October 2010: In This Issue
From the Editor
The Start of the Academic Year and Annual Meeting Preparations
Annual Meeting News
Sponsor a Mediterranean Scholar in 2011
Future Annual Meeting Dates and Sites
2010 Annual Meeting News
Getting Around Atlanta
What's On in Atlanta
Plenary Speakers
Special Invited Guests
Performances and Exhibits
Focus on Australia and Oceania:
Conversation with an International Focus Scholar
Kudos to 2010 International Scholar Cosponsors
International Focus Sessions
Highlighted Sessions and Events:
Atlanta Focus Sessions
Reel Religion
Special Topics Forums
Wildcard Sessions
Student Events
Tour Information
Workshops:
Islam Workshop on "Rethinking Islamic Studies"
Leadership Workshop on "Cultivating Interdisciplinarity: Opportunities for Curriculum, Faculty Development, and Hiring"
Religion and Ecology Workshop on "Dealing with Ecological Despair: Religion, Ecology, and Hope in the Classroom"
Religion and Media Workshop on "Religion Counts: Demographic Technologies and the Politics of Surveillance"
Sustainability Workshop on "Teaching about Food, Justice, and Sustainability"
Annual Meeting Job Center 2010
Features
In the Public Interest:
Religion, Character, and Education: Another Battleground in the Public Schools?
Beyond Academe:
Lessons Learned from Beyond Academe
Not for Women Only:
Sexual Harassment
From the Student Desk:
The Intelligent Design of Online Resources
Focus on Work/Life Balance
Are We Productive Yet?
Freeing the Mother-lode from Mother-overload: The Difference that Institutions Can Make
Checklists for Getting a Life Soon
Diversity and Sanity: How an AAUP Chapter Helps
News
Notice of AAR Bylaws Changes
AAR Officer Elections
Coalition On The Academic Workforce (CAW)
Centennial Fund Contributors
In Memoriam: Mary Daly
In Memoriam: William R. LaFleur
A Report from the AAR/Luce Summer Seminars
All About AAR/OUP Publications: The Academy Series
Academy Series Editor Search
A Multifaith Emergency?
AAR Awards
Elaine Pagels Wins Marty Award
Patterson to Receive Excellence in Teaching Award
Heller Named the Religion and the Arts Winner
Annual Book Awards
International Dissertation Research Grant Winners
AAR Honors Journalists for In-Depth Reporting
Regional Meetings Sites and Dates
Eastern International Region Call for Papers
Mid-Atlantic Region Call for Papers
Midwest Region Call for Papers
New England-Maritimes Region Call for Papers
Pacific Northwest Region Call for Papers
Rocky Mountain-Great Plains Region Call for Papers
Southeast Region Call for Papers
Southwest Region Call for Papers
Upper Midwest Region Call for Papers
Western Region Call for Papers
Briefs
In Memoriam: Clark H. Pinnock, Longstanding Member of AAR, Dies at 73
Pacific School of Religion Names Riess Potterveld President
Fairfield University Professor Awarded Prestigious NEH and ACLS Grants
Spotlight on Teaching
Teaching for Civic Engagement: Background and Overview
Engaged Pedagogy and Civic Engagement
Site Visits and Civic Engagement
Civic Engagement and International Service-Learning
Civic Engagement and Civic Spaces
Reflections on Engaged Civic Learning and Teaching
Teaching for Civic Engagement: Suggested Resources