h2><\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Title module -->\n<!-- Post Meta module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-meta tb_q7lf706 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta tbp_post_meta\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tbp_post_meta_item tbp_post_meta_date\"><time content=\"2025-12-10T19:08:27+00:00\" class=\"entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-10T19:08:27+00:00\">\n\t<span class=\"tbp_post_month\">December<\/span> <span class=\"tbp_post_day\">10<\/span>, <span class=\"tbp_post_year\">2025<\/span>\t\t\t<meta content=\"2025-12-10T19:14:57+00:00\">\n\t<\/time>\n<\/span><!-- .tbp_post_meta_item -->\t<\/div><!-- .tbp_post_meta -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Meta module -->\n<!-- Post Content module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-content tb_hhnp706 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\n\n    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\tKautstubh Kumar and Douglas Jackson-Smith (the Ohio State University) recently published an article in the journal \"Environmental Science & Policy\" \ud83d\udd17 Read More    <\/div><!-- .tb_text_wrap -->\n\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Content module -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-4785\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-4785 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news_announcements-applied-and-extension-news news_announcements-community-health-and-family news_announcements-international-development-studies news_announcements-member-in-the-news news_announcements-population news_announcements-rural-race-and-ethnicity news_announcements-sociology-of-agriculture-food-safrig has-post-title has-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment has-post-author \">\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"tbp_advanced_archive_wrap\">\n\t                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_02pz706 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column tb_92lo706 first\">\n                    <!-- Post Title module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-title tb_cz9w706 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t<h2 class=\"tbp_title\">\n\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/past-president-john-green-wins\/\">\n\t\tRSS Past-President John Green Wins Rural Renewal Research Prize\t\t<\/a>\n<\/h2><\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Title module -->\n<!-- Post Meta module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-meta tb_q7lf706 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta tbp_post_meta\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tbp_post_meta_item tbp_post_meta_date\"><time content=\"2025-11-12T17:32:59+00:00\" class=\"entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2025-11-12T17:32:59+00:00\">\n\t<span class=\"tbp_post_month\">November<\/span> <span class=\"tbp_post_day\">12<\/span>, <span class=\"tbp_post_year\">2025<\/span>\t\t\t<meta content=\"2025-11-12T17:43:40+00:00\">\n\t<\/time>\n<\/span><!-- .tbp_post_meta_item -->\t<\/div><!-- .tbp_post_meta -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Meta module -->\n<!-- Post Content module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-content tb_hhnp706 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\n\n    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\tThe Rural Renewal Research Prize is an award given to a global leader in rural renewal research, education, and engagement by the Oklahoma State University Rural Renewal Initiative. The prize honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the renewal of rural communities and is awarded at the annual Rural Renewal Symposium, which was held [&hellip;]    <\/div><!-- .tb_text_wrap -->\n\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Content module -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-4655\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-4655 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news_announcements-applied-and-extension-news news_announcements-community-health-and-family news_announcements-member-in-the-news news_announcements-natural-resources news_announcements-population news_announcements-rural-policy news_announcements-rural-poverty news_announcements-rural-race-and-ethnicity news_announcements-rural-studies news_announcements-sociology-of-agriculture-food-safrig news_announcements-the-elders news_announcements-youth-education-and-rural-vitality has-post-title has-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment has-post-author \">\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"tbp_advanced_archive_wrap\">\n\t                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_02pz706 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column tb_92lo706 first\">\n                    <!-- Post Title module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-title tb_cz9w706 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t<h2 class=\"tbp_title\">\n\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/the-case-for-rural-america-a-new-book-in-the-rural-studies-series\/\">\n\t\tMueller publishes The Case for Rural America in Rural Studies Series\t\t<\/a>\n<\/h2><\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Title module -->\n<!-- Post Meta module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-meta tb_q7lf706 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta tbp_post_meta\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tbp_post_meta_item tbp_post_meta_date\"><time content=\"2025-10-13T16:45:22+00:00\" class=\"entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2025-10-13T16:45:22+00:00\">\n\t<span class=\"tbp_post_month\">October<\/span> <span class=\"tbp_post_day\">13<\/span>, <span class=\"tbp_post_year\">2025<\/span>\t\t\t<meta content=\"2025-11-21T18:10:12+00:00\">\n\t<\/time>\n<\/span><!-- .tbp_post_meta_item -->\t<\/div><!-- .tbp_post_meta -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Meta module -->\n<!-- Post Content module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-content tb_hhnp706 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\n\n    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\tJ. 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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Arbuckle\u2019s discussed strategies to encourage farmers to plant cover crops, which reduce fertilizer runoff and help address the Gulf of Mexico\u2019s \u201cdead zone.\u201d \ud83d\udd17 Read More    <\/div><!-- .tb_text_wrap -->\n\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Content module -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .builder-posts-wrap -->\n\n\t\t\t\n<\/div><!-- \/advanced-posts module -->\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_hhkw800 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_zl2c800 tb_gs590685 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_fqiv138   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 data-start=\"474\" data-end=\"497\">\ud83d\udcda Selected Publications and Resources<\/h3>\n<p>Explore work from our members and resources on rural sociology:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3714326\">Fee Simple Failures: Rural Landscapes and Race<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1111\/ruso.12455\">Heirs Property, Critical Race Theory, and Reparations<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rural-Race-and-Ethnicity-RIG-Paper.pdf\">Emancipatory Empiricism: The Rural Sociology of W.E.B. Du Bois<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsfjournal.org\/content\/rsfjss\/11\/2\/88.full.pdf\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW149614004 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149614004 BCX0\">Depopulation, Deaths, Diversity, and Deprivation: The 4Ds of Rural Population Change<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/23780231221149896\">Urbanization and the Paradox of Rural Population Decline: Racial and Regional Variation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/00027162211039504\">Opportunity and Place: Latino Children and America&#8217;s Future<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/pdfdirect\/10.1111\/jrh.12859\">The uneven impact of Medicaid expansion on rural and urban<\/a><br>Black, Latino\/a, and White mortality<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/00380253.2024.2413120\">The Local Welfare State and Differences in Racialized Poverty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl\/qualit\/article\/view\/23078\">The Dark Side of Agency: A Life Course Exploration of Agency among White Rural and Impoverished Residents of New York State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1132833\">Latina\/os, Locality, and Law in Rural South<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorfrancis.com\/books\/edit\/10.4324\/9781003446620\/race-rurality-tyler-hallmark-sonja-ardoin-darris-means\">Race and Rurality Consideration for Advancing\u00a0 Higher Education Equity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1111\/ruso.12353\">Becoming Academically Eligible: University Enrollment among First-Generation, Rural College Goers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_i8sn81 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_ysrx81 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_cpy4713\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col-full tb_7uyy713 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_i6s6999   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h4>Interested in joining RSS or exploring other Research Interest Groups?<\/h4>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module buttons -->\n<div  class=\"module module-buttons tb_8oe1784 buttons-horizontal solid   rounded tb_gs125683\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"module-buttons-item tf_in_flx\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/membership\/\" class=\"ui builder_button tf_in_flx tb_default_color\" >\n                                    <em><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-handshake\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-handshake\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em>                                        Join RSS Today                                        <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"module-buttons-item tf_in_flx\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/rigs\/\" class=\"ui builder_button tf_in_flx tb_default_color\" >\n                                    <em><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-circle-chevron-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-circle-chevron-left\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em>                                        Back to All RIGs                                        <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<!-- \/module buttons -->\n        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rural Race and Ethnicity Research and Interest GroupCentering race and ethnicity in the study of rural people and places What We\u2019re About The Rural Racial and Ethnic Minorities Research Interest Group brings together scholars, practitioners, and community advocates committed to deepening the understanding of race and ethnicity within rural contexts. 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